The hottest Onboarding Substack posts right now

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First 1000 943 implied HN points 29 Jan 24
  1. Positive friction adds value and effort to user experience simultaneously.
  2. Positive friction can improve retention in various aspects like streaks and onboarding.
  3. Introducing positive friction strategically can benefit users and businesses in areas like registration, purchasing, and core app functions.
Ronin’s Newsletter 86 implied HN points 06 Dec 24
  1. Transak is now a part of Ronin, providing more ways for users to buy crypto easily. It helps people convert their regular money into digital currency like RON and USDC.
  2. You can now buy NFTs on Mavis Market using a debit or credit card. This makes it a lot simpler and faster to get NFTs.
  3. Users in many countries can buy RON, USDC, and SLP directly with their cards through Transak. KYC checks might be needed depending on where you are.
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Elena's Growth Scoop 668 implied HN points 27 Feb 23
  1. Profile your customers during onboarding in B2B PLG to understand who they are and what they want.
  2. Asking profiling questions during activation can actually increase activation rates by giving users a sense of progress.
  3. Segmentation based on monetization can help understand user base health and inform product personalization.
Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged 236 implied HN points 10 May 23
  1. Collaborate with experts to conduct a thorough audit of your product-led growth strategy.
  2. Implement best practices at each stage of the free trial experience such as creating a compelling sign-up page and a goal-oriented onboarding checklist.
  3. Utilize personalized templates, value-add empty states, and contextual guidance to enhance user experience and increase conversion rates.
Become a Senior Engineer 19 implied HN points 28 Mar 24
  1. Focus on learning about the organization and its dynamics during the initial weeks instead of showcasing your skills right away.
  2. Build strong relationships early on by meeting teammates, getting into details, asking questions, and offering help to increase your influence.
  3. Set clear goals with your manager for the first 90 days to balance networking, learning, and making tangible contributions.
The Lunacian 46 implied HN points 12 Feb 24
  1. 200 Axies are available for claiming by Cool Cats NFT holders for free on the secure onboarding platform.
  2. The Claim Axie NFTs offer will only be open for the next 2 weeks, so it's a time-limited opportunity.
  3. This initiative aims to welcome Cool Cats into the Axie world and learn more about their community through NFT claims.
CAUSL Effect 19 implied HN points 02 Apr 23
  1. Onboarding at a new company can be really tough. It often takes new employees months to fully understand the business and their role.
  2. It's common for new hires to feel overwhelmed, especially when they have to learn everything quickly. Having a structured process can really help ease this transition.
  3. By creating an efficient onboarding system, employees can get settled in just weeks instead of months. This makes the experience much smoother for everyone involved.
ExpandAI Newsletter 0 implied HN points 01 Jul 23
  1. The first week of onboarding should focus on fundamentals and setting a strong foundation for learning and growth.
  2. To help new hires become fully autonomous, focus on teaching concepts and abstractions rather than detailed specifics.
  3. Building trust through personal connections and strong relationships is essential, especially in remote work environments.
sémaphore 0 implied HN points 13 Jan 25
  1. To help teams succeed, managers should create the right environment where everyone can thrive. This means understanding what each team member needs to do their best work.
  2. Building a strong team culture is essential. Clear goals and values help everyone see how their work fits into the bigger picture, making the team stronger and more motivated.
  3. Feedback is important for improvement. Regular, honest discussions about performance can help identify problems and lead to better outcomes for the team.
Research-Driven Engineering Leadership 0 implied HN points 07 Aug 23
  1. Remote onboarding of engineers faces challenges in communication, collaboration, team connections, finding documentation, technical issues, and equipment permissions.
  2. New hires benefit from short remote communication sessions of less than 30 minutes, with 43.4% preferring sessions under 15 minutes for effectiveness.
  3. Efforts to improve remote onboarding should focus on assigning onboarding buddies, building team connections, and streamlining the process to enhance new engineer productivity.
Tribal Knowledge 0 implied HN points 21 Mar 22
  1. Tribal knowledge refers to information known within a group but not outside of it, commonly seen in fast-moving teams like startups where documentation might be lacking.
  2. Onboarding new team members to a system built on tribal knowledge can be challenging and time-consuming, taking up to 6 months for full understanding.
  3. Building a community to share collective knowledge can help individuals survive and thrive in various fields by leveraging unique experiences and backgrounds.