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Sep 13, 2019

1/ Twetestorm time: As Figma hits that crazy growth point, I’ve been reflecting on the role grief plays in startups. The company is shedding its skin on a daily basis, a constant cycle of death and rebirth. If you stick along for the ride, you’re always saying goodbye...

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The secret is out ChatGPT 😔. Knew you were too good to be true.

Moments like these drove me out of journalism. This news makes me queasy.

@bizcarson

@jank0

are veteran reporters, & they had to live through this before at Gigaom. Plz hire them!

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Josh Constine

@JoshConstine

Nov 15, 2022

This is sad. Protocol had some of the best in the game like @jank0 on media & @bizcarson on VC trends. Other news sites would be lucky to have them. twitter.com/sarafischer/st…

How Figma Caught Adobe By Surprise — With Carmel DeAmicis

Nov 1, 2022

When I joined Figma in Jan 2017 designers told me they’d never use a web-based tool. A lot changed in my 4 yrs there. I shared behind the scenes stories from our early days (dumpster diving for VCs & more!). My 1st podcast chat in yrs. Thx

@Kantrowitz

🤗

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Listen to this episode from Big Technology Podcast on Spotify. Carmel DeAmicis was the 20th employee at Figma, a startup that Adobe just acquired for $20 billion. A former journalist and editor at...

Sep 16, 2022

I’ll be honest, there was no "bet." After yrs of journalism turmoil, all I dared to dream for when I joined Figma was a stable job for 2 yrs. I begged Figma's early investor

@johnolilly

to promise me the company had 2 years in it. He said sure hoped so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Josh Elman

@joshelman

Sep 15, 2022

Replying to @carmeldea

Such a great bet you made

Sep 15, 2022

I can't let today go by w/o thanking

@ElisaSchreiber

. She introed me to Figma in 2017, when 20 of us worked out of the most CURSED (but gorgeous) SOMA office. I was skittish abt early-stage but

@zoink

@clairetbutler

won me over. It's wild how 1 decision can change everything.

Sep 15, 2022

Holy shit ….I know I haven’t tweeted in yrs cuz *pandemic life* but the Figma acquisition 😳😳😳 How does one process such life-altering news?? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-

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Aug 22, 2020

Rec request: I’m looking for a good book to read on organizational culture — specifically how to seed + spread operational practices. (✨Bonus points for teaching said ideas through stories.✨)

OMG HAI

👀. Not surprised to see you here. Founder friends — Roy's one of the most thoughtful and trustworthy seed VCs out there. HMU if you want a warm intro! 🤗 techcrunch.com/the-techcrunch

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TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

Jul 14, 2020

See the VCs who founders love the most tcrn.ch/3h2QU1d

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I appreciate the good intent with this, but I’ve gotten replies like these (and much worse) every week for years. My not screenshotting doesn’t seem to change anyone’s behavior.

May 22, 2020

We're releasing the whole musical!!! I know I'm biased...but it's catchy AF 🎶. Watch it live right now! Look for my brief cameo in which I subconsciously pull a move from TikTok's "Hit or Miss" dance.😅😬 #onbrand youtube.com/watch?v=vHXmj3

Maker Week

. Dozens of new product ideas. One new 20-minute musical. 💃 Here’s a sneak peek of our 3rd number — "The Zoom Life." 😅 (s/o to my co-conspirator Jessica Liu who isn’t on Twitter)

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Isaac Goldberg

@isaacgoldberg

May 20, 2020

Maker Week @figmadesign. Dozens of new product ideas. One new 20-minute musical.

Here’s a sneak peek of our 3rd number — "The Zoom Life."

(s/o to my co-conspirator Jessica Liu who isn’t on Twitter)

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May 4, 2020

By pure luck, on Friday I narrowly missed being in a 30-round drive-by shooting on my corner (Guerrero and 14th) that killed a random bystander. For some reason, police just covered the blood in sand and left it there. Guess the universe wants to take my mind off covid.

Figma Eyes Acquisitions, New Tools With $50 Million In Fresh Funding At $2 Billion Valuation

Apr 30, 2020

Big Figma news today 🥺. A major milestone. I'm wrestling with the poignancy of celebrating it when the whole world is suffering. forbes.com/sites/alexkonr

@figmadesign

forbes.com

Figma CEO Dylan Field says his startup's $50 million Series D from Andreessen Horowitz can help with acquihires and a push into new features focused around collaboration.

tweet led me down an Internet black hole about Sun co-founder Bill Joy. He's apparently been warning us about pandemics since 2006? And

@kleinerperkins

had a $200 mn fund for "pandemic preparedness." 🧐 zdnet.com/article/bill-j

RufusKings

@RufusKings1776

Apr 16, 2020

Phase One: No testing Phase Two: No testing, enjoy movies Phase Three: No testing, more cases and death, but you enjoyed Fantastic Beasts 3

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Zuckerberg’s Jealousy Held Back Instagram and Drove Off Founders

Sarah Frier

@sarahfrier

Apr 7, 2020

Read the first excerpt from my book: How Mark Zuckerberg consolidated power and restricted resources for Instagram, leading to its founders’ departure:

bloomberg.com

The Facebook CEO promised Kevin Systrom independence, but an excerpt from Sarah Frier’s book No Filter shows that only lasted until Instagram started to look like the favorite son.

