Field notes

Short pieces from assessment work: how we read invite funnels, weigh reward spend, prepare exports, and rewrite chat-ready invite messages.

Printed funnel chart with handwritten stage notes

Reading referral funnels without vanity metrics

Which stages of an invite-and-reward journey actually tell you whether the program earns its keep — and which numbers quietly mislead.

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Budget spreadsheet and sticky notes about reward spend

When reward costs outrun referred-user quality

How to weigh baht spent on incentives against the lasting value of people who arrive through invites.

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Organized folders and printouts ready for review

Preparing exports for a referral assessment

A short checklist of files and definitions that make an assessment faster and less frustrating for everyone involved.

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Person drafting short invite messages on a phone

Invite copy that survives real chat threads

Why referral messages fail in everyday messaging apps — and how to rewrite them for clarity instead of hype.

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