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How to make an impact in your first 90 days
- Your first 90 days at a new job are crucial. These sharp tech operators suggest quick wins that make an impact, e.g. by identifying and addressing friction in the funnel, implementing a blurred UI to improve sign-ups, tweaking pricing models, ditching meetings in favour of the most important rituals and feedback for trust building.
- Among the key quick wins suggested are to look for opportunities that go against pre-existing assumptions, improve latency in freemium products, and test a CTA where drop-off is highest within the funnel to help drive monetisation.
- Focusing on feature gating can help to convert free users into paying customers faster and save companies money in the long run, while the data behind feature packaging can also reveal where companies are giving away too much.
- Another quick win is to challenge the status quo and develop a provocative point of view, creating thoughtful leadership that challenges people's perceptions and stands out in the market, say the experts.
- For growing a remote team, regular weekly written updates can be beneficial for scaling leadership visibility, particularly in uncertain times, as can asking for and giving feedback to help build trust in the team.
- Audit pricing and packaging for gating features. Usage limits can be a positive impact among users, if done well, adds one expert.
- Branding and visibility can go hand in hand, and the use of GIFs is one way to achieve this. Looking out for friction points is key, and sometimes the ideas are hiding in plain sight, notes one expert.
- Developing a personal data dashboard of metrics that matter to success is another quick win, while understanding the inputs and outputs of the business equation, and documenting how the business works can reap rewards.
- The report stresses that building trust is critical in the first 30 days, but, if done right, this can be achieved through receiving feedback regularly, while building this feedback loop out to build a strong rapport within the team is also important.
- Mining the data can be a powerful tool, helping either to reinforce pre-existing ideas or uncovering some missed opportunities within the marketplace.
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