[fhd2]

I suppose Figma might just be beyond the "let's find the fastest/cheapest way to get this working" point. I believe it makes sense for a company in that stage to mess about a bit, find different (maaaybe even better) ways of doing things, keep the engineering work interesting to attract/retain talent, be OK with the inevitable waste involved in that game. If you're chasing the global maximum, you shouldn't get too obsessed with local maxima.

That said, I've seen plenty of unprofitable startups with high burn rate play this game. That seems a bit suicidal to me.

[thih9]

> I suppose Figma might just be beyond the "let's find the fastest/cheapest way to get this working" point.

The article implies otherwise. E.g. it quotes Figma saying: “Given our very aggressive growth rate, we had only months of runway remaining.”

[fhd2]

Right, I was thinking of Figma in 2024 for some reason (they seem to have conquered the market, I'll just assume they're profitable with that pricing they have), the article talks about Figma in 2022, from what I gather. Should have read properly.