PostHog News | Oct 07, 2024

PostHog has introduced relative deltas and credible intervals to their A/B testing tool, enhancing the ability to measure conversion rate changes and statistical significance...


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PostHog

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PostHog is an all-in-one platform designed for developers to build successful products. It integrates various tools such as product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and surveys into a single open-source platform. The company aims to simplify the product development process by providing a comprehensive suite of tools that can be self-hosted and are compliant with regulations like SOC2, GDPR, and HIPAA. Founded during Y Combinator's W20 cohort, PostHog has rapidly grown to over 100,000 users and is recognized for its innovative approach to product analytics.


Updates as of Oct 07, 2024

  • PostHog has introduced relative deltas and credible intervals to their A/B testing tool, enhancing the ability to measure conversion rate changes and statistical significance.
  • PostHog now uses AI to answer community questions.
  • PostHog has introduced a new feature allowing users to view entire session recordings directly from HogQL insights, although this functionality is not available in shared insights or dashboards.
  • PostHog has introduced a new web analytics feature called 'Attribution Channel' to help users understand traffic sources.
  • PostHog has introduced an Experimentation suite that allows product teams to run unlimited A/B and multivariate tests, providing data-driven insights to enhance work productivity and optimize conversion rates.
  • PostHog introduced a new web analytics feature that requires only a snippet to be copied and pasted.
  • PostHog has implemented a unique version of Inkeep in their community forums to enhance user interaction without making it feel like AI.
  • PostHog has doubled its revenue this year without increasing headcount and achieved a 15.7% month-over-month growth rate over the last 12 months.
  • PostHog has recently addressed issues with feature flags, graph failures involving HOGQL, and exporting session tables, indicating ongoing improvements in their platform's functionality.
  • PostHog has released a rough version of threshold-based alerting for trends without breakdowns and is seeking user feedback.
  • PostHog's team, led by Tim Gl, fixed 93 bugs and made significant progress on HogQL development last week.
  • PostHog engineers removed a favorite onboarding page after customer feedback described it as 'too fancy and confusing.'
  • James Hawkins, Co-founder of PostHog, will speak at a free one-day conference organized by Y Combinator on October 3.
  • PostHog is actively working on improving the UI of their Replay feature based on user feedback.
  • David Newell from PostHog announced they are developing a tool for monitoring and alerting on application exceptions, offering early access for feedback.
  • Cory Watilo redesigned PostHog's careers page.
  • James Hawkins, CEO of PostHog, hinted at a new project in development.

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