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How Figma Built a Brand by Letting Designers Lead
In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack how Figma became the dominant design tool not through features but by embedding itself into the culture of collaboration. They trace the story from a 2016 beta that felt like a multiplayer game to a 2022 acquisition attempt by Adobe that valued the company at $20 billion, and the community revolt that followed. Lucas explains why Figma's free tier for students was a masterstroke of brand funnel strategy, how the plugin ecosystem turned users into evangelists, and why the brand's most valuable asset was the moment designers voluntarily chose to…
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