Monthly Growth Report·May 2026·NO.001

First edition. A short, honest month.

Growth
1,247
New subscribers
+243% vs last month
1,247
Acquired
893
Active
71%
7-day retention

What changed

01
Five-step onboarding
Three-step onboarding

70% of drop-off happened at step three. We kept only what users needed to start, and pushed the rest to after sign-up.

02
Random neighborhood matching
Interest + activity-window matching

Random matches replied at 12%. Interest-matched pairs replied at 47%. Relationships always begin with interest.

Cohort retention

W171%
W258%
W349%
W444%

What broke

  • ×Notification frequency was too aggressive. Drop-off spiked at D+3.
  • ×The "neighborhood friend" framing read awkwardly to users 30 and up.

Next month

  • Personalize notification frequency per user.
  • A/B test fresh copy for the 30+ segment.
  • Strengthen the "interest" signal before chat opens.
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