Building in public with Figma: designers should be creators
summary
A TikTok comment sparks TaskTree, a quick Figma prototype turns into a native app in 32 days, and the product grows to about 75,000 users within three months. Hundreds are invited into an open Figma file, comments pivot core features, and a simple scrolling demo becomes a one million view video that crashes servers. Concrete takeaways: prototypes + daily posts + comment-driven pivots, use of Figma/After Effects/front-end code, 10% donation conversions, and game mechanics that prove product‑market fit.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:27First app failure to content creation
- 3:54TikTok reshaped product development
- 7:06Authenticity over polished content
- 9:10Community through raw feedback
- 12:22Viral success to sustainable career
- 14:12Refining personas and subcommunities
- 15:37Prototyping and product-market fit
- 17:24Power of your voice
- 18:26Celebrating small wins
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