SaaS Product Design: How a B2C App Got to 4% Churn

Best forFounders who want lower churn and more word of mouth from product polish rather than more features.

Speaker
Jacob Wright
Source
Talk, MicroConf (YouTube)
Published
26 Oct 2026
Length
13 min
Talk, MicroConf (YouTube), 13 min Watch on MicroConf (YouTube)

Our notes

Jacob Wright explains how Dabble, his novel-writing app for hobbyist writers, was shaped by two design books: Krug's Don't Make Me Think and Walter's Designing for Emotion. He covers four principles, from cutting friction and sticking to familiar UI conventions to adding personality and small moments of delight, and shows the product decisions each one drove. His case is that this kind of care is part of why the app keeps churn low.