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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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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

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

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Lenny's Podcast Cast

05/02/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Figma continues to dominate design workflows, with 97% of designers using it as their primary design tool, while Canva is catching up due to its popularity among marketers.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

From the start, one-third of Figma's users have been designers, while two-thirds are non-designers, all contributing to the platform.

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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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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

Our first customers were minimalists who appreciated Figma's simplicity, while others were drawn to its cloud-first, high-performance capabilities.

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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

Figma's collaborative approach contrasts with traditional agency mindsets, emphasizing teamwork and iterative development over individual contributions.

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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.