Growth Finder — Diagnose, Then Pick the Right Playbook

Tell it your product type, stage and channel — it routes you to the growth playbook that fits.

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By Iris Wei (生姜) · ex-COO of AFFiNE (60K+ GitHub stars) · 30× Product Hunt #1

Key takeaways

  • Diagnose before you execute — the most common growth mistake is running the wrong playbook well.
  • Routing is by product type + stage + channel fit, not by what's trendy.
  • Pre-PMF? Don't market yet — go validate the must-have first.
  • Each specialist playbook is a one-command install; this just picks the right one.

What this is

When you don't yet know which growth move you need, start here. Growth Finder diagnoses your situation — product type, stage, channel — and routes you to the specialist playbook that fits, so you don't run an SLG play on a PLG product or chase stars when you need PMF.

Key results

Specialist playbooks routed to10+
Inputs used to routetype · stage · channel
CostFree (MIT-0)
SourceAFFiNE 60K + 150 startups

How to find your growth playbook

  1. 1

    1 · Name the product type

    Open-source project, B2B SaaS, mobile app, or content/creator product — the type rules out half the playbooks immediately.

  2. 2

    2 · Locate your stage

    Pre-PMF, early traction, or scaling. Pre-PMF means validate first (user interviews), not market.

  3. 3

    3 · Identify the bottleneck

    Distribution, conversion, retention, or positioning — the bottleneck, not the symptom, points to the playbook.

  4. 4

    4 · Route to the specialist

    Match to the fitting playbook (see the table below) and install it with one command.

Which playbook fits your problem

Map your situation to the specialist playbook — then install that one.

If you need to…UsePage
Launch on Product Hunt / win the dayProduct Hunt Launch/skills/product-hunt-launch/
Grow GitHub stars / OSS adoptionOpen-Source Marketing/skills/open-source-marketing/
Grow B2B SaaS revenue (PLG/SLG)B2B SaaS Growth/skills/b2b-saas-growth/
Rank on Google AND AI searchSEO & GEO/skills/seo-geo/
Launch / grow a mobile appASO & Cold-Start/skills/aso-growth/
Validate PMF / talk to usersUser Interview/skills/user-interview/

Anti-patterns (growth mistakes this prevents)

FAQ

How do I know which growth playbook I need?

Diagnose three things — product type (OSS / B2B SaaS / app / content), stage (pre-PMF / traction / scaling), and your actual bottleneck (distribution / conversion / retention / positioning). The routing table maps that to a specific playbook to install.

I'm pre-PMF — should I start marketing?

No. Before PMF, the highest-leverage move is validating the must-have through user interviews, not running acquisition. Growth Finder routes pre-PMF products to the User Interview playbook first.

Are these playbooks free?

Yes — every Gingiris playbook is MIT-0 (public-domain equivalent, no attribution required) and installs into any AI agent with one command.

Who built this?

Iris Wei (生姜) — ex-COO of AFFiNE (60K+ GitHub stars, 30× Product Hunt #1), advisor to 150+ AI startups.

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