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TikTokers in quarantine are startin’ to get realllllllll desperate for entertainment 😂

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4/ He's not the only 1st time book author facing this, so expect future tweets from me promoting folks like

@sarahfrier

too (her book No Filter tells the inside Instagram story). CC

@xanalter

who wrote a great piece on this problem:

nytimes.com

They Were Meant to Be the Season’s Big Books. Then the Virus Struck. (Published 2020)

With stores temporarily shut down and other industry disruptions, some of the most anticipated titles of the spring are being pushed back to later in the year.

3/ He did tons of interviews, and it’s stocked w stories from front lines of FB, Amazon, Goog, Microsoft (+ antihero Apple). Must read for anyone who wants to beat the titans or understand why they haven’t toppled despite backlash.

2/ It comes out in less than a week (!) on my bday, and it was his bday yesterday. Soooo...consider this a shameless gift request. He’s worked so hard on this for 2+ years, so the COVID timing = OOF. I’m so proud of this kid & (full disclosure) helped edit, so it makes me 😭.

1/ Hai my friends…I haz request. If you want a break from COVID-content, consider pre-ordering my dear friend

@Kantrowitz

's first book Always Day One. It's a look into how tech giants continue to dominate at a stage when many big corps stagnate. ⤵️

amazon.com

Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever

When COVID stuff took off, 1 of my Asian American roommates got spit on outside our apt in SF. After that she no longer felt safe alone outside. We made a roomie pact & tell her when we're taking a walk, food shopping, etc in case she needs the air. This country breaks my heart

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Nicole Chung

@nicolesjchung

Mar 30, 2020

"three Asian American family members, including a 2-year-old and 6-year-old, were stabbed … The suspect indicated that he stabbed the family because he thought the family was Chinese, and infecting people with the coronavirus." abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-warns-p

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Mar 29, 2020

In Feb, my roommate heard there were leaked Wuhan videos showing piles of corpses getting burned. Vids taken down of course. I remember thinking it sounded like a crazy internet conspiracy. But now our refrigerated 🚚s are Wuhan’s corpse piles. Harrowing. buzzfeednews.com/article/miriam

Y’ALL FIND YOURSELF

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Michelle Rial

@TheRialMichelle

Should i tweet this

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We put a gif of BBC Dad in our first remote all-hands. Set the right "embrace the 👶chaos" tone for Figma WFH culture.

@Robert_E_Kelly

was ahead of his time 😆

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CNET News

@CNETNews

'BBC Dad' is back and he still can't get work done, thanks to his kids cnet.co/3ampUa1

I've decided to do all my work calls in a deer onesie today and I'm feelin' good about that life choice. LEANIN INTO THE SILVER LININGS 🤗

Cat Zakrzewski

@Cat_Zakrzewski

Mar 24, 2020

“This is tech’s social awakening moment.” —

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Start-up leaders and technology investors want to help fight #CoronavirusOutbreak via @Cat_Zakrzewski w @TonyaJoRiley washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost

Mar 24, 2020

Hire her! She's an incredibly talented illustrator 🔥 whose talk at Config was one of the most popular ones we had.

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Bonnie Kate Wolf

@bonniekatewolf

Mar 24, 2020

My job offer was rescinded due to COVID-19. I'm now out of work. I am an illustrator and visual/brand designer based in SF. If you need freelance, contract, or full time folks, please reach out. My portfolio is bonniekatewolf.com. Please RT if you have the time.

San Franciscans respond to coronavirus with offers of grocery runs, money, support

Mar 22, 2020

⭐️Volunteer ideas + places to donate⭐️ ✴️SF-Marin food bank meal prep sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl ✴️Helping local folks via

@Nextdoor

sfchronicle.com/culture/articl ✴️East Bay oaklandatrisk.com ✴️COVID projects needing tech: helpwithcovid.com h/t

@E_Hellerstein

♥️

sfchronicle.com

All across the Bay Area people have been working to help one another during these...

Mar 21, 2020

This is sweet ❤️🥺

Josh Dunsterville

@neversitdull

Mar 20, 2020

I've worked from home for almost 3 years now, but the past two weeks have been extremely unproductive and hard (even with a decent setup and daily routine/habits) This is more of a reminder to myself but if it's helpful please give yourself some grace. 1/5

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Roy E. Bahat

@roybahat

Mar 19, 2020

Tech people driving a C-19 response project: I'm part of a tech leadership/learning group that's now helping coordinate various projects, including… meta-coordinating project coordinators. DM me if you need something beyond what the new project-share platforms are offering…