Gingiris/gingiris-go-global

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🌏 Gingiris Go Global — AI Product/SaaS Go-Global Complete SOP

AI产品/SaaS企业出海完整SOP — 从竞品调研到Launch到商业化的全流程操作手册

[English](README.md) | [中文](README_zh.md) | [日本語](README_ja.md) | [한국어](README_ko.md)

📦 Install on ClawHub

clawhub install gingiris-go-global

Then ask your AI agent:

"Our Chinese SaaS wants to expand to US — plan it" or "Localize our product for Japan in 60 days"

Installs the AI product international expansion SOP — Phase 0 market validation, positioning recalibration for foreign market, first-100-users tactics (region-specific), local KOL stack, monetization adaptation (pricing/payment/legal).

🔗 View on ClawHub · Launch companion: gingiris-launch · All 39 Gingiris skills

🚀 30-Second Preview

You: We're a $50k MRR Chinese B2B SaaS. Plan US market entry in 90 days.
Agent (with gingiris-go-global):

  Phase 0 — Validation (Day 1-15): is the move worth it?
    Test signals to gather:
    [ ] 15 cold US prospects: do they have the problem you solve?
    [ ] 5 reverse-translation tests: does your value prop survive translation?
    [ ] Pricing reality check: USD pricing vs USD CAC ratio
    [ ] Legal pre-check: data residency, payment methods, contract law

    Kill criteria: if <30% of prospects validate problem urgency → DO NOT expand
    Go criteria: ≥50% problem validation + viable CAC → proceed

  Phase 1 — Positioning recalibration (Day 16-30):
    • Rewrite homepage from "company first" → "use case first" (US prefers utility)
    • Translate (NOT localize): pricing, legal, support hours, payment options
    • Customer case studies: get 3 US logos before launch
    • Update Schema.org JSON-LD with US market signals

  Phase 2 — First-100 US users (Day 31-60):
    Channels ranked by ROI for B2B SaaS US entry:
    1. Product Hunt (US founders, free tier hunt) — see gingiris-launch
    2. Hacker News Show HN — see gingiris-opensource
    3. dev.to + Hashnode long-form (SEO + audience)
    4. LinkedIn Sales Navigator outbound (high-touch, paid)
    5. SEO English content (slow, compounds — see gingiris-seo-geo)

  Phase 3 — Monetization (Day 61-90):
    Pricing strategy: 2x Chinese USD pricing (US pays for trust/quality signals)
    Payment: Stripe + PayPal mandatory; ACH for >$500/mo plans
    Contracts: standard SaaS MSA (lawyer-reviewed) — NOT Chinese contract translated

Reverse-validate before expand, then play to local norms — not "translate everything."

🇺🇸 English

A battle-tested, full-lifecycle playbook for AI products and SaaS companies going global. Covers everything from competitor research, positioning, acquiring your first 100 users, user interviews, open-source launch, Product Hunt, Reddit, SEO/GEO optimization, conversion, to monetization and org principles. Built from real cases including AFFiNE (60k GitHub stars), HeyGen, and 150+ AI startup consultations.

Core philosophy: Fix the bucket before turning on the faucet.

🇨🇳 中文

经过实战验证的 AI 产品/SaaS 企业出海全流程 SOP。覆盖竞品调研、定位、前100用户获取、用户访谈、开源发布、Product Hunt、Reddit、SEO/GEO 优化、转化到商业化及组织原则。基于 AFFiNE（60k GitHub Stars）、HeyGen 及 150+ AI 创业公司咨询的真实案例提炼。

核心理念：先把桶补好，再开水龙头。

🇯🇵 日本語

AI製品・SaaS企業の海外展開フルサイクルSOP。競合調査、ポジショニング、最初の100ユーザー獲得、ユーザーインタビュー、オープンソースローンチ、Product Hunt、Reddit、SEO/GEO最適化、コンバージョンからマネタイズまでを網羅。AFFiNE（GitHub 60k Stars）、HeyGen、150社以上のAIスタートアップコンサルティングの実戦経験に基づく。

