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Beta Program Design by nandanosql — Agent Skill

Name: Beta Program Design
Author: nandanosql

File contents

Purpose

Design a beta program that validates product-market fit with early adopters before GA launch — covering recruitment, success criteria, feedback loops, and graduation criteria.

Application

Beta Program Template

# Beta Program: [Product/Feature Name]

## Overview
- **Type:** [Closed / Open / Internal-only]
- **Duration:** [X weeks]
- **Target size:** [# participants]
- **Launch → GA criteria:** [Conditions for graduation]

## Participant Recruitment
### Ideal Beta User
- [Profile: existing power users / new segment / internal]
- [Selection criteria: company size, use case, engagement level]

### Recruitment Channels
- [ ] In-app opt-in banner
- [ ] Email to qualified users
- [ ] Internal nomination
- [ ] Community/social

## Feedback Loops
| Channel | Frequency | Purpose |
|---------|-----------|---------|
| In-app feedback widget | Continuous | Bug/friction reports |
| Weekly survey (5 questions) | Weekly | Satisfaction tracking |
| 1:1 interviews (5-8 users) | Biweekly | Deep qualitative insights |
| Usage analytics | Continuous | Behavioral data |
| Slack/Discord channel | Continuous | Community feedback |

## Success Criteria (Beta → GA)
| Metric | Target | Current |
|--------|--------|---------|
| Net Promoter Score | > 30 | — |
| Feature adoption rate | > 60% of beta users | — |
| Critical bugs | 0 remaining | — |
| User-reported satisfaction | > 4/5 | — |
| Performance benchmarks | [Target] | — |

## Timeline
| Week | Milestone |
|------|----------|
| 1 | Recruit and onboard beta users |
| 2-3 | Active beta, first feedback cycles |
| 4 | Mid-beta review and iteration |
| 5-6 | Final iteration and polish |
| 7 | Beta graduation decision |

Quality Rubric

Dimension	0	1	2
Recruitment	Random users	Target profile	Profile + criteria + channel plan
Feedback	"We'll ask them"	One channel	Multi-channel with cadence
Success criteria	"It went well"	Some metrics	Quantified thresholds for GA
Action on feedback	Collected, ignored	Triaged	Rapid iteration loop

References

Related Skills

skills/launch/launch-checklist/SKILL.md — Beta is a launch phase
skills/launch/gtm-strategy/SKILL.md — Beta feeds GTM insights
skills/discovery/survey-design/SKILL.md — Design beta surveys

Skill type: Component Domain: Launch & GTM

---name: beta-program-designdescription: Design a beta program that validates product-market fit with early adopters — covering recruitment, success criteria, feedback loops, and graduation to GA.---## PurposeDesign a beta program that validates **product-market fit** with early adopters before GA launch — covering recruitment, success criteria, feedback loops, and graduation criteria.---## Application### Beta Program Template```markdown# Beta Program: [Product/Feature Name]## Overview- **Type:** [Closed / Open / Internal-only]- **Duration:** [X weeks]- **Target size:** [# participants]- **Launch → GA criteria:** [Conditions for graduation]## Participant Recruitment### Ideal Beta User- [Profile: existing power users / new segment / internal]- [Selection criteria: company size, use case, engagement level]### Recruitment Channels- [ ] In-app opt-in banner- [ ] Email to qualified users- [ ] Internal nomination- [ ] Community/social## Feedback Loops| Channel | Frequency | Purpose ||---------|-----------|---------|| In-app feedback widget | Continuous | Bug/friction reports || Weekly survey (5 questions) | Weekly | Satisfaction tracking || 1:1 interviews (5-8 users) | Biweekly | Deep qualitative insights || Usage analytics | Continuous | Behavioral data || Slack/Discord channel | Continuous | Community feedback |## Success Criteria (Beta → GA)| Metric | Target | Current ||--------|--------|---------|| Net Promoter Score | > 30 | — || Feature adoption rate | > 60% of beta users | — || Critical bugs | 0 remaining | — || User-reported satisfaction | > 4/5 | — || Performance benchmarks | [Target] | — |## Timeline| Week | Milestone ||------|----------|| 1 | Recruit and onboard beta users || 2-3 | Active beta, first feedback cycles || 4 | Mid-beta review and iteration || 5-6 | Final iteration and polish || 7 | Beta graduation decision |```---## Quality Rubric| Dimension | 0 | 1 | 2 ||-----------|---|---|---|| **Recruitment** | Random users | Target profile | Profile + criteria + channel plan || **Feedback** | "We'll ask them" | One channel | Multi-channel with cadence || **Success criteria** | "It went well" | Some metrics | Quantified thresholds for GA || **Action on feedback** | Collected, ignored | Triaged | Rapid iteration loop |---## References### Related Skills- `skills/launch/launch-checklist/SKILL.md` — Beta is a launch phase- `skills/launch/gtm-strategy/SKILL.md` — Beta feeds GTM insights- `skills/discovery/survey-design/SKILL.md` — Design beta surveys---**Skill type:** Component**Domain:** Launch & GTM

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Beta Program Design