Figma, founded by @zoink and @evanwallace in 2012, has seen its alumni start companies and collectively raise $49 million. The company grew to dominate 90%+ of UI designers in 11 years by focusing on user needs and technological possibilities. Figma's success was aided by using Wasm to build a $20 billion business. CEO @zoink secured a $1 billion break-up fee from abandoning a sale to Adobe, enabling company expansion.
In this week's newsletter: I spoke to Figma CEO @zoink for his first extended interview since abandoning the sale to Adobe. He has $1 billion more dollars now, thanks to the break-up fee Figma secured, and is looking at ways his company can expand in big ways.…
Do you know how Wasm helped @figma build a $20 billion business? Previously, we discussed the problem Wasm solves. In this thread, let's dive into Figma's success story. https://t.co/4KfvHYB4Ua
How do you win a market? This is how Figma grew to 90%+ of UI designers in just 11 years: 1️⃣ Build the intersection of what users need and what's recently possible Having been a full-time design intern at Flipboard, Dylan Field acutely understood the biggest problem facing… https://t.co/COPCbf0tvs
Figma was founded by @zoink and @evanwallace in 2012, and the @figma mafia has been growing over the years. It's still a young tech mafia group, but so far there are 9 brilliant alumni that have started companies and collectively raised $49 million 🔥 Here's a breakdown: (PS:… https://t.co/2zGnGFvwK7
Figma was founded by @zoink and @evanwallace in 2012, and the @figma mafia started growing over the years. It's still a young tech mafia group, but so far there are 9 brilliant alumni that have started companies and collectively raised $49 million 🔥 Here's a breakdown: (PS:… https://t.co/QbjSyVdcYz