The majority of summer interns want to get a strong recommendation. However, Dylan Field received a much more significant vote of confidence following a 2010 internship at LinkedIn: Seed investments from both his former manager Pete Skomoroch and Index Partners general partner Danny Rimer, who recognised Field’s potential following a 2012 presentation to the Flipboard board. Even those who had faith in Field were probably unable to forecast his recent trajectory, despite the fact that he had already demonstrated promise as a young founder.
An Ivy League college dropout has made Silicon Valley history after Adobe offered to buy his graphic design software company for $20 billion.
In spite of the significant decline in values in the tech sector this year, Adobe on Thursday made an offer to purchase Figma in a cash-and-stock deal that would be the largest buyout of a software startup ever.
Dylan Field, 30, who co-founded Figma in 2012, will undoubtedly become a billionaire if the purchase goes through as planned, however it is unclear exactly what percentage of the company he owns.
