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Olga Berezovsky · How to measure cohort retention
“Retention is both the most important and the least understood metric at most companies. In my experience, it takes up to six months to nail accurate retention reporting.”- Olga Berezovsky
Olga Berezovsky, a data analyst with 10+ years of experience, wrote this guide for Lenny after being shocked that no comprehensive guide existed for measuring cohort retention. At Change.org, by monitoring Day 7 and Day 30 retention of petition starters, her team grew 'petition starters per day' by 450%. The post reveals how most companies define 'active' wrong — overcounting with visits and logins instead of tracking the main user action.