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    揭秘Duolingo如何通过无数次A/B测试,从差点毁掉自己的功能失误中学习,最终打造出让全球用户上瘾的语言学习应用。

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    如果某些东西不起作用,这并不意味着它是一个坏想法,它可能只是一个需要改进的早期想法。Duolingo将失败的功能视为草稿:尝试它,测试它,拆除它,重新构建它,做得更好。

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    Duolingo差点毁掉自己的功能

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    失败的借鉴与成功的转化

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    连续天数的魔力

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    功能演化的智慧

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    实用的产品实验指南

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