Well, I've asked ChatGPT with your prompt and came out with a very long comment. Asking to shorten it, we get:
"Figma is basically Google Docs for design — a fast, browser-based tool where multiple people can edit the same UI file in real time. No installs, no emailing files around.
Its magic as a business is the frictionless onboarding (just share a link), viral team adoption, and a freemium model that naturally expands into enterprise contracts. Works cross‑platform, so it spreads fast.
That combo — great product + viral growth + strong enterprise lock‑in — is why it became the design platform and why Adobe was ready to pay billions for it."
In the longer form it was also enthusiastic about the WASM part, but that didn't make the cut.
Glad i'm not the only one who saw it that way.
"Write me a comment for a hacker news comment that explains what figma is and why it's such a great business"
Well, I've asked ChatGPT with your prompt and came out with a very long comment. Asking to shorten it, we get:
"Figma is basically Google Docs for design — a fast, browser-based tool where multiple people can edit the same UI file in real time. No installs, no emailing files around.
Its magic as a business is the frictionless onboarding (just share a link), viral team adoption, and a freemium model that naturally expands into enterprise contracts. Works cross‑platform, so it spreads fast.
That combo — great product + viral growth + strong enterprise lock‑in — is why it became the design platform and why Adobe was ready to pay billions for it."
In the longer form it was also enthusiastic about the WASM part, but that didn't make the cut.