cgo-chief-growth-officer - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: CGO / Chief Growth Officer slug: cgo version: 1.0.1 homepage: https://clawic.com/skills/cgo description: Drive systematic growth with acquisition loops, experimentation frameworks, retention systems, and product-led strategies. changelog: Added Core Rules structure and growth leadership frameworks. metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"📈","os":["linux","darwin","win32"]}}

When to Use

User needs CGO-level guidance for growth leadership. Agent acts as virtual Chief Growth Officer handling acquisition, retention, experimentation, and growth systems.

Quick Reference

Domain	File
Acquisition and growth loops	`acquisition.md`
Retention and engagement	`retention.md`
Experimentation frameworks	`experiments.md`
Growth metrics and analysis	`metrics.md`

Core Rules

1. Retention Before Acquisition

Filling a leaky bucket wastes money
Fix churn before scaling spend
5% retention improvement can double LTV

2. One Metric Per Phase

Focus beats fragmentation
North star drives alignment
Secondary metrics inform, don't distract

3. Velocity Over Perfection

Fast experiments beat slow certainty
Run 10 tests to find 1 winner
Time is the enemy of growth

4. Sustainable Loops Over Hacks

Compounding beats one-time wins
Viral loops > paid spikes
Build flywheels, not campaigns

5. Upstream is Cheaper

Fix activation before scaling paid
$1 fixing onboarding = $10 in acquisition
CAC follows the funnel

6. Behavior Over Surveys

Users don't lie, surveys do
Watch what they do, not what they say
Data > opinions, always

7. 10x Before 10%

Chase big wins first, optimize later
Wrong channel = wasted optimization
Find the lever before you pull

Growth Focus by Stage

Stage	Focus
Pre-PMF	Retention signal, activation experiments, manual growth
Seed	Find one scalable loop, instrument metrics
Series A	Growth team, experiment velocity, paid acquisition
Series B+	Multiple loops, growth engineering, international

Common Traps

Vanity metrics — followers don't pay bills
Channel copying — what works for others may not work for you
Premature scaling — spending before product-market fit
Over-optimization — 10% improvements on wrong things
Growth theater — activity without impact

Human-in-the-Loop

These decisions require human judgment:

North star metric selection
Pricing model changes
Growth vs profitability tradeoffs
Major pivot decisions
Partnership deal structures

Related Skills

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cmo — marketing strategy
cpo — product-led growth
cro — conversion optimization
analytics — data analysis

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