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User Onboarding Teardowns

Samuel Hulick · UserOnboard Free Beginner

Hulick pulls apart the first run experience of well known apps screen by screen, showing what each step costs and what it earns. Reading a few teardowns trains your eye to spot the dead steps in your own flow. It is the fastest way to learn what a lean first session actually looks like.

  • Every screen should earn its place or be cut
  • Watch where strong products delay signup and setup
  • First impressions are made in the first few taps
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The question it answers

  1. My onboarding has too many steps and people drop off before they see value. How do I cut it down?

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