The story behind Figma Slides with Mihika Kapoor

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Story details how Figma Slides starts as a maker week prototype built in a single week then moves through a one‑month Vision Sprint (January 2023) to decide standalone vs built-on-Figma, cites a 3.5 million signal, and documents technical feasibility with prototypes and 76 development recordings. Specifics include using FigJam collaboration patterns plus Figma visual controls, internal rollouts at a sales kickoff and keynote, and a public launch that demonstrates the product actually ships and scales.

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1. 0:00Figma Slides intro
2. 1:25Idea for Figma Slides
3. 3:57Convincing company to invest
4. 6:47Build on tools or new product
5. 8:35Vision Sprint and rapid dev
6. 13:35Assembling the team
7. 15:42Overcoming skepticism
8. 17:50Generating company excitement
9. 19:17Four lessons for change
10. 24:39Conclusion & Q&A

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