The outcome funnel: from number to date to dating
The outcome funnel in Run Game is the Pipeline section of Stats. It starts from your logged successes and shows how many of them reached each later stage: got number, texted, date set, went on a date, dating. It only fills in after you tell Run Game what happened next on each success, and that takes a couple of taps per entry.
Where to find it
Open the Improve tab, then Stats from the row of tools under the header. Near the bottom of the page there's a section called Pipeline. It appears only once the range you're looking at contains at least one success. The ranges at the top of Stats are Today, This week and All time, with 3 days and 30 days under More. The Pipeline follows whichever range you pick, so All time is the one to read once you have a few weeks of data.
Each row has the stage name, a row of small lights and a count. Run Game doesn't show percentages, so to compare two rows you divide one count by the one above it yourself. The rows are:
- Success
- Got number
- Texted
- Date set
- Went on a date
- Dating
Stages nobody has reached yet show a count of 0, so early on most rows will be empty.
Mark what happened next
Stages come from you. Run Game can't see your texts or your calendar, so it only knows what you enter.
- In Stats, scroll to Recent logs and tap its header to open the list. It holds your last 50 approaches.
- Find the success. Successes show a line that reads What happened next?
- Tap it. A sheet opens with a Furthest stage choice: Got number, Texted, Date set, Went on a date, Dating.
- Tap the furthest stage that has actually happened. It saves right away, and the line on the log now shows that stage's name.
You pick one stage per success, the furthest one so far. When things move on, open the sheet again and pick a later stage. Clear removes the stage, and Close shuts the sheet. The sheet also has an Add to Dates button, which starts a contact in the Dates tool linked to that log. That's optional.
Only successes get this prompt. A rejected approach never goes into the funnel.
How the counts work
The funnel is cumulative. If you mark one success as "Date set", it counts in Got number, Texted and Date set. That's why the numbers can only stay level or fall as you go down the list.
Two details from how the page is built are worth knowing:
- What counts as a success is your call. Run Game doesn't define it. One common definition is getting a number or a clear yes to a plan, but you decide that when you log.
- Stages follow the day of the approach. A success from three weeks ago that turns into a date today still counts in the range that includes the original approach, not today.
A made-up example
These numbers are invented to show how to work out the percentages yourself. Say All time reads:
| Stage | Count | Your math: share of row above |
|---|---|---|
| Success | 20 | |
| Got number | 14 | 70% |
| Texted | 9 | 64% |
| Date set | 4 | 44% |
| Went on a date | 3 | 75% |
| Dating | 1 | 33% |
Reading down, the biggest fall is between Texted and Date set (9 down to 4).
Reading the drop-offs
A drop is a prompt to look at your notes, not a verdict. Here are common readings, offered as advice and not as rules:
- Success to Got number is low. The conversations may be going well but ending without an exchange, or "success" may mean something stricter for you than for another person. How to ask for a number covers the ask itself.
- Got number to Texted is low. Either the first message isn't going out or replies aren't coming. Check how long you wait and what you send first. What to text after getting a number has examples.
- Texted to Date set is low. Chats can run for days without a plan. A specific suggestion with a day and a place gives the other person something easy to say yes or no to. Planning the date after she says yes picks up from there.
- Date set to Went on a date is low. Plans fall through for ordinary reasons on both sides. If it keeps happening, check whether the plan was specific and confirmed.
- Went on a date to Dating is low. This stage depends on both people. Plenty of good dates end with one or both deciding it's not a match, and that's a normal outcome, not a flaw in the funnel.
The stage where most people stall is called a sticking point. Sticking points explains how to pick one stage and work on only that for a few weeks.
Small samples
Ten successes is a small sample. If only two reach the third stage, one more or one fewer changes the percentage a lot. Wait until each row has a handful of entries before drawing a conclusion, and read the Pipeline alongside your notes. The All time view is steadier than a single week.
The funnel also can't show what it doesn't know. If a row looks empty, it may mean nothing happened, or it may mean you haven't marked it yet. Updating your stages once a week avoids that.
What to do next
- Open Stats today and scroll to Recent logs. Mark the stage for every success you can remember.
- Check the Pipeline on All time and work out which row has the lowest share of the row above it.
- Read your notes from the successes just above that drop. Look for something that shows up in more than one.
- Pick one change for the next two weeks, such as sending the first message within 24 hours or suggesting a specific day by the third text.
- Update stages every Sunday as part of a short weekly check. The track your progress guide has a 15-minute routine for it.
- Re-read the Pipeline after about ten more successes and compare your own percentages.
The Pipeline keeps the stages in one place, so you can see where things tend to stall.