Uncapped with Jack Altman
Uncapped #31 | Dylan Field from Figma
Conversations with people I admire about things I’m genuinely interested in.
Show Notes
Tap timecodes to jump
Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO of Figma, a design software company that went public in July 2025. Founded in 2012, Figma transformed how people design, prototype, and build products together. After a $20 billion acquisition attempt by Adobe collapsed in 2022 because of regulators, Dylan helped Figma rebound stronger than ever. Just three years later, Figma listed its shares at nearly $20 billion and its stock price more than tripled on its first trading day.
A few highlights:
Expanding a sleepy market
Merging of designers and product roles
Counter-narrative to polarizing CEOs
If models get better, we have to
Remembering Brat Summer
---
Timestamps:
() Intro
() The first 5 years of Figma
() Slow build vs AI gold rush
() The role of the human designer
() Small companies with $1B in revenue
() Expanding a sleepy market
() Leading with empathy as CEO
() Connecting with young people
() Getting stronger despite Adobe
() AI impacting Figma’s roadmap
() Final bastion of human designers
---
More on Dylan:
More on Jack:
---
Email: friends@uncappedpod.com
This episode is not processed yet. Sign in to queue the transcript and make it useful for search and Q&A.
Sign in to queue transcript (1 credit)
Free to start
Skim the episode first,
Skim the episode first,
then decide if it is worth listening.
Sign up with Google in one click. 10 transcript credits included. No card needed.
Google sign-in · No credit card · 10 free transcript credits