Under the Radar

326: Tree-Planting Features

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Aug 28, 2025
Explore the innovative integration of tree-planting features in app development, focusing on analytics and user privacy. Discover how leveraging JSON simplifies application management and enhances understanding of user behaviors. The podcast highlights the challenges of data brokers and the importance of analyzing user engagement to improve app functionality. It advocates for a data-driven approach to app development, blending creativity with insights for a superior user experience.
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ADVICE

Instrument Features Before Redesigning

  • Do instrument choices and features in your app to measure real usage before redesigning them.
  • Use that data to remove wasted UI and reallocate space to higher-usage features.
ADVICE

Use Simple Self‑Hosted Analytics

  • Do prefer simple self-hosted analytics to protect user privacy.
  • Keep events anonymous and aggregate them nightly into summary tables for viewing.
INSIGHT

Small Data Seeds Unlock Future Uses

  • Plant small data-collection seeds early because they enable future features you can't foresee.
  • New signals can unlock improvements like ranking or promotions long after initial collection.
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