First 1000

◼️ Don’t invest in dark mode

Dark mode is overhyped!

Oct 21, 2024 • 

Ali A.

41

August 2024

👵 Use boring sign-up screens

Learnings from Spotify, Nextdoor, Ring and AllTrails sign-up screen redesigns.

Aug 2, 2024 • 

Ali A.

134

May 2024

👧 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

April 2024

Disney+ winning messaging

The evolution of the Disney+ positioning

Apr 17, 2024 • 

Ali A.

56

March 2024

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

February 2024

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

Gamification Product Manager @ Duolingo

Come join us!

Feb 9, 2024 • 

Ali A.

25

January 2024

🧪 Positive friction

Friction isn't always the enemy, laziness is!

Jan 29, 2024 • 

Ali A.

65

External forces and inflection points.

Hey friends 👋🏾,

Jan 24, 2024 • 

Ali A.

23

8 naming strategies ✍️

How to name a new product? A research study on the top 100 App Store apps.

Jan 16, 2024 • 

Ali A.

95