# Source: https://linear.app/docs/start-guide.md

# Start Guide

Linear helps teams plan, track, and deliver work without a lot of overhead. This guide gets you from “new workspace” to “working in Linear” quickly, with a few paths depending on your role.

## Get a quick overview

Start here if you want to understand the layout and core workflows before setting anything up.

* [**Intro to Linear**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q5BoiIFBiY&list=PLP9v0Y4zla9vG7k8e279bSz5hUl0oXlMH&index=1) Watch a high-level walkthrough of the Linear environment.
* [**Demo Linear**](https://linear.app/demo) Explore our demo workspace to see how issues, projects, and workflows fit together.  
_Note: Changes are local to your browser and reset on refresh. The demo does not include settings, and it does not show or support SLAs._
* [**Live onboarding session**](https://luma.com/linear?utm_source=docs) Join a guided session to learn the essentials and see common workflows in action
* [**Learning Library**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP9v0Y4zla9vG7k8e279bSz5hUl0oXlMH) Visit this playlist of onboarding videos covering the most common day-to-day workflows.

## Setting up Linear for your organization

Once you’ve seen the basics, the next step is creating a workspace and configuring it for how your team works.

### **Create your workspace**

* [Sign up](https://linear.app/signup) using your work email (recommended).
* Create a workspace for your organization.

### Choose the onboarding guide that fits your role

**Admins**

* [How to use Linear: Small teams](https://linear.app/docs/how-to-use-linear-small-teams)
* [How to use Linear: Startups & mid-size companies](https://linear.app/docs/how-to-use-linear-startups-mid-size-companies)
* [How to use Linear: Large & scaling companies](https://linear.app/docs/how-to-use-linear-large-scaling-companies)

**Team members**

[Tips for joining your team on Linear](https://linear.app/docs/joining-your-team-on-linear) (recommended if you’re new to an existing workspace)

## Learn from real examples

If you learn best by seeing how other teams run things, these are good next reads:

* [How we run projects](https://linear.app/blog/how-we-run-projects-at-linear)
* [Continuous planning in Linear](https://linear.app/now/continuous-planning-in-linear)
* [How we think about customer experience](https://linear.app/now/cx-in-linear)
* [Linear for Marketing Teams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0hQWaBLrxw)
* [How Descript uses Linear](https://linear.app/blog/descript-internal-guide-for-using-linear)

## Join our Slack community

Meet other Linear users to get advice and exchange tips in our [Slack community](https://linear.app/join-slack). The Linear team is active in the Slack community as well, so it's a great place to ask questions.

We host regular events through our Slack community as well, which you can register for [here](https://lu.ma/welcome-to-linear).