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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

The initial version of Figma had a minimal feature set, but we focused on meeting essential needs before expanding functionality.

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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

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

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

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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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

When launching new products, we focus on a minimal feature set to ensure reliability, then iterate based on customer usage and feedback.

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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

When we launched Figma's closed beta, it lacked multiplayer features, which were later developed and received positive feedback upon release.

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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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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

Initially, we experimented with various ideas, including meme generation, which ultimately led us to realize that Figma's direction was not aligned with our goals.