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Why I took the summer off from AI (and what I learned) | Karri Saarinen (Linear)

Why it matters

Karri Saarinen argues that AI can help teams ship more software, but that better products depend on building team understanding through customer conversations, shared critiques, and hands-on work. He describes Linear’s AI customer briefings, weekly quality reviews, and candid feature feedback as ways to strengthen the team’s judgment.

Discuss: How might Linear’s AI customer briefings help teams ship faster while still building the customer understanding needed to make better products?

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