My guest today is Yuhki Yamashita, Chief Product Officer of Figma.
Yuhki and I talked about how Figma:
- Created a culture where employees love their craft
- Builds AI products to solve real user problems
- Plans to make design accessible to everyone
Yuhki is a great storyteller and shares an inside look at how Figma’s amazing product culture works. If you enjoy our conversation, please like and subscribe to support the podcast.
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/yuhki-inside-how-figma-built-figjam-ai
Timestamps :
(00:00) How PMs should collaborate with designers
(04:00) How to hire people who care about craft
(05:20) Balancing craft with moving metrics and optics
(07:43) Tips to get better at storytelling
(10:52) How Figjam evolved from Figma
(12:45) Why fun is a pillar for Figma products
(16:59) Evaluating AI use cases for Figjam
(19:01) Quality is everything with AI products
(24:31) How to balance power user and new user needs
(29:24) Best way for PMs to learn design
(31:45) Embracing AI in work and creativity
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