<p>A/B testing tools - all they do is randomize traffic. So why are we spending thousands of dollars for it? </p><p>Jonas &quot;Elvis&quot; Alves (of AB Smartly) joined the pod to discuss some of the major challenges in building A/B testing tools. It kinda started in a way I had no idea it would - that you&#39;re not buying a testing tool, but buying a... trust platform? </p><p><br></p><p>Jonas throws some shade at other testing tools, but I bleep it out, don&#39;t worry ;) . (And thankfully, he doesn&#39;t sales pitch at all. )</p><p><br></p><p>We got into:</p><p>- Jonas makes the case for BOTH building in-house and buying an external tool</p><p>- How to earn back trust once it&#39;s broken, through data or experimentation</p><p>- Booking.com ran A/B tests on A/B testers (it&#39;s super meta and super cool)</p><p><br></p><p>Go follow Jonas on LinkedIn:⁠</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonasalves/</p><p><br></p><p>Also go follow Shiva Manjunath on LinkedIn:</p><p>⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-manjunath/⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our newsletter for more memes, clips, and awesome content!</p><p>⁠⁠https://fromatob.beehiiv.com/</p>

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Testing Tools: Build? Or Buy? ft. Jonas Alves

MAR 18, 202639 MIN
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Testing Tools: Build? Or Buy? ft. Jonas Alves

MAR 18, 202639 MIN

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<p>A/B testing tools - all they do is randomize traffic. So why are we spending thousands of dollars for it? </p><p>Jonas &quot;Elvis&quot; Alves (of AB Smartly) joined the pod to discuss some of the major challenges in building A/B testing tools. It kinda started in a way I had no idea it would - that you&#39;re not buying a testing tool, but buying a... trust platform? </p><p><br></p><p>Jonas throws some shade at other testing tools, but I bleep it out, don&#39;t worry ;) . (And thankfully, he doesn&#39;t sales pitch at all. )</p><p><br></p><p>We got into:</p><p>- Jonas makes the case for BOTH building in-house and buying an external tool</p><p>- How to earn back trust once it&#39;s broken, through data or experimentation</p><p>- Booking.com ran A/B tests on A/B testers (it&#39;s super meta and super cool)</p><p><br></p><p>Go follow Jonas on LinkedIn:⁠</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonasalves/</p><p><br></p><p>Also go follow Shiva Manjunath on LinkedIn:</p><p>⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-manjunath/⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our newsletter for more memes, clips, and awesome content!</p><p>⁠⁠https://fromatob.beehiiv.com/</p>