Q&A with Figma CEO Dylan Field on managing the company after the failed sale to Adobe, maintaining culture, using the $1B breakup fee, expansion plans, and more
Figma has a billion dollars and big plans for expansion as it emerges from the acquisition with its ‘foot on the gas.’ — Happy Friday. Mastodon: @marcedwards@mastodon.social . X: @alexeheath Mastodon: Marc Edwards / @marcedwards@mastodon.social : “...there are two paths that venture-funded startups go down. You either get acquired or you go public. And we explored thoroughly the acquisition route.” — Looks like Figma will IPO. https://www.theverge.com/... X: Alex Heath / @alexeheath : 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....