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Karri Saarinen

06/05/25

@ FirstRoundCapital

From my childhood, I developed a love for computers and design, which started when I was five years old and wanted to play games on a Commodore 64.

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Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building | Karri Saarinen (Co-founder & CEO)

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Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building | Karri Saarinen (Co-founder & CEO)

06/05/25

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Luis von Ahn

05/10/25

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

I learned how to code out of necessity when my mother bought me a computer instead of a Nintendo, so I had to figure out how to use it and eventually create my own games.

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Bill Gates

02/03/25

@ Jay Shetty Podcast

I had experiences in childhood that were rare, like exposure to computers, which gave me thousands of hours of programming experience.

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Jarvis Johnson

05/01/19

@ Y Combinator

I got into programming through TI-BASIC on a TI-84 calculator, creating simple games during chemistry class, which sparked my interest in coding.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

During my childhood, I didn't engage in much entrepreneurial activity, but I learned to use a computer early on and made money fixing computers for friends and family.

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Microsoft Cast

05/20/25

@ Microsoft

I started programming at maybe 15.

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Karri Saarinen

06/05/25

@ FirstRoundCapital

I noticed design flaws from a young age, like when I was seven and couldn't understand why bike designs were unattractive; this sparked my interest in design as a career.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I built a lot of stuff for myself throughout my childhood, including games and a music player, which laid the foundation for my later projects.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I started programming at a young age, which built my confidence and set me on a path to entrepreneurship, showing that early experiences can be crucial for future success.

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Anima Anandkumar

05/04/25

@ EO

Growing up, I was fascinated by solving math problems and understanding how machines work, which laid the groundwork for my interest in AI and its practical applications.