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Author: Ben Sima <ben@bensima.com>
Date: Thu Jan 1 16:34:27 2026
Biz/PodcastItLater: Add Growth Operator skill
Daily growth operations skill that combines:
- Analytics check (GoatCounter)
- Reddit prospecting
- Twitter/X prospecting
- Competitor watch
- Content pipeline management
Outputs a daily brief with prospects, draft replies, and action items.
Designed for human-in-the-loop: generates drafts, human posts them.
Task-Id: t-331
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+#!/usr/bin/env agent
+
+# PIL Growth Operator
+
+Daily growth operations for PodcastItLater.
+
+## Context
+
+PodcastItLater converts web articles to podcasts. Target users:
+- Newsletter addicts with reading backlogs
+- Commuters who want to "read" during travel
+- Content creators who want audio versions for their audience
+- People with visual fatigue or accessibility needs
+
+Competitors: Audiblogs, Speechify, ElevenLabs Reader, etc.
+
+## Daily Operations
+
+Run these activities and compile a daily brief.
+
+### 1. Analytics Check
+
+Query GoatCounter for anomalies:
+```bash
+curl "https://stats.podcastitlater.bensima.com/api/v0/stats/total?start=$(date -d '7 days ago' -Iseconds)&end=$(date -Iseconds)" \
+ -H 'Authorization: Bearer pj2p79pv3ulr4ttxvub6d4jm12mqyxt5ht6fl18yhoudydfijd'
+```
+
+Look for:
+- Traffic spikes (viral post? press mention?)
+- Traffic drops (site down? SEO penalty?)
+- New referrers worth investigating
+
+### 2. Reddit Prospecting
+
+Search for prospects on Reddit who have problems PIL solves.
+
+**Subreddits to search:**
+- r/productivity
+- r/podcasts
+- r/newsletters
+- r/Substack
+- r/blind (accessibility angle)
+- r/ADHD (audio learning preference)
+
+**Search queries:**
+- "wish I could listen"
+- "too many newsletters"
+- "reading backlog"
+- "article to audio"
+- "text to speech" + complaints about quality
+- "don't have time to read"
+
+Use web search to find recent posts:
+```
+site:reddit.com "wish I could listen" OR "too many newsletters"
+```
+
+**For each prospect, capture:**
+- Username
+- Subreddit
+- Post/comment URL
+- What pain they expressed (quote)
+- How recently (prefer last 7 days)
+
+**Draft a helpful reply** (not spammy):
+- Acknowledge their pain
+- Offer genuine help/tip
+- Mention PIL only if truly relevant
+- No "I'm the founder" energy unless asked
+
+### 3. Twitter/X Prospecting
+
+Search for similar pain signals:
+- "wish this was a podcast"
+- "too many tabs open"
+- "newsletter bankruptcy"
+- "can't keep up with reading"
+
+Use web search:
+```
+site:twitter.com "wish this was a podcast"
+site:x.com "newsletter bankruptcy"
+```
+
+Same capture format as Reddit.
+
+### 4. Competitor Watch
+
+Check competitors for new activity:
+- Audiblogs: https://www.audiblogs.com/
+- Speechify: https://speechify.com/
+- ElevenLabs Reader: https://elevenlabs.io/text-reader
+
+Look for:
+- New features announced
+- Pricing changes
+- Press coverage
+- Social media activity
+
+### 5. Content Pipeline Check
+
+Review content ideas backlog. If running low (<3 ideas), generate new ones based on:
+- Keywords people search for
+- Questions from prospects
+- Competitor content gaps
+- Trending topics in productivity/podcasting
+
+**High-value content angles:**
+- "How to turn your Substack into a podcast"
+- "Best ways to consume newsletters during your commute"
+- "Text-to-speech apps compared: which actually sounds good?"
+- "I listened to 100 articles in a month - here's what I learned"
+
+## Output Format
+
+Generate a daily brief as markdown:
+
+```markdown
+# PIL Daily Brief - YYYY-MM-DD
+
+## 📊 Analytics
+- Traffic: X pageviews (↑/↓ Y% vs last week)
+- Top referrers: ...
+- Anomalies: ...
+
+## 🎯 Prospects Found
+
+### Reddit (N found)
+| User | Subreddit | Pain Signal | Link |
+|------|-----------|-------------|------|
+| u/example | r/productivity | "I have 50 unread newsletters" | [link](url) |
+
+**Draft replies:**
+1. [For u/example in r/productivity]: "I feel this! I started using audio versions..."
+
+### Twitter (N found)
+| User | Pain Signal | Link |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| @example | "wish this article was a podcast" | [link](url) |
+
+**Draft replies:**
+1. [For @example]: "..."
+
+## 👀 Competitor Activity
+- Audiblogs: No updates
+- Speechify: Launched new pricing tier
+- ElevenLabs: ...
+
+## 📝 Content Pipeline
+- Ideas in backlog: N
+- New ideas generated: ...
+- Suggested next post: "How to turn Substack into a podcast"
+
+## ⚡ Action Items
+1. [ ] Review and post Reddit replies
+2. [ ] Review and post Twitter replies
+3. [ ] Investigate [anomaly if any]
+4. [ ] Write blog post about [topic]
+```
+
+## Scheduling
+
+Run daily:
+```bash
+./Biz/PodcastItLater/Growth.md > _/pil-briefs/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md
+```
+
+Or via agentd:
+```bash
+agentd run Biz/PodcastItLater/Growth.md
+```
+
+## Guidelines
+
+- **Be helpful, not spammy** - Only engage where PIL genuinely solves their problem
+- **Quality over quantity** - 3 good prospects > 10 weak ones
+- **Track what works** - Note which replies get engagement
+- **Respect rate limits** - Don't hammer APIs
+- **Human in the loop** - This generates drafts, human posts them