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5 Tips for a Faster Onboarding Flow

22 September 2026 Product 1 min read

Why onboarding speed matters

Most users decide whether to stick around in the first session. Here are five changes that cut our own onboarding time in half.

  1. Cut the form fields

  2. Show progress, not a spinner

  3. Default to the common case

  4. Explain the why, not just the what

  5. Let people skip and come back