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CCO Figma, Amanda Kleha: The Strategies Behind Figma’s $10 Billion Valuation

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Aug 2, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Do You Still Have a Job?
02:44 • 3min
3
Zendesk - Your Resume Is Insane
05:21 • 3min
4
How Much Time Are You Spending Interviewing?
08:18 • 2min
5
Interviewing Skills at Amanda - What Was Your Worst Moment?
10:05 • 3min
6
Were You Thriving in the Existential Are We a Company Moment?
13:04 • 2min
7
The Worst Thing About Starting a New Company?
14:54 • 3min
8
Promoting From Within Is So Much Better for Me
18:09 • 2min
9
Did You Ever Offer Anyone Redemption From Zendesk at Figma?
19:52 • 5min
10
Trying to Sell Myself Out of Figma When You Are Leaving Zendesk
24:32 • 5min
11
What Would the Customer Want Us to Do?
29:50 • 2min
12
Is Dillon the CEO of a Venture Firm?
31:21 • 3min
13
Is This Going to Be a Giant?
34:28 • 2min
14
Do You Keep a Journal of Weekly Milestones at Figma?
36:22 • 2min
15
How Do You Reflect Back on the Positives?
38:01 • 2min
16
Are There Any Negatives That Are Seared in Your Memories?
40:24 • 3min
17
Are You a Better Communicator Than You Are?
42:55 • 2min
18
How Do You Separate Luck From Skill?
45:23 • 2min
19
We Can't Hire People Fast Enough to Support the Demand
47:29 • 2min
20
How Do You Measure It?
49:33 • 2min
21
Are Leaders, Fillers and Killers in a Bundle?
51:10 • 2min
22
Fig Jam - A New Product Launched by Figma
53:35 • 3min
23
Zendesk vs Sun Desk - Is There a Difference?
56:31 • 3min
24
How Do You Learn at the Speed of Light?
59:37 • 3min
25
Are You Hiring Across the Board?
01:02:18 • 3min