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		trollbridge 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Figma files for proposed IPO Others do, and an IPO and the resultant financial pressure means we’ll be looking for a different platform to migrate to. Products simply never get better at this point from a customer’s perspective.

avgDev 1 day ago | [–]

This is tale as old as time honestly.

Create a product sell or IPO. Revenue pressure increases. Product cost is increased or staff is cut. New software takes crown. Rinse and repeat.

jacob_rezi 1 day ago | [–]

It seems so risk adverse right? I couldnt imagine telling my team to explore a new way to design as a result of the coming IPO

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