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It seems that the term comes from here https://growth.design/case-studies/trello-user-onboarding/ https://growth.design/case-studies/trello-user-onboarding/ an

• fbelzile 7y ago
  That actually sounds like a cool SaaS business idea on it's own. Create an API to convert email addresses like example@gmail.com to links with custom search parameters like so: hxxps://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/from%3Aexample.com+subject%3AComplete+Registration+in%3Aanywhere
• ryanjm33 7y ago
  The problem with this approach is that you assume the user only has one email address signed in. They might have `/u/1/` as their personal email used on your website. This could cause more confusion than help since this isn't common practice. (Plus you are assuming gmail.)
  • markdown 7y ago
    > Plus you are assuming gmail. There aren't any assumptions. You use this method if the user provided a gmail address. Users of other email services fall back to the default method.
    • Geee 7y ago
      It's not just gmail, but G Suite. The idea is to look up the MX records and detect this.