A subscription app · B2C · founder the host spoke to
Add a 'creating your experience' screen near the end of onboarding
Conversions up 11%, a founder told the host
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What they did
A screen in onboarding saying the app is 'creating your experience' (an animated build-up step).
What happened
Founder reported +11% conversions.
“Dude, I I heard from a founder, he's like, "Yeah, when I added this creating your experience, it increased conversions by 11%."”
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