Most consumer founders celebrate growth. The best founders obsess over retention. In Episode 3 of Lumikai Pixels Blueprint × Outlook Respawn , Aditya Deshpande , VP at Lumikai , explains why retention now sits at the center of product success - driven by rising acquisition costs, privacy shifts, and the growing importance of LTV and unit economics. In this episode, we cover: Why retention is the lifeblood of consumer and interactive media apps How retention drives LTV, CAC ef