Welcome screens
A welcome screen is the first thing a user sees inside the product after sign-up. Strong ones orient fast — they greet by name or context and point to a single next action instead of dropping the user onto a blank page.
Notion replaces the classic blank page with an AI chat that greets the user by name and offers a first move — the welcome doubles as the first task.
Seen in Notion → Onboarding flow →
Airtable hands the new user to its 'Omni' AI persona before showing a single base — the welcome is a personality, not a dashboard.
Seen in Airtable → Onboarding flow →