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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

We actively dogfooded Figma internally, which helped us identify and fix user experience issues before launching to the public.

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The Future Of Design With Figma's Dylan Field

@ Y Combinator

The Future Of Design With Figma's Dylan Field

03/13/25

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

Figma's development was driven by user behavior, especially during the pandemic, leading us to create new products like FigJam and Figma Slides.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

The design community reacted positively to Figma's launch, with users expressing excitement about its potential to change their careers and workflows.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

Maker Week at Figma encourages everyone in the company to contribute to improving the product, leading to many of our best features.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

Initially, Figma faced skepticism, but over time, it demonstrated its value and potential for collaboration among designers and engineers.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

Our early pitch for Figma was unfocused, but we were fortunate to have investors who believed in our potential to figure things out as we progressed.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

When starting Figma, Evan and I focused on the technologies that were emerging, particularly drones and WebGL, to identify opportunities in design.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

As we developed Figma, we recognized that the design market was rapidly growing, contrary to our initial belief that it was small.

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Sachin Kansal

06/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Dogfooding means using the products we ask our end users to use ourselves, which is crucial for understanding their experience.

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Jake Heller

10/04/24

@ Y Combinator

We brought in customers early to test our product, which helped change the minds of skeptical team members when they saw real-time reactions from users.