Customer Intelligence for Leaders

You know something's off.
And it's too important
to get wrong.

Helping business owners understand what's actually happening with their customers — so they make better decisions before they build, launch, or invest.

66%
Drop in customer exit rate
after a single research sprint
Active user growth
post-CX redesign
10+
Industries served
from startups to enterprise

Most big decisions move forward on gut instinct.
The ones that don't, win.

You're leading a business or a product — and you're being asked to commit. Build it. Launch it. Invest in it. But the information you're making decisions on is incomplete, assumed, or already outdated.

Without evidence
With UserLens
Teams build features customers don't need
You know what to build — before you build it
Launch misses the market — nobody saw it coming
Strategy grounded in real market signals
Leadership debates data that doesn't exist
Leadership aligns fast — the evidence is clear
Major investment made on the wrong problem
Investment goes toward the right problem, at the right time
"The companies that pause to understand their customer before they commit — consistently outperform those that don't."
42%
of startups fail because there was no market need — the most preventable cause
CB Insights

Four ways leaders work with UserLens

Whether you're about to make a major call, trying to understand what's breaking, building the capability to keep knowing, or navigating what AI means for your users — UserLens meets you where you are.

01
Zone 01

De-Risk Before a Dollar Is Spent

Before you sign off on a roadmap, a product, or a significant investment — get clarity on whether you're solving the right problem. UserLens builds the evidence so you can move with confidence, not assumptions.

Evidence before commitment Market clarity Decision confidence
Ask yourself

"Are we solving the right problem — or just the loudest one in the room?"

02
Zone 02

The Human Side of AI

Your AI rollout isn't failing because of the technology — it's failing because nobody asked the humans. UserLens researches how people actually interact with AI: where trust breaks down, what mental models they bring, and why adoption stalls even when the model works.

AI adoption research Trust & mental models AI feature validation
Ask yourself

"Do our users actually trust the AI — or are they just tolerating it?"

03
Zone 03

Find What's Actually Breaking

Numbers are down, customers are leaving, or the product isn't landing — but your team can't agree on why. UserLens goes directly to the source and brings back a clear picture of what's happening and where to focus.

Root cause analysis Churn diagnosis Experience audit
Ask yourself

"Do we know why customers are leaving — or are we still guessing?"

04
Zone 04

Build a Customer-Led Organization

For leaders who want to stop making decisions in the dark — permanently. UserLens embeds customer intelligence into how your team thinks, plans, and prioritizes, so every initiative starts with evidence.

CX strategy Research capability Org alignment
Ask yourself

"Is your team making decisions based on evidence — or on instinct and seniority?"

Not sure which fits your situation? Tell us about your needs →

Evidence that moves organizations forward

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Trading platform onboarding research
FinTech

Onboarding was losing 87% of users before the product had a chance

The team had accepted an 87% exit rate as the cost of compliance. The data suggested it didn't have to be.

66% reduction in onboarding exit rate after redesign
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Retail stylist tool JTBD research
Retail · Internal Tool

The stylist tool was built for stylists. It was missing the two things they actually needed.

17% adoption on a tool built specifically for the people using it every day. Leadership was already drawing up plans for a full rebuild.

increase in active users after research-led redesign
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Travel package booking experience research
Travel · Booking

Two weeks live. Zero bookings. The product wasn't broken — it just had no way back.

The product worked. The checkout worked. So why wasn't anyone booking?

0 redesign required — a single nav fix resolved what two weeks of silence couldn't explain
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Investor dashboard wealth management research
FinTech · Wealth Management

Investors were logging into their dashboard and leaving more confused than before.

Users were logging in, checking their numbers, and leaving more uncertain than before. The same frustration surfaced in annual surveys year after year — until someone asked why.

35% increase in dashboard engagement in first month
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Retail inspiration hub research
Retail · Engagement

Users were falling into a fashion rabbit hole. The app was making it worse.

Users came looking for style inspiration and left overwhelmed. A diary study revealed the tension between browsing and deciding — and what it actually takes to bridge the two.

19% increase in time spent in-app within the first month
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Ryokan traditional Japanese hospitality travel experience research
Travel · Hospitality

"Breakfast included" was doing what it was built to do. That was the problem.

