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What Albert Cheng thinks about energy

@albert-cheng · 26 positions · 0 changes of mind

Head of growth at Chess.com, previously growth and monetization lead at Grammarly and Duolingo and a product manager at Google.

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  1. Our readingFor a daily-frequency product it is existing-user retention, not new-user retention, that compounds — and mature companies should put most of their energy there.

    Their wordsI think especially if you have a product that has daily frequency like that's actually the retention that matters the most is that like of your existing user base that has developed a habitual pattern how sticky is your product and it's that retention rate that really compounds and build that builds that daily habit.

    ↗Finding hidden growth opportunities in your product | Albert Cheng (Duolingo, Grammarly, Chess.com)youtube.com 11th of 26 in this recording

  3. Our readingAgency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding.

    Their wordsI saw some of the highest performers just being people that had very high agency, had that clock speed, had that energy. Um, yes, they they cared about the mission, but they didn't necessarily need to have deep experience on that matter. And in fact, sometimes that experience could be a crutch in certain ways. Especially in this world where the grounds are shifting so fast with AI, a lot of your like learn habits actually need to be intentionally discarded. You know, you need to have a beginner's mind on this type of stuff.

    ↗Finding hidden growth opportunities in your product | Albert Cheng (Duolingo, Grammarly, Chess.com)youtube.com 25th of 26 in this recording