Starting with Instagram, that has a pretty standard onboarding process for social platforms, not much is required. Once the user inputs the necessary information for starting an account, an email, username, and password, they are pretty much thrown straight into the feed. Granted, there are a few options to sync contacts from phone numbers or Facebook friends, but those are easily skippable. There is a relative low amount of friction which I would expect as users on these sites are looking for quick and easy entertainment.
Notion and other productivity platforms ask more questions for a personalized user experience. Beyond email and password, they ask for occupation, interests, and intentions for using this platform. Moreso, they offer a screen to import any potentially necessary information from other platforms to create a cohesive workspace. While there are more steps and questions to sign up for these platforms, I do anticipate users minding. When signing up for these platforms, users are wanting to be more organized and productive and are willing to endure longer onboarding processes for those purposes.
Lastly, the Venmo onboarding process had the longest flow by far. Besides the initial account set up, to use this platform, users must agree to a multitude of agreements about policy, privacy, and fees they may receive from the platform. Similar to the Notion onflow, I think this long process is a positive part of the user experience. When dealing with sensitive information and money, users want to feel as though they can trust the platform, which this process ensures.
