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... Data can solve 99% of problem! If you look at the right data you can manufacture success. I am building OutlierKit which helps YouTube channel precisely with this - Data about their niche - competitor

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... lacking a strong come back because you and your team needs this hook. Insufficient analytics: I did not have any funnel analytics and key event tracking implemented per account. This significantly limited my ability to find the outliers and power users inside the app. Insights and considerations Message > mechanics. People won t explore until they believe the tool solves their specific job. No sign-up is great for trials, bad for learning. Gate save/share so qualified users identify themselves ... ... create enough stickiness yet. I need to understand what's missing. The product does not have an activation hook yet. I need to identify what it is. Next steps Do's: Improve analytics to make it possible to find outliers