Figma’s CEO sent cold emails and bought coffee to convince former LinkedIn and Flipboard coworkers to use his product before its $68 billion success

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Figma’s CEO sent cold emails and bought coffee to convince former LinkedIn and Flipboard coworkers to use his product before its $68 billion success

fortune.com/2025/08/11/figma-billionaire-ceo-dylan-field-cold-emailing-calling-entrepreneurship-careers-linkedin-flipboard-coworkers-coffee

Figma’s billionaire CEO Dylan Field cold-emailed his coworkers from LinkedIn, Flipboard, and O’Reilly Media as the then-19-year-old was looking to get his design tool off the ground. The millennial cofounder used the same tactic to take his tech “heroes” out to coffee. Now, Figma is a…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-08-11 15:07:58.