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VCs passed on Figma's Series B over InVision competitive concerns
“There were certain VCs that, you know, they take the meeting, but then they go at the end of the meeting, you know, look. Very impressed with what you've done, and, ah, great job, but I just cannot reconcile this with the work Envision's doing. Like, I, I'm so…”
Dylan Field Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 56:02 Figma: Dylan Field
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Field: Figma's first prototype was browser-based real-time face swapping
“The first thing we looked at was to the face swapping. So basically, you know, I got your face, I got my face, how can I take your face and swap it onto my face? Kind of a cool party trick. But with something called Poisson blending, which Evan found a way to …”
Dylan Field Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 26:20 Figma: Dylan Field
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Field: Figma spent a week building a meme generator in 2012
“At some point later on, we literally create a meme creator. That was the darkest week of Figma.”
Dylan Field Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 27:09 Figma: Dylan Field
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