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Lucia ran 1000+ A/B tests and worked for 20+ leading brands,together: we learn from mistakes made,the nitty-gritty of how brands started, and their unique perspectives.each episode is a candid convo with the people who build, break, and rebuild: product leaders,…

Podcast · By Lucia van den Brink · American English · Official site

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 28, 2026

    Why Is Nobody Acting on Your A/B Test Results? Here's Why & What to Do About It (opens the original)

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    Get Simon's framework for scaling experimentation across product teams in this month's newsletter: ⁠ https://increaseconversionrate.substack.com/⁠ in this episode… Simon Born is head of analytics and experimentation at Kaufland — Europe's fastest growing marketplace. he's been there six years, executed over 1,500 experiments himself, and right now has 80 experiments running simultaneously. he didn't build this from zero — but he scaled it to something most companies can only dream of. it's about

  2. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    How You Can Build an Experimentation Program from Scratch (from the Senior Optimization Manager at The AA) (opens the original)

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    Get Stuart's framework for building an experimentation process from scratch in this month's newsletter: ⁠https://increaseconversionrate.substack.com/⁠ in this episode… Stuart Clare is the senior manager of digital trading, optimization, and personalization at the AA — one of the UK's most iconic brands. he's spent four years building an experimentation program from scratch, across five different product journeys, with a team of four. calm under pressure, process-obsessed, and still checking dash

  3. Episode · Aug 10, 2026

    You're Already in Love With the Solution (That's the Problem) (opens the original)

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    Daniël Granja Baltazar⁠ is a CRO Specialist at one of the Netherlands' biggest telecoms VodafoneZiggo, and proving that CRO goes way beyond A/B testing. If you enjoy learning about these topics, follow our newsletter to get all the frameworks and insights: ⁠https://increaseconversionrate.substack.com/⁠ in this episode… → what a 300+ experiments per year experimentation program looks like → why B2B experimentation can't just copy B2C playbooks → the MVP mindset: stop falling in love with solution

  4. Episode · Jul 29, 2026

    Stop Testing Only Your Website — There's a Whole World Out There (opens the original)

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    Gabriel Marçal⁠ is a growth PM at AIOS Medical, and one of the quietest, sharpest minds in experimentation. Solving bigger problems than just running A/B tests for checkouts. follow our newsletter to learn all his frameworks and insights: ⁠⁠https://increaseconversionrate.substack.com/⁠⁠ in this episode… from his early days at a CRO agency in Brazil to running experiments on sales call scripts, physical medication boxes, and mobile apps, Gabriel refuses to stay in a box. it's about: → why your we

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