International travelers from three markets were quietly disengaging from a listing that looked perfectly fine on paper.

27% increase in clicks and engagement with the meal plan section after reframing
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Real estate benchmarking research
Real Estate · Enterprise

The benchmarking tool was solving half the problem. Research surfaced the other half.

A global real estate org had a clear problem and a tool to solve it. Discovery interviews suggested the scope was different than anyone had assumed.

4 strategic insights that reshaped the product vision before a line of code was written
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Resort booking rapid research heuristic evaluation
Travel · Rapid Research

The team was shipping for "families" and "couples" without ever testing with either.

Fast-moving teams don't always have time for full research cycles. A two-hour workshop was the only option. The question was what it could realistically surface.

2 product changes shipped directly from a two-hour workshop — before a line of code was written
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Research prioritization framework methodology
Methodology · Strategy

100 research questions. One researcher. No system to decide what mattered most.

Nearly 100 open research questions. No shared system for deciding what mattered. And a team that couldn't agree on what 'important' even meant.

100+ research questions structured into a scoring framework adopted org-wide
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Real estate portfolio management research
Real Estate · Enterprise

The platform had a roadmap. A JTBD study across five roles revealed a much bigger picture.

17 interviews across five roles. The platform had a roadmap and a vision. The question was whether the evidence would support it — or challenge it.

200+ individual jobs uncovered across 5 roles — reshaping the platform vision and build sequence
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Retail checkout experience research
Retail · Operations

A brand new loyalty discount operation at checkout. Staff had never seen it before — and it showed.

Loyalty discounts were hitting checkout for the first time. The team was confident. The staff had never touched it before.

4 critical friction points identified and resolved before rollout
Read story →
Retail loyalty experience research
Retail · Loyalty

The 14-day early access perk was real. Nobody at the store knew how to activate it.

Members had 14-day exclusive access to their favourite brands. Most never used it. Diary studies and in-store tag-alongs revealed why — and it had nothing to do with the perk itself.

3 distinct member behaviors mapped — revealing where loyalty value broke down in the journey
Archie (Archana), Founder of UserLens
12+
years in CX &
product strategy
Platform adoption lift in 4 weeks
200+
Customer research sessions
10+
Industries served
100%
Evidence-first approach

12+ years turning what customers really say into decisions leaders are confident making

I'm Archie (Archana) — the founder and lead strategist at UserLens. For over 12 years, I've embedded inside the product teams shaping how millions of people shop, travel, invest, and live — at organizations including Amazon, Booking.com, Nordstrom, XPO Logistics, WealthBar, and Credential Financial.

From early-stage startups to global enterprise, I've sat in the room where the hard product decisions get made — across retail, financial services, logistics, travel, and enterprise technology. I understand the pressures leaders face, and what it takes to make evidence actually land with a room full of stakeholders who all have different agendas.

That's why I built UserLens. I don't just run research — I translate what your customers are telling you into clarity that moves leadership to act. That track record includes a 3× lift in platform adoption, a 66% reduction in onboarding drop-off, and research that directly shaped build decisions at Amazon, Nordstrom, and Booking.com. Every engagement is led by me directly — not a junior team running a template.

"The best business decisions aren't just smart — they're backed. I help leaders build that backing before it's too late to use it."

Connect on LinkedIn
Trained at
IDEO · Nielsen Norman Group · Human Factors International

Trusted by product and strategy teams at leading organizations

"

Archie was instrumental in guiding us through both strategic and tactical research — from initial discovery to product-market fit. Her insights shaped key decisions, including a customer journey map that became a crucial tool for driving alignment. Thanks to her work, we built a solid roadmap, streamlined our MVP, and ensured a strong user experience.

Booking.com Senior Product Manager
"

I saw Archie repeatedly lead project teams through complex problem spaces — not only uncovering critical insights that greatly improve the end user experience, but also unifying a diverse set of stakeholders who came in with very different visions and goals for the end product. She continually brings enthusiasm and an uncanny ability to tell the story in compelling ways.

Nordstrom Head of UX Research
"

Archana clearly understands that UX is a team sport. While working together, she successfully led product research and discovery over a full suite of enterprise products. She's hard working, persevering, has great communication skills, and excels when it comes to leading, planning, and executing user research.

XPO Logistics Product Design Leader

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