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Figma is getting crushed in its post-IPO earnings debut; CEO Dylan Field is focused on AI’s long-term power to ‘raise the ceiling’

In an interview with Fortune, the cofounder and chief executive of the newly public Figma discussed the increasingly interconnected future of design and AI.

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By Aaron PressmanApril 20, 2021
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By Regan StephensApril 17, 2021
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By Danielle AbrilApril 15, 2021
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By Bernhard WarnerFebruary 16, 2021
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