[HN Gopher] Figma: A Random Walk in Palo Alto
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       Figma: A Random Walk in Palo Alto
        
       Author : tosh
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2022-09-18 21:52 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (adamnash.blog)
 (TXT) w3m dump (adamnash.blog)
        
       | swyx wrote:
       | Adam writes that his investment criteria are "strong, authentic
       | connection" to the problem, "big enough to generate venture
       | returns", and "someone who is intelligent, trustworthy, and
       | ambitious", and that Dylan was all three.
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       | I feel like that papers over just how long it took for Figma to
       | achieve takeoff with regards to revenue
       | (https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1570881311153463296). must
       | have been a nervous few years in the early days, and the series
       | A/B folks really earned their keep.
        
         | pen2l wrote:
         | A lot of designer are up in arms over this acquisition, so it
         | then raises the interesting question: by way of some anchoring
         | effect, will Penpot or other competitors now be revalued at a
         | much higher amount almost regardless of what their revenue
         | numbers are like?
        
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