Figma: Dylan Field
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74 min
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2 min
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Fundraising & VC, Design & UX
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What It Covers
Dylan Field drops out of Brown at 19 with Thiel Fellowship to build Figma, creating collaborative design platform now valued at billions after rejected Adobe acquisition.
Notable Moment
Dylan describes the darkest week when he convinced Evan to build a meme generator, leading both founders to question their Brown dropout decision and company direction.
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“COVID-19 accelerated Figma adoption as teams discovered unexpected use cases like virtual hangouts, brainstorming sessions, and even temporary Slack replacement during outages.”
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“Dylan Field drops out of Brown at 19 with Thiel Fellowship to build Figma, creating collaborative design platform now valued at billions after rejected Adobe acquisition.”
“Adobe offered $20 billion in 2022 but regulators blocked the deal over antitrust concerns, resulting in $1 billion breakup fee and renewed independence for Figma.”
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