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Cem Kansu

11 statements across 1 episodes · 8 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 20, 2025 by Cem Kansu · across every show →

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Jun 20, 2025 positive
Insight
Kansu: Paywall buttons displaying '$0.00' significantly boost trial subscription conversion
“If you write multiple zeros, and you hint at the fact that there's a free trial with multiple zeros, conversion goes up a significant amount.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 40:28 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kansu: AI will completely transform product management within two years
“Honestly, now, probably in 12 to 24 months, the job of a PM will look entirely different. So I think we're talking about five years because that feels safe, but honestly, my guess now, or what I've changed my mind on is, it's going to be in two years, is my gu…”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 1:12:34 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025
Insight
Kansu: Two to three subscription choices is the conversion sweet spot
“If we give you more than three packages on one page, it's too much, like too much choice. You also convert way less. I think two to three is, we've seen as a sweet spot.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 42:18 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 positive
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Kansu: Scheduling push notifications at 23.5 hours drives highest user retention
“We schedule a notification Almost exactly at 23 and a half hours later from that time, and we've tested many different timing, and the notification will remind you to practice your Spanish, because we, you just did a Spanish lesson. We've tested many different…”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 58:18 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kansu: Over 50% of subscribers choose Duolingo's recommended middle option
“I don't remember the exact percentage, but certainly more than, it's the majority, more than 50%.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 43:01 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
Kansu: Future software will dynamically generate user interfaces on the fly
“What hasn't emerged much is UI creation that is also AI first. So I think you'll see a lot of on the fly UI generation off of what you're doing instead of hard coded UI that comes into play.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 1:14:52 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 bullish
Insight
Kansu: Freemium models create more defensible consumer app businesses than premium-only
“If you want to build a large business, it's way more defensible to build a great free user experience and do it freemium rather than full premium.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 36:53 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 positive
Insight
Kansu: Tasteful ad integration does not hurt consumer app retention
“Putting ads on Duolingo, if you do it tastefully, doesn't kill your retention.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 31:12 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 positive
Insight
Kansu: Daily retention is the king of consumer product metrics
“Daily retention is the king of all metrics for consumer products.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 53:04 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025
Insight
Kansu: Compromising free user experience for ad revenue destroys organic growth
“The moment you ruin your free user experience, you kill your growth engine.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 34:04 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
Jun 20, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kansu: Users reaching a 30-day Duolingo streak have near 100% retention
“What we intend to see is if you've reached a 30 day streak, so you've built up a 30 day streak, your retention is very close to a hundred percent.”
Cem Kansu Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 54:01 20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo
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