Jun 21, 2019A year working in a start-upIt’s been a while since I wrote an article on Medium. A lot of things have happened since: in 2018 I joined a start-up with the mission to disrupt fashion consumerism, we tried to conquer Europe and, a bit later, we decided to shut-down. A few months have passed now…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Dec 29, 2017A 3-dimensional approach to RetentionThree aspects to consider when designing your Retention Strategy — Summary Focus on Onboarding Add value in every release Fulfill your company’s mission for every customer/user Introduction I moved to Europe one year ago to consult marketplaces on their Activation and Retention Strategies. There has been a lot of times in which I have seen Retention curves like the green one below…Retention6 min readRetention6 min read
Aug 2, 2017Is Facebook having a Retention issue?I was listening to a podcast the other day and the hosts had the following conversation: Alright guys, so you are on Facebook a lot, right? Nope, not as much anymore. Depress-book. I remember when I joined Facebook: it was the good old days circa 2007 (ten years ago 😅)…Facebook5 min readFacebook5 min read
May 31, 2017I/O 2017, App Load Times, Battery Life & Retention: what do they have in common?So much happened at I/O 2017! Tech companies are making their bets and Google is not lagging behind. Before jumping into I/O 2017 implications for Retention, let’s take one step back and see how Android fits into the larger picture. The future is AI This is Alphabet’s revenue contributions by business unit in 2016…Android4 min readAndroid4 min read
May 16, 2017What do we talk when we talk about Retention?“We need to improve Retention!”. This is a usual claim I hear from General Managers and CMOs. When this happens, I usually take one step back: what do you really mean when you say you want to increase Retention? Think about Retail, for example. At brick and mortar stores Retention…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read