Shadowing Practice: How To Solve The App Onboarding Paradox - Learn English Speaking with Video
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On average, apps lose 77% of their users within three days.
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Not because they have bad features, not because their marketing is broken,
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because of one onboarding choice that's either buying you retention or killing it.
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And most founders don't even know this is the lever to pull.
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So in this video, I'm going to break down the one rule that flips the 77% number around, the app killing it right now with a two-screen onboarding,
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and a counter case that breaks the rule on purpose and still wins big time.
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By the way, I'm Tim.
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I've spent the last decade designing digital products from big tech to startups all over the world.
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And the difference between an app that hooks users in week one
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and an app that loses them in less than three days comes down to one rule that most founders get wrong.
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The thing is, most apps out there onboard like government forms, sign up screens, permission requests, walkthroughs.
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By the time the user gets to do anything, they click through screens that to them have seemingly little to do with the value of the product.
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And if your product isn't heavily dependent on personalization, the fix usually isn't more onboarding.
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It's onboarding that does the work for the user, not work for you.
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The clearest example of this is Granola.
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It's the AI Notes app that raised $125 million in March, 2026 at a $1.5 billion valuation,
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six times what it was worth 12 months earlier.
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Their onboarding is two screens.
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Screen one, signing with Google.
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Screen two, grant microphone access.
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That's it.
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The next thing you do is open Granola during your next meeting.
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The app records, transcribes, summarizes.
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The value lands in the very next thing you were already going to do.
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Many apps in the AI productivity space will onboard with sign up, then a feature tour, than maybe a Goals Wizard.
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Granola skipped all of that.
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Just two screens to value and they're growing like crazy.
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Quick note, onboarding is just one of many things we help founders think about during our free design strategy calls at ZipSat.
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Links down below if you want to grab a spot.
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Now, here's where it gets interesting and counterintuitive.
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Some of the fastest growing apps in 2026 have absurdly long onboardings.
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Cal AI is the calorie tracking app that did 35 million dollars in revenue in its first year.
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Their onboarding is a 20 plus step quiz.
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Think about that, you answer 20 plus questions before you ever see the product.
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Noom, the weight loss app worth billions, runs you through 113 onboarding screens.
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If short was always right, those apps wouldn't thrive.
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So what's going on here?
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These long onboardings do two things at once.
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And this is the key thing to understand.
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One, they earn a personalized first experience.
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CalAI asks a lot of questions because without that data, the moment you land on the home screen would feel too generic.
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Like every other calorie track, the long onboarding is the trade-off.
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You give up speed, but you get a first experience built specifically for you.
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Two, they filter for buyers.
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Users who bounce on a 20-step quiz were less likely to convert anyway.
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The ones who finish are showing you they have deep pain and willingness to pay.
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Long onboarding kind of self-selects in that way.
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That's why it works for Cal AI.
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Calorie tracking is a deep pain niche where personalization really matters.
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The quiz is both a buyer qualifier and an aha moment builder.
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So here's the actual rule to remember.
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By default, keep your onboarding as short as possible, or better yet, surface tangible value as fast as possible.
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That's the rule for most apps out there.
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The exception kicks in when long onboarding buys you something users actually really need in order to stick.
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Either a personalized first experience that wouldn't be possible without the data or a filter that gets you actual buyers.
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Apply this and I can assure you that your retention curve will start looking healthier.
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Now, if you found this short breakdown useful, again, design choices like these are just one of many things
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that we help founders think about during our free design strategy calls at ZipZap.
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Links down below if you're interested.
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Also, check out this video here somewhere where I break down the design moves the top 1% of apps use
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that most founders never even consider.
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Now, until the next one, have a great life.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “How To Solve The App Onboarding Paradox” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: onboarding, app, screen, user, founders. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 62 cümle ve 747 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 5:01 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 149 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %82’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| calorie isim | /ˈkæləɹi/ | kalori |
| quiz isim | /kwɪz/ | bilgi yarışması |
| buyer isim | /ˈbaɪ.əɹ/ | alıcı, müşteri |
| personalize fiil | /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/ | kişiselleştirmek |
| summarize fiil | /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ | özetlemek |
| lever isim | /ˈliː.və/ | kaldıraç |
| microphone isim | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | mikrofon |
| thrive fiil | /θɹajv/ | gelişmek, inkişaf etmek |
| willingness isim | /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ | gönüllülük |
| builder isim | /ˈbɪl.dəɹ/ | yapı kurucu, inşaatçı |
| bounce fiil | /baʊns/ | sekmek |
| assure fiil | /əˈʃʊɹ/ | temin etmek, güvence altına almak |
| generic sıfat | /dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/ | genelleyici, kapsamlı |
| convert fiil | /kənˈvɝt/ | dönüştürmek |
| curve isim | /kɚv/ | kıvrım |
Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller
| Kelime | Anlam |
|---|---|
| check out fiil | gözden geçirmek |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı I'm, isn't, wouldn't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 10 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “th” sesleri: walkthrough /ˈwɔːk.θɹuː/, thrive /θɹajv/
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: personalization /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, retention /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/, valuation /ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: personalization /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/, counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/, qualifier /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, valuation /ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: quiz /kwɪz/, qualifier /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, walkthrough /ˈwɔːk.θɹuː/, willingness /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: quiz /kwɪz/, qualifier /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, transcribe /trænˈskɹaɪb/, thrive /θɹajv/, startup /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: calorie /ˈkæləɹi/, absurdly /æbˈsɝd.li/, transcribe /trænˈskɹaɪb/, tangible /ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/, valuation /ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; calorie, quiz, buyer gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
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Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.