Figma CEO Dylan Field delivered a clear message to his team before and even the day of his company’s Wall Street debut: Focus on what you can control, not the market’s whims.
“I told the team before, even during—literally on the day of IPO—[and] after, you know, it’s like number goes up number goes down. And we don’t control that number, we control the inputs. And we have to educate the market,” Field said. “The market doesn’t come out of the gate understanding Figma, so it’s our job to make sure that they understand our business and and that’s going to take time.”
Field’s emphasis on “controlling the inputs” rather than stock price fluctuations has become particularly relevant as Figma navigates the challenges of being a public company while investing heavily in artificial intelligence capabilities. In the company’s recent earnings call, Field told investors to expect “significant investments” in AI efforts, even if that approach doesn’t immediately resonate with all shareholders.
The CEO’s long-term perspective appears rooted in Figma’s foundational mission, which he described in the company’s IPO founder letter as helping teams “eliminate the gap between imagination and reality.”
You can watch Field’s entire interview with Access below:
