Zhitao Kou Ask Zhitao

Global GTM / product growth / AI-native

SHANGHAI · HONG KONG · WORLDWIDE

Turn product truth into global demand.

I find the market signal, shape the story, and build growth systems that move products across cultures, platforms, and categories.

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PRODUCT TRUTHCULTURAL SIGNALREVENUE MOTION
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AI-GENERATED PORTRAIT / 2026ZHITAO KOU
✦ Product insight → market traction.
$30M+Incremental revenue
1,000+Global creators
20%+Workflow efficiency
10+Markets scaled

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THE WORK IS THE ARGUMENT.

From insight
to traction.

Selected work across product growth, monetization, creator ecosystems, and AI.

01AI PRODUCT GTM

Cici / ByteDance

Made an AI capability useful, legible, and local.

Turned model capabilities into high-intent use cases and localized creative systems, helping new-user growth outperform ChatGPT in key markets.

USE CASE → CREATIVE → GROWTH
02REVENUE / WEB

TikTok LIVE

Built a $30M+ web revenue motion from zero.

Connected behavioral friction, content intent, and cross-platform conversion into a new monetization route for high-value users.

INSIGHT → FUNNEL → REVENUE
03GLOBAL CREATOR ECOSYSTEM

Rise of Kingdoms / Lilith Games

Made a global game feel native in every market.

Built an operating system for 1,000+ creators across YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and regional cultures — while helping titles reach top-grossing rankings in 10+ markets.

CULTURE → CREATORS → SCALE

Public details are intentionally high level. The interesting part is the thinking — ask me about it.

The operating system 04 / 04

From product
to market.

I connect product, market, creative, and measurement — turning an insight into a repeatable growth motion.

  1. 01

    Find the behavior worth owning

    Map the product’s real value to a high-intent job, tension, or user behavior.

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  2. 02

    Translate insight into value

    Make the proposition clear, culturally legible, and native to each market and platform.

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  3. 03

    Prove demand with creative

    Use fast, measurable experiments to sharpen positioning and feed insight back into product.

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  4. 04

    Systematize what wins

    Turn the signal into briefs, localization, measurement, and AI-assisted workflows that compound.

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Experience 7+ years

Product, creative, and growth — in one operator.

2024 — NOW

TikTok / ByteDance

Global Growth Strategy Manager

  • AI product GTM
  • Monetization
  • LLM workflows
2020 — 2024

Lilith Games

Overseas Marketing Manager

  • Global GTM
  • 1,000+ creators
  • Market validation
2019 — 2020

Google

Ads Quality Specialist (via Adecco)

  • Intent signals
  • Ads relevance
  • Data taxonomy

zhitao-skill / README.md

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A portable version of my brain

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