Inside How Figma Builds AI Products | Yuhki Yamashita (CPO Figma)
Behind the Craft - A podcast by Peter Yang - Fridays
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My guest today is Yuhki Yamashita, Chief Product Officer of Figma. Yuhki and I talked about how Figma: - Created a culture where employees love their craft - Builds AI products to solve real user problems - Plans to make design accessible to everyone Yuhki is a great storyteller and shares an inside look at how Figma’s amazing product culture works. If you enjoy our conversation, please like and subscribe to support the podcast. Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/yuhki-inside-how-figma-built-figjam-ai Timestamps : (00:00) How PMs should collaborate with designers (04:00) How to hire people who care about craft (05:20) Balancing craft with moving metrics and optics (07:43) Tips to get better at storytelling (10:52) How Figjam evolved from Figma (12:45) Why fun is a pillar for Figma products (16:59) Evaluating AI use cases for Figjam (19:01) Quality is everything with AI products (24:31) How to balance power user and new user needs (29:24) Best way for PMs to learn design (31:45) Embracing AI in work and creativity Where to find me: Newsletter: https://creatoreconomy.so/ 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!