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onto today’s topic: introducing figma 🎨

taking a step away from early stage startups, one of my favourite products to use is figma — literal design paradise. i first started using figma in 10th grade and haven’t gone back since.

briefly, it’s a b2b and b2c platform built for teams to design, prototype, and gather feedback in real time. designers and non-designers can dive into projects, making it easy to iterate faster and get feedback on the spot. the all-in-one approach (from wire framing to animated prototypes) streamlines the creative process and cuts down on the back-and-forth that tends to slow things down in design workflows.

let’s talk numbers! 🤓

the creative software market, valued at around $11.67 billion in 2025, is expected to grow at a cagr of approximately 10.4%, reaching $19.12 billion by 2030 (source 1 & 2) with figma being a top competitor as they hold a significant share of ~77% in the collaborative design market (est. 2021). figma has reportedly reduced project timelines by as much as 30%, since teams no longer have to wait on file updates and can focus on iterating faster.

questions i’d be interested to ask:

• how do the product strike a balance between assisting expert designers vs. nurturing beginners?

• are there any projects in the pipeline to enable seamless frontend dev and use generative ai to spin up code for figma designs?

that’s figma!

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