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◼️ Don’t invest in dark mode
Dark mode is overhyped!
Oct 21, 2024 • 
Ali A.
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👵 Use boring sign-up screens
Learnings from Spotify, Nextdoor, Ring and AllTrails sign-up screen redesigns.
Aug 2, 2024 • 
Ali A.
134
👧 About cute copy...
Just don't...
May 22, 2024 • 
Ali A.
56
Revisit your prior assumptions
This new experiment from Canva got me thinking...
May 13, 2024 • 
Ali A.
45
Disney+ winning messaging
The evolution of the Disney+ positioning
Apr 17, 2024 • 
Ali A.
56
Things that matter for growing a newsletter
Lessons learnt from growing First 1000 over the past 4 years.
Mar 19, 2024 • 
Ali A.
160
🤑Pricing Experiments
Learnings from studying the top 100 grossing apps
Mar 1, 2024 • 
Ali A.
62
Top 100 apps: State of AI
Hello Friends 👋🏾, Yesterday Slack announced the launch of Slack AI, almost 5 months since they first announced on September 6, 2023. That got me…
Feb 16, 2024 • 
Ali A.
44
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