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Assertion Supported
Anthropic, Figma, and Cursor Use Clay for Inbound Qualification
“And this is, by the way, workflows that Anthropic, Figma, Cursor are all using play to power.”
Varun Anand Feb 11, 2026 ▶ 20:14 Going From Blobs to Billions. Clay's Co-Founder Breaks Down Inbound, Outbound, and AI-Powered Sales.
Assertion Partly supported
OpenAI, Slack, Figma, and Airtable all started without sales commissions
“So with OpenAI, with Slack, many other, Airtable, Figma, New Relic, there's tons of companies out there that all started with this model of full salary, and it's a, you know, a normal living salary like you would give to any other product manager, marketer, en…”
Maggie Hott Dec 24, 2025 ▶ 11:08 Why OpenAI Doesn't Pay Sales Commission (And Why It Works) with OpenAI GTM Leader Maggie Hott
Assertion Contradicted
Shen: Figma Raised $50M Before Generating Its First Dollar of Revenue
“Most people don't realize they actually raised fifty million dollars before actually generating their first dollar of revenue.”
Christina Shen Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 3:38 Increasing Runway Without Sacrificing Growth with Norwest Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz
Assertion Contradicted
Pigment signed Figma, dbt, Carta, Brex, and Gong within six months
“Some are actually iconic SaaS brands, so you probably know the Figma, the DBT of this world. Some are very famous brands for CFOs, Carta, Brex. Some are iconic brands for sales team. I can talk about Gong, for instance.”
Eléonore Crespo Aug 23, 2022 ▶ 2:25 Why Choosing Your First Customers Matters More Than You Think | Pigment Co-Founder Eléonore Crespo
Assertion Supported
Joe Thomas: Figma Built FigJam End-to-End in Just Six Months
“What ultimately became the idea of FigJam that launched in twenty-twenty-one Is the opposite of what they did with their original products, their flagship products, which took years to build in stealth. They built from end to end in six months. That was out in…”
Joe Thomas Feb 23, 2022 ▶ 12:17 4 Ways to Get to $10 Billion by Working Async (Without Burning Out) with Loom CEO Joe Thomas
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