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Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth.
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We run an early-stage B2B SaaS tool for recruiters and currently have 5 beta users. We want to reach 50 paying team accounts within the next six months, but our team keeps getting pulled into building custom features and doing random social media posts. Can you help us focus by building a critical path plan? Please outline our quantitative growth goal, classify our business stage, list only the essential milestones ordered sequentially with evidence required, provide a table of off-path activities we should ignore for now, and detail our review cadence.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Classifies the company stage as Phase I because they are proving early demand with initial users | Missed | Passed |
| Categorizes social media posting and custom feature builds under off-path work to stop distraction from core traction | Passed | Passed |
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Use this skill to convert an ambiguous growth objective into a measurable traction goal, required milestones, and a disciplined "not now" list.
Primary source: Traction, chapters 2 and 5.
Classify the current stage:
| Stage | Main Question | Typical Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I | Can the product get real traction? | First engaged customers or proof of demand |
| Phase II | Can this become sustainable? | Enough customers or revenue to approach sustainability |
| Phase III | Can this scale profitably? | Larger growth, market position, or profit expansion |
If the product is early, keep tests small and feedback-rich. If it is later, insist on goals large enough to move the business.
The traction goal should be quantitative, time-bound, and meaningful enough to change the company's situation.
Good goals include:
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