Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-03-27
Jason Calacanis & Dylan Field: books mentioned on This Week in Startups
E1040: Figma CEO & Co-Founder Dylan Field shares insights on crucial moments in Figma's creation, overcoming SaaS burnout, active vs. passive user-pricing, getting Greylock & Sequoia to invest after they initially passed & more!
1:00 Jason intros Figma's Dylan Field & Dylan explains why WebGL was crucial to Figma's creation 7:09 Why ChromeOS is flourishing in schools 11:28 Who are Figma's competitors & how do they compare 14:12 How does multiplayer mode work on Figma?
Jason Calacanis discussed Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Antifragile
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a groundbreaking exploration of systems that not only withstand shocks and disorder but actually thrive and grow stronger when exposed to volatility, stress, and uncertainty.
Discussed“I try to you know what I in hit when I have listened to that book twice mhm and every time I listen to it I get more from it I kind of feel like his books I think you kind of get them on the third reading huh”
Where to get it
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an influential examination of how highly improbable, unpredictable events profoundly impact history, finance, and human society.
Discussed“same with Black Swan I mean I think if you are living through what we're living through right now yeah the Black Swan is something you really need to understand”
Where to get it
