A signup is a saved user record: count the database write, not the click
richardreis · x · 2026-10-30
A crisp engineering principle: a signup should be counted as a completed database write—one row, one signup—not as a click on Create Account. Counting clicks inflates growth metrics with users who never actually got created.
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