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Opinion
Dylan Field claims Adobe is not a direct competitor to Figma
“They're really not. I mean... They're very focused on other aspects of their business, and that was made abundantly clear in the antitrust process to all the regulators, too.”
Dylan Field Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 1:04:35 Figma: Dylan Field
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lawyers advised Dylan Field the Adobe acquisition would almost certainly clear
“Our lawyers said that it would almost certainly go through.”
Dylan Field Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 1:03:22 Figma: Dylan Field
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lynda.com secured massive enterprise adoption entirely through organic employee demand
“A lot of people who taught web design and Photoshop were using our courses, and they were bringing it into their schools and into their companies, so we'd be installed in all of Apple, all of Adobe, all of Microsoft, all of Google, and the employees were start…”
Bruce Heavin Sep 6, 2021 ▶ 44:08 Lynda.com: Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin
Insight
Kharraz: Very few scaled companies survive a business model pivot
“Very few companies really change their underlying business model once they have a certain scale and then live to tell about it, right? We know the names of the companies that have done this, like Netflix went from DVDs to streaming, Adobe you know, from box so…”
Oliver Kharraz Aug 17, 2020 ▶ 46:14 Zocdoc: Oliver Kharraz
Assertion Supported
Figma filed for an IPO after its Adobe acquisition deal collapsed
“Shortly after we did this interview, and about a year after the deal with Adobe fell through, Figma filed for an IPO.”
Guy Raz Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 1:13:50 Figma: Dylan Field
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bruce Heavin: Adobe and Martha Stewart sent employees to Lynda.com workshops
“And we were having Adobe sending their employees to us. Martha Stewart was sending employees to us.”
Bruce Heavin Sep 6, 2021 ▶ 29:45 Lynda.com: Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin
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