Can I use this for B2B or complex SaaS products?

Yes, the framework specifically addresses 'sticky' products like Figma or Slack, focusing on collaboration invites and distributed viral moments rather than simple consumer-style sharing.

How does retention impact viral growth?

High retention allows users to perform viral actions across many sessions. This skill helps you calculate how 'Total K-Factor' compounds over a user's lifetime, reducing the need for aggressive first-session viral tactics.

What is the viral coefficient or K-factor?

The viral coefficient (K-factor) is a metric measuring how many new users each existing user generates. A K-factor of 1.0 means every user brings in one additional user; above 1.0 indicates exponential, self-sustaining growth.

How does this skill help reduce CAC?

By increasing organic viral signups, the skill helps lower the effective Cost Per Acquisition (CAC). For example, a K-factor of 0.5 creates a 2x growth multiplier, effectively cutting your paid acquisition costs in half.

Viral Mechanics Framework

Name: Viral Mechanics Framework
Author: lev-os

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Designs and measures exponential product growth using mathematical frameworks for viral coefficients, loops, and retention-driven compounding.

This skill implements the scientific growth frameworks popularized by experts like Andrew Chen to help developers and product teams architect sustainable virality. It provides systematic guidance for calculating K-factors, designing high-conversion content sharing loops, and leveraging product retention to drive organic user acquisition. By moving beyond legacy 'email spam' tactics, it focuses on modern patterns like collaboration-driven growth and attribution-tracked sharing to optimize the effective Cost Per Acquisition (CAC) through rigorous mathematical modeling.

主要功能

01Attribution tracking patterns for viral signups

02Viral loop design for content-driven and collaboration products

03K-Factor & Growth Multiplier mathematical modeling

04Retention-driven viral compounding strategies

05Saturation and novelty decay mitigation tactics

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使用场景

01Designing AI-generated content sharing loops with built-in attribution

02Optimizing product features to reduce Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

03Diagnosing and fixing underperforming viral growth mechanisms

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lev-os/agents viral-mechanics

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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