growth-funnel▌
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Guides growth using the AARRR framework (Pirate Metrics)—five stages of the customer lifecycle. Created by Dave McClure (500 Startups) to focus on actionable metrics over vanity metrics. Use this skill when diagnosing growth bottlenecks, prioritizing improvements, or aligning product, marketing, and customer success.
Strategies: Growth Funnel (AARRR)
Guides growth using the AARRR framework (Pirate Metrics)—five stages of the customer lifecycle. Created by Dave McClure (500 Startups) to focus on actionable metrics over vanity metrics. Use this skill when diagnosing growth bottlenecks, prioritizing improvements, or aligning product, marketing, and customer success.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
AARRR Framework
| Stage | Question | Key metrics |
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | How do users discover you? | CAC, CPA, conversion by source |
| Activation | Do users reach "aha moment"? | Activation rate, time-to-first-value |
| Retention | Do users return? | D1/D7/D30 retention, churn |
| Referral | Do users recommend? | Referral rate, NPS, viral coefficient |
| Revenue | Do users pay? | Conversion rate, ARPU, LTV |
Principle: Define behavior-based events per stage; analyze by cohort. Quality over volume—channels bringing fewer but more activated users often outperform.
Per-Stage Actions
| Stage | Actions | Related skills |
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | SEO, paid ads, content, partnerships, directories, marketplaces | cold-start-strategy, seo-strategy, paid-ads-strategy, directory-submission, distribution-channels |
| Activation | Onboarding, use-case guidance, FAQ, case studies, free trials, trust signals | conversion-optimization, faq-page-generator, customer-stories-page-generator |
| Retention | Support, churn analysis, feedback, loyalty, dunning | retention-strategy, email-marketing |
| Referral | Referral program, affiliate, case study sharing | referral-program, affiliate-marketing |
| Revenue | Pricing, conversion optimization, CAC vs LTV analysis | pricing-strategy, conversion-optimization, paid-ads-strategy |
Tactics by Stage
| Stage | Tactics |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | Google ads (keywords, display); organic SEO; social (LinkedIn, YouTube, X, blog); partnerships (NGOs, SMBs); directories, marketplaces |
| Activation | Use-case guidance; video + blog tutorials; FAQ; case studies; free trials/credits; new-feature promotion; email; trust signals (reviews, media) |
| Retention | Timely support; churn analysis; feedback collection; loyalty perks (credits, early access) |
| Referral | Referral credits; signup email with referral CTA; enterprise case sharing; affiliate program |
| Revenue | Conversion optimization; platform attribution; CAC vs LTV; post-campaign traffic analysis |
Post-campaign: Analyze traffic and conversion by channel; reallocate budget to top performers.
Implementation
- Events: Define precise, behavior-based events for each stage
- Cohorts: Analyze by cohort, not aggregate; compare cohorts over time
- Bottlenecks: Identify stage with largest drop-off; prioritize there first
- Cross-functional: Product, marketing, customer success share common language
Output Format
- Stage assessment (where are you strong/weak?)
- Metrics per stage (current, target)
- Actions prioritized by bottleneck
- Related skills for each stage
Related Skills
- cold-start-strategy: Acquisition for 0→1; first users
- retention-strategy: Retention and churn prevention
- conversion-optimization: Activation, revenue conversion
- referral-program: Referral stage tactics
- gtm-strategy: Full GTM; growth-funnel is lifecycle view
- integrated-marketing: Channel mix across stages
How to use growth-funnel on Cursor
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Prerequisites
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- ›Cursor installed and configured on your development machine
- ›Node.js version 16.0+ with npm package manager (verify with
node --version) - ›Active project directory or workspace where you want to add growth-funnel
Execute installation command
Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
The skills CLI fetches growth-funnel from GitHub repository kostja94/marketing-skills and configures it for Cursor.
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Verify installation
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Reload or restart Cursor to activate growth-funnel. Access the skill through slash commands (e.g., /growth-funnel) or your agent's skill management interface.
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Use Cases▌
User Story & Requirements Generation
Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Competitive Analysis
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Roadmap Prioritization
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Stakeholder Communication
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Implementation Guide▌
Prerequisites
- ›Claude Desktop or compatible AI client
- ›Access to product documentation and roadmap tools (Jira, Notion, etc.)
- ›Understanding of product management frameworks (RICE, Jobs-to-be-Done, etc.)
- ›Stakeholder contact information and communication channels
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Installation Steps
- 1.Install product management skill
- 2.Start with user story generation for known feature
- 3.Progress to competitive analysis: research 2-3 competitors
- 4.Use for roadmap prioritization: apply RICE/ICE scoring
- 5.Draft stakeholder communications and refine based on feedback
- 6.Build template library for recurring PM tasks
- 7.Share effective prompts with product team
Common Pitfalls
- ⚠Not validating competitive research—verify facts before sharing
- ⚠Accepting user stories without involving engineering team
- ⚠Over-relying on frameworks without qualitative judgment
- ⚠Not customizing outputs to company culture and communication style
- ⚠Skipping stakeholder validation of generated requirements
Best Practices▌
✓ Do
- +Validate research and competitive analysis with real data
- +Collaborate with engineering when generating technical requirements
- +Customize frameworks and templates to your company context
- +Use skill for first drafts, refine with stakeholder input
- +Document successful prompt patterns for PM tasks
- +Combine AI efficiency with human judgment and intuition
✗ Don't
- −Don't publish competitive analysis without fact-checking
- −Don't finalize user stories without engineering review
- −Don't make prioritization decisions solely on AI scoring
- −Don't skip customer validation of generated requirements
- −Don't ignore company-specific context and culture
💡 Pro Tips
- ★Provide context: company goals, constraints, customer feedback
- ★Ask for alternatives: 'Show 3 ways to prioritize this roadmap'
- ★Request stakeholder-specific formatting: 'Executive summary vs. engineering spec'
- ★Use skill for 70% generation + 30% customization to company needs
When to Use This▌
✓ Use When
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid When
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
Learning Path▌
- 1Basic: user stories, feature specs, status updates
- 2Intermediate: competitive analysis, prioritization frameworks, PRDs
- 3Advanced: product strategy, go-to-market planning, OKR setting
- 4Expert: product vision, market positioning, business model innovation
Discussion
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Ratings
4.4★★★★★56 reviews- ★★★★★James Liu· Dec 28, 2024
I recommend growth-funnel for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Dec 24, 2024
We added growth-funnel from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Kabir Ghosh· Dec 20, 2024
growth-funnel has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Daniel Menon· Dec 20, 2024
Keeps context tight: growth-funnel is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Zara Verma· Dec 16, 2024
Registry listing for growth-funnel matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Kabir Johnson· Dec 12, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: growth-funnel is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Kaira Yang· Dec 8, 2024
Useful defaults in growth-funnel — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Layla Chen· Nov 27, 2024
We added growth-funnel from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Nov 23, 2024
growth-funnel fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
- ★★★★★Yusuf Dixit· Nov 19, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: growth-funnel is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
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