GTM Strategy (Orchestrator)
Position in workflow: v0.8 Monitoring Setup → v0.9 GTM Strategy (Orchestrator) → v0.9 Launch Metrics
This skill is an orchestrator, not a primary skill. GTM strategy is composed of three framework-grounded sub-skills that run in sequence. This skill chains them and reconciles outputs. New work on positioning, offers, or channels should invoke the sub-skills directly.
Execution Mode
Default is standard. See .claude/rules/08-skill-execution-modes.md for selection logic.
| Mode | What this skill produces | |------|--------------------------| | quick | Each sub-skill in quick mode; reconciled GTM index | | standard | Each sub-skill in standard mode; full reconciliation pass over outputs | | deep | Each sub-skill in deep mode; multi-pass reconciliation + risk register |
The Three Sub-Skills
GTM is positioning before offer before channels. Running them out of order produces channel plans that don't reach the right people with the right pitch.
| Step | Sub-skill | Framework | Owner |
|------|-----------|-----------|-------|
| 1 | prd-v09-positioning-dunford | April Dunford, Obviously Awesome (5-step) | Founder + PM |
| 2 | prd-v09-offer-construction-hormozi | Alex Hormozi, $100M Offers (value equation + Grand Slam) | Founder + Sales |
| 3 | prd-v09-launch-channels-orb | Corey Haines, ORB framework (Owned / Rented / Borrowed) | Growth |
Use the v0.9 tactical playbooks (prd-v09-aeo-audit, prd-v09-alternatives-pages, prd-v09-cold-outreach-tiered, prd-v09-hn-reddit-launch) after these three are complete — each plugs into a specific channel from step 3.
Orchestration Workflow
1. Positioning (Dunford) → GTM-*(positioning), BR-POS-*
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2. Offer (Hormozi) → GTM-*(offer, guarantee), BR-PRICING-*
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3. Channels (ORB) → GTM-*(channel, sequence, mix-matrix)
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4. Reconciliation (this skill) → GTM-*(index) with cross-skill checks
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5. Tactical playbooks → AEO audit, alt pages, cold outreach, HN/Reddit (v0.9 tactical)
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6. Launch Metrics + Feedback → v0.9 Launch Metrics, Feedback Loop Setup
Reconciliation (this skill's actual work)
After the three sub-skills run, check for cross-skill consistency:
| Check | Question | Fix if no | |-------|----------|-----------| | Best-fit alignment | Are channels (step 3) actually used by the best-fit segment defined in positioning (step 1)? | Re-run step 3 with corrected segment lens | | Promise consistency | Does the offer (step 2) promise more or less than the positioning supports? | Adjust offer down; do not silently inflate positioning | | Guarantee viability | Can the guarantee in the offer survive the launch volume from step 3? | Tighten guarantee terms or reduce paid-channel reach until guarantee can scale | | Category-channel fit | Is the launch channel mix appropriate for the market category claimed in positioning? | Drop channels that don't fit the category (e.g., enterprise category → no TikTok) | | KPI rollup | Do per-channel attribution targets sum to v0.3 baseline KPI- targets? | Adjust channel budget/effort allocation |
Reconciliation is the load-bearing work — without it, the three sub-skill outputs are incoherent.
Consumes
This skill's Consumes is the union of the three sub-skills' Consumes:
- From v0.2 (CFD-, BR-product-type), v0.3 (FEA-, KPI-, BR-pricing), v0.4 (PER-), v0.8 (DEP-, MON-)
- See each sub-skill for the specific IDs it pulls
Produces
This skill produces the reconciled GTM- index — a single entry pointing at all GTM- entries created by the three sub-skills, with reconciliation notes:
GTM-XXX: GTM Strategy Index
Type: Index
Owner: Launch Coordinator
Status: Approved
Positioning: GTM-AAA (statement), BR-POS-* (rules)
Offer: GTM-BBB (card), GTM-CCC (guarantee)
Channels: GTM-DDD/EEE/FFF (channel entries), GTM-GGG (mix matrix), GTM-HHH (sequence)
Tactical (when active): GTM-* from AEO, alternatives, cold outreach, HN/Reddit playbooks
Reconciliation notes:
- Best-fit alignment: [PASS | issue + fix]
- Promise consistency: [...]
- Guarantee viability: [...]
- Category-channel fit: [...]
- KPI rollup: [...]
Linked IDs: All GTM-* created in this lifecycle iteration
Migration Note (legacy entries)
Prior to this refactor, this skill produced GTM-* entries directly with Type=Messaging, Type=Channel, Type=Timeline, Type=Task, Type=Asset. Existing entries with those types remain valid — the sub-skills produce comparable types structured around their respective frameworks.
If you have legacy GTM-* entries created before the split, run each sub-skill once over the existing material to:
- Reclassify messaging entries as Type=Positioning (anchored in Dunford's 5 steps)
- Validate offer-related entries against the Hormozi value equation
- Reclassify channel entries by ORB layer (Owned / Rented / Borrowed)
No automatic migration — the reclassification is a deliberate decision that surfaces gaps in the original work.
Quality Gates
Before proceeding to Launch Metrics:
- [ ] All three sub-skills have completed (or quick-mode placeholders exist for each)
- [ ] Reconciliation table filled with all five checks (PASS or fix logged)
- [ ] GTM- index entry created pointing at all sub-skill outputs
- [ ] No unreconciled contradictions between positioning, offer, and channels
Downstream Connections
See each sub-skill for direct downstream connections. This orchestrator's downstream is:
| Consumer | What it uses | |----------|--------------| | v0.9 Tactical playbooks | The GTM index identifies which channels are active for tactical-skill plug-in | | v0.9 Launch Metrics | The reconciled KPI rollup | | v0.9 Feedback Loop Setup | The reconciled channel list |