One pattern we keep seeing: founders over-index on top-of-funnel channels before they can name the activation event that predicts retention.
Ads and launch days fill the signup chart fast. The useful metric for us has been "completed core action within 24 hours," split by source. Tradeoff is slower vanity growth, clearer channel decisions.
What is the single action you would trust as activation right now?
rishitasharma36 · · focus · HN ↗
Ads and launch days fill the signup chart fast. The useful metric for us has been "completed core action within 24 hours," split by source. Tradeoff is slower vanity growth, clearer channel decisions.
What is the single action you would trust as activation right now?