Given the news yesterday
@Figma
, decided to share one small story about that seed round, with a personal lesson.
Features
@zoink
,
@johnolilly
,
@dpatil
, and even a tweet from 2013.
Figma: A Random Walk in Palo Alto
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... a few key items in this story:
-> Dylan as an intern
@LinkedIn
-> Thesis behind my investments at the time
-> The key insight Dylan gave me about the space
-> How I picked my first office in venture
-> A lesson about focusing on people
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@adamnash
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
I love this story, and the insightful article by
@adamnash
talking not just about
@zoink
as an intern and person but about the culture of mentorship, relationships, angel investment and innovation.
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@barneyp
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
... these are the stories underneath so much of the success in Silicon Valley. Had to share. 🙏
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@adamnash
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
Thank you for sharing. Such a great story and noteworthy insights.
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@adamnash
@andavip
Karma—isn’t it amazing? Sometimes when you seek to support others, regardless of their social rank, it comes back many fold. Thanks
@adamnash
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@adamnash
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
some really good lines:
“relationships with good people last decades”
“when founders came in, I wanted to overhear how they treated our receptionist. You can learn a lot about a person based on how they treat people with less power when no one else is around”
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@adamnash
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
I was looking through who was early and was excited when I saw your name. Love the story you shared
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@adamnash
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
That’s a great story. Congrats to the Figma team!
PS: love the title.
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@adamnash
@figma
@zoink
@johnolilly
@dpatil
I love that this was indeed a contrarian insight that not many people believed in but them.
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