@nikitabier has made a counter point which I’ve come to appreciate which is that adding friction in onboarding is not always a bad thing. 

If it helps meaningfully with retention and engagement, it’s often worth doing. 

For us, requiring pfp only causes a 0.1% dropoff but makes real profiles look more legit and spammer easy to identify

This is as good as a rule at this point.
- an onboarding process that demands more attention has an inverse relationship with conversion rate and a direct relationship with retention and engagement. You have to find a sweet spot and prioritize what is important for you. 
But those extra onboarding steps need to be relevant for later engagement.

totally agree, finding that sweet spot is key! 🚀 too many steps and ppl bounce, but the right ones keep 'em hooked. balance is everything! ✨