OnboardingEmerging Pattern

Define activation as meaningful engagement, not just signup completion

Measure activation by actions that predict retention.

When to use

When defining success metrics for onboarding

Don't do this

Celebrating signup numbers without tracking actions

1 Founder Who Did This

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Notionby Cristina Cordova

Defined Notion activation as inviting teammates rather than just signup; at Stripe defined as processing three payments

Result:Focus shifted to engagement metrics that predicted retention
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