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As Gen Z questions the value of higher education, Figma CEO Dylan Field is the latest tech billionaire to make it big without a…
As Gen Z questions the value of higher education, Figma CEO Dylan Field is the latest tech billionaire to make it big without a…
After Figma's first two days of trading on the NYSE, 33-year-old CEO Dylan Field owns a stake worth about $6.6 billion.
Dylan Field may not be helming a $68 billion company if it weren’t for cold-calling his coworkers and taking his tech ‘heroes’…
EXCLUSIVE: One of the first investors in Deliveroo, Scale AI and Figma made millions before 30—he says Gen Z can too if they do 2…
“I was studying mechanical engineering and I didn't like the fact that half of my classes didn't relate to the actual career that…
