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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 8 MIN

How Figma Conquered Design Collaboration

from Startup Stories with Fexingo: Conversations About Founders, Funding, and Building Companies from Zero · host Fexingo

In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack how Figma turned browser-based design into a $20 billion acquisition by Adobe—and why the deal eventually fell apart. They trace Figma's origin from Dylan Field's college thesis to its viral multi-player editing feature that killed Sketch overnight. Along the way, they discuss the strategic bet on WebGL instead of native apps, the freemium model that hooked 4 million designers, and what the failed Adobe merger reveals about antitrust in the tech industry. If you've ever wondered how a startup can topple an incumbent by changing the format of the product itself, this episode is for you. #Figma #DylanField #Adobe #DesignTools #Collaboration #WebGL #Freemium #ProductDesign #StartupStory #Acquisition #Antitrust #Sketch #MultiPlayerEditing #Business #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #StartupStrategy #Bootstrapping Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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