James Mikrut

Special June 17th, 2025

Why did Figma buy a CMS?

Payload CMS founder James Mikrut drops the news that Figma just bought Payload, and explains what it means for open source, AI-generated apps, and closing the gap between design and code. Spoiler: Payload stays free, and the CMS gets a whole lot more ambitious.

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Supper Club December 1st, 2023

Payload is Rails for JS with TypeScript, React and Drizzle (James Mikrut)

Discussion with James Mikrut creator of Payload CMS about its features, architecture using Drizzle ORM, building open source sustainable products, plans to position itself as a Laravel style all-in-one platform for TypeScript web apps and more.

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SAN FRANCISCO MEETUP

Why did Figma buy a CMS?

Payload is Rails for JS with TypeScript, React and Drizzle (James Mikrut)