[wrftaylor]

Hi HN,

I'm launching a plugin for Figma that reduces meetings in the design process. It works by letting designers share work through a link with a video intro attached - and then get video feedback.

Everything works in the browser, so unlike other screen recording tools, your collaborators don't need to install anything. You can send a prototype to a dozen test users, or a client, or a manager - and get video feedback on the same day.

The people who could benefit most are freelance UX / designers and remote/hybrid-working startups. The idea actually came about when I was running a previous tech startup (Rota.com), and I was frustrated with the number of meetings to discuss product feedback. (Our team at Opine is also zero-meeting-by-default, except 1-1's).

There are a couple of other cool features - feedback videos are transcribed, and the ChatGPT generates a to-do list for the designer. People can whiteboard on the work, or add Figma-style comments, keeping all your feedback in one place.

Everything is updated in real- time, and there is a chat thread beside your work if you need to discuss things. The end result is design work is finalised significantly faster. One team in our beta decreased their time to deliver from 29 days to 19 days.

Here's a walkthrough

https://www.loom.com/share/047f30e62e1f40d887d11bd14a71bf30

We're live on Product Hunt today, so any support there would be appreciated!

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/opine

And any questions about async / building a 2-sided SaaS / juggling responsibilities as a solo founder, happy to help!