How did Dylan Field keep Figma's team together after the Adobe deal collapsed?

Dylan Field called an all-hands at noon on the first Monday of Figma's winter break, when the company had roughly 1,100 to 1,200 employees. He said the main mood was relief at the end of a long period of ambiguity. He then offered anyone who did not want to keep working at startup pace a few months' pay to leave on good terms, with the option to reapply and re-interview after six months.

• Field said a small percentage of staff took the offer, and some made complete career changes.
• Field said that during the review the company kept shipping, so it would be fine whichever way the decision went.

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“If you want to leave, here is a few months pay.” Dylan Field · at 11:20 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg (2026-10-19). Read the whole episode summary →

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