Strategy question

On Instagram Shopping, should we allow users to check out without logging in first?

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What this question tests

Product strategy tradeoff between conversion friction and platform trust and data value, a classic checkout design decision.

Clarify the goal: near term conversion rate versus long term customer relationship and retention value.
Identify the tradeoff: guest checkout likely raises short term conversion but loses email capture and retargeting ability.
Consider the user segment: impulse buyers who abandon at login versus repeat shoppers who already have accounts.
Recommend allowing guest checkout with a strong post purchase incentive to create an account.
Define success with checkout completion rate alongside post purchase account creation rate.
Flag the risk: fraud and returns are harder to manage without account level history.

States the real tradeoff clearly, conversion now versus retention data later, instead of picking a side with no reasoning.
Proposes a middle path, guest checkout plus a post purchase incentive, rather than an all or nothing answer.
Sets two metrics that capture both sides of the tradeoff, checkout completion and account creation rate.
Names a concrete risk, fraud management without account history, relevant to a shopping feature.

How would you measure the lifetime value difference between guest and account holders?
How would you design the post purchase account prompt to not feel like a bait and switch?
How would this decision differ for a high value purchase versus a low value one?