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Larkfield traced each onboarding change to a measured activation lift

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Engine

Deterministic

Pattern

Case Story

Output

.pptx + PDF + PNG

Example brief

Larkfield Software, a Series C devtools platform, raised self-serve activation by linking three onboarding changes - a guided checklist, contextual sample data, and in-product nudges - each to the metric it moved, lifting 30-day activation 27% from 41% to 52% and trial-to-paid 12 points.

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Brief path

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render/auto \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "brief": "Larkfield Software, a Series C devtools platform, raised self-serve activation by linking three onboarding changes - a g" }'

Structured intent (this template)

{
  "pattern": "case_story",
  "title": "Why activation rose: each onboarding change traced to a measured lift",
  "subtitle": "Self-serve activation - causal proof chain",
  "variant": "proof_chain_case",
  "client": {
    "name": "Larkfield Software",
    "industry": "B2B SaaS",
    "region": "North America",
    "descriptor": "Series C devtools platform"
  },
  "context": "Rather than one redesign, the team made three targeted onboarding changes and tied each to the operational metric it moved.",
  "chain": [
    {
      "label": "Guided first-run checklist",
      "detail": "Replaced the empty dashboard with a three-step setup path",
      "proof": "+18pp day-1 setup completion",
      "emphasis": "primary"
    },
    {
      "label": "Contextual sample project",
      "detail": "Seeded realistic data so value is visible before any integration work",
      "proof": "2.4x feature trial rate"
    },
    {
      "label": "In-product nudges",
      "detail": "Triggered help at the exact drop-off step instead of by email",
      "proof": "-34% time-to-first-value"
    }
  ],
  "results": [
    {
      "value": "+27%",
      "label": "30-day activation",
      "sub": "from 41% to 52%",
      "tone": "good"
    },
    {
      "value": "+12pp",
      "label": "Trial-to-paid",
      "tone": "good"
    }
  ],
  "source_note": "Larkfield product analytics, Q1-Q2 2026 cohort",
  "takeaway": "Activation rose because each change had a traceable mechanism, not one big redesign."
}

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