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Why are we losing customers?

Name the real churn drivers, which cohort to save first, and what to change in product or ops.

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Method inside the answer (not the SEO promise): Customer journey mapping · Jobs to be Done · Unit economics

Curriculum

  1. Separate involuntary churn (billing, bugs) from voluntary (value missing).
  2. Cohort the last 90 days — averages hide the fire.
  3. Pick one save play with ROI, not ten NPS surveys.
  4. Define a leading indicator you can see weekly.

Examples by role

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FAQ

Is this an NPS program?

No. It is a decision on which churn to attack first, with math.

Do we need perfect data?

Ranges beat paralysis. Percision makes uncertainty explicit.

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