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The best outcome for me is when a project grows into a long-term product partnership.
We’ve been working with CleverShares for around six months now. The product keeps evolving, attracting investment, and opening up new opportunities and growth challenges for us to solve together.
For me, that’s one of the strongest signs of good work: not simply completing a design phase, but creating enough value that the client wants to keep building the product with you.
And we’re continuing 🚀
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six months in and still growing, that's the goal
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nailed it
What actually creates activation in a focus product?
🛡️ A - Protection-first
The user immediately sees what the system will remove from their path: notifications, Slack, calendar conflicts & other likely interruptions
⚡ B -Preparation-first
The product first creates a sense of readiness for deep work: conditions are set, the focus window is clear, & the goal is defined
I’m less interested in which screen looks better
The real question is:
At what point does the user think, “Okay, this product can actually help me do better work”?
What creates a stronger activation moment — and potentially stronger retention?
🛡️A or⚡B
And one level deeper:
Should a productivity product sell users control over distractions, or confidence that they are entering the right conditions to do meaningful work?
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My gut says B wins on activation but A wins on retention. Protection feels urgent right in the moment, preparation is what actually makes someone open the app again tomorrow. Curious if your testing points the other way.
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