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plg-skill

Designs product-led growth strategies, activation metrics, and freemium conversion frameworks for SaaS products.

39|4|Updated Apr 13, 2026
Search Tags:#onboarding#freemium#activation#saas metrics#plg#product-led growth#pql
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npx skills add https://github.com/firatcand/founder-skills --skill plg-skill-firatcand
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Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: plg-skill
Source: https://github.com/firatcand/founder-skills/tree/main/plg-skill
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/firatcand/founder-skills --skill plg-skill-firatcand

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What problem does it solve? Founders struggle to decide whether product-led growth fits their SaaS product and how to design freemium tiers, activation metrics, and self-serve funnels without guessing at benchmarks. ## Core Features & Use Cases - PLG Readiness Audit: Scores your product across self-serve evaluability, time-to-value, viral potential, and market breadth, then recommends pure PLG, hybrid, or sales-led motions. - Access Model & Funnel Design: Chooses between freemium, free trial, and reverse trial, defines behavioral activation events, onboarding flows, conversion triggers, and PQL scoring. - PLG Metrics Stack: Advises on NRG, activation rate, TTV, free-to-paid conversion, NDR, and CAC payback with cohort-based measurement. - Use Case: A founder launching a collaboration tool asks whether to offer freemium; the skill assesses readiness, recommends a reverse trial, defines the aha moment, and specifies upgrade triggers. ## Quick Start Ask the skill to assess whether your SaaS product is a good fit for product-led growth and recommend an access model.

Frequently Asked Questions about plg-skill

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How do I decide between freemium and free trial for my SaaS?▼

Freemium fits large horizontal markets with strong viral potential and immediate individual value, while free trials suit higher-ACV products needing setup or exploration. Reverse trials combine both by starting users on premium and downgrading after a time limit.

How do I define a product-qualified lead (PQL)?▼

Define a PQL by combining in-product behavior signals like feature usage, frequency, recency, and account breadth with firmographic fit such as company size and role. PQL-flagged accounts typically convert at multiples of MQL rates.

What is a good activation rate for a PLG product?▼

A common target is roughly 25% or more of signups reaching a behaviorally defined aha moment, though it varies by product complexity. Track activation by cohort rather than aggregate snapshots to see real improvement.

When is product-led growth a bad fit?▼

PLG struggles with complex integrations, organization-wide process change before value is visible, regulated industries, and narrow markets where a free tier cannibalizes monetizable demand. In those cases a sales-led motion with PLG elements works better.

How do I combine PLG with an enterprise sales team?▼

Design separate self-serve and sales-assist lanes, score and route PQLs to sales based on usage thresholds and firmographic signals, and align compensation across both motions. Datadog, Slack, and Zoom are common hybrid exemplars.

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