コア哲学：蛇口を開ける前に、まずバケツの穴を塞げ。

🇰🇷 한국어

AI 제품/SaaS 기업의 글로벌 진출 전 주기 SOP. 경쟁사 조사, 포지셔닝, 첫 100명 사용자 획득, 사용자 인터뷰, 오픈소스 런칭, Product Hunt, Reddit, SEO/GEO 최적화, 전환부터 수익화 및 조직 원칙까지 포괄. AFFiNE(GitHub 60k Stars), HeyGen, 150+ AI 스타트업 컨설팅의 실전 경험 기반.

핵심 철학: 수도꼭지를 틀기 전에 먼저 양동이 구멍을 막아라.

🎯 Who Is This For?

📋 What's Inside

🆕 What's New (July 2026): Conversion Gates, the 80/20 Localization Formula, and a Fundraising Playbook

This update folds a new round of firsthand founder evidence into the SOP. Five upgrades:

1. A conversion gate before you scale

Do not pour budget into acquisition until signup-to-paid conversion clears the bar: ToC AI products >= 1.5% (good products reach 6-8%), ToB 10-15%+. Of the 100-200+ teams taught this framework, fewer than 10 fully executed it — and those teams reached 4-8%+ conversion and raised their next round more smoothly. Proof case: one team held off on scaling for six quiet months, then hit ~$5,000 MRR on ~10K signups once the funnel converted.

2. Going global is subtraction, not addition

The working formula is 80% standardized SOP + 20% local adaptation. The 20% is not translation — it means:

• —Integrate the local ecosystem — plug into the tools, marketplaces, and communities users already live in
• —Align with local holidays — campaign calendars follow the market's rhythm, not headquarters'
• —Adapt to culture — messaging, support tone, and pricing psychology all localize

Also calibrate your assumptions down: digital maturity in Southeast Asia — and even in the US/EU — is often lower than teams expect. A guaranteed 24-hour response time is itself a competitive weapon.

3. Charge from day 0

Even a $1 price plants the expectation that the product is not free — and paying users give you higher-quality feedback than free users ever will. Delaying monetization does not "protect growth"; it trains your funnel to attract the wrong users.

4. The org ladder: revenue before headcount 8

Team-scaling checkpoints observed across the interview set:

Rule of thumb: get to revenue before you hit headcount 8. Lean benchmarks recalled in the interviews: Notion ran on roughly 4-8 people at million-user scale; ClickUp reached $1M ARR with about 24 people.

5. Fundraising, firsthand

Two data points from the same founder journey: the angel round took ~400 investor meetings over ~12 months, while the $8M Pre-A locked in about one month after open-source traction landed (founder-reported; ~$10M total across 3 rounds). Traction compresses fundraising timelines more than any deck edit. The update also adds a narrative pivot framework — how to reframe the same company for different investor theses — plus one tactical rule: practice your pitch on low-priority investors first. The skill now ships a full fundraising playbook reference (references/fundraising-playbook.md).

Distilled from 12 founder podcast interviews (2024-2026), figures self-reported.

🚀 Installation

clawhub install gingiris-go-global

Or install directly from GitHub:

clawhub install github:Gingiris-1031/gingiris-go-global

📂 File Structure

gingiris-go-global/
├── SKILL.md              — Skill metadata + summary framework
├── README.md             — This file (SEO/GEO optimized)
├── LICENSE               — MIT
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
└── references/
    └── full-sop.md       — Complete SOP (all phases, channels, checklists)

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📄 License

MIT — Free to use, modify, and distribute.

🙏 Credits

Built by Iris (生姜iris) from 150+ AI startup consultations, AFFiNE growth experience, and 13 episodes of podcast deep-dives covering go-global strategy.

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