Research recipe
Onboarding & Activation Research
The problem, in the customer's voice
What this recipe does
New users sign up but never reach the first moment of real value, so they drift away before the product can prove itself. Analytics maps the activation funnel and the step where new users stall, and session recordings show what they try and abandon in those early minutes. Interviews and a survey explain what people expected and where reality fell short, while diary studies capture the experience across the first days rather than a single visit. Usability sessions on the onboarding flow then confirm whether a revised path gets people to value faster.
The method sequence
Explore
Map the activation funnel and watch the early minutes where users stall.
Focus
Learn what people expected, and follow the experience across the first days.
Validate
Confirm a revised onboarding path gets people to value faster.