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TT Wallet Referral

TT Wallet Β· 2023

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+20%

MAU Growth

↓

Fake Accounts

Not Met

DAU Target

Core Insight

β€œHonesty matters more than conversion. Under imperfect conditions, not misleading users is the responsible choice.”

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Context

The team's goal: acquire new users through Referral. The problem: new users were asked to deposit before building trust. Three design directions, each with trade-offs.

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Three Roads

Click any road to see its pros and cons. Then see which one I chose.

Choose Your Path

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Launch & Sunset

Drag the timeline to see the full journey from launch to sunset.

Timeline

Week 0

Referral Launch

Chose Version C: reveal reward purpose upfront instead of hiding complexity behind high incentives. MAU begins to grow.

Week 0Week 1Week 2After

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Was This a Failure?

By the numbers β€” yes. DAU missed target, the feature was sunset.

But if we had chosen Version A, short-term metrics would look better, yet it would attract many speculators. The trust damage upon sunset would have been far worse.

γ€ŒHonesty matters more than conversion.
Under imperfect conditions, not misleading users is the responsible choice.」