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business-validator

Run a six-gate funnel to validate business ideas with market research and MVP scoping.

12|2|Updated Jan 27, 2026
Search Tags:#mvp#validate#business#market-research#competitive-analysis#product-strategy#customer-discovery
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/jikig-ai/soleur --skill business-validator
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: business-validator
Source: https://github.com/jikig-ai/soleur/tree/main/.openhands/skills/business-validator
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jikig-ai/soleur --skill business-validator

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps founders and product teams determine whether a business idea is worth pursuing by running a structured, evidence-driven validation process that uncovers weak assumptions early.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Six-Gate Validation Funnel: Walks through Problem, Customer, Competitive Landscape, Demand Evidence, Business Model, and Minimum Viable Scope with explicit kill criteria.
  • Competitive Research & Evidence Gathering: Runs web searches, collects competitor URLs, and evaluates customer conversation evidence to ground decisions.
  • Write & Update Decision-Grade Reports: Produces a concise validation report and saves it to the repository knowledge-base for repeatable review and iteration.

Quick Start

Start the interactive validation by asking the agent to validate your idea, for example: /soleur:go validate our business idea "example product".

Frequently Asked Questions about business-validator

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I validate a business idea before building an MVP?▼

Validating a business idea requires structured market research, competitive analysis, customer evidence, and MVP scoping to uncover weak assumptions early through a six-gate funnel with explicit kill criteria before committing development resources.

What is the best way to run a competitor discovery process for an early-stage product?▼

Competitor discovery for early-stage products involves running targeted web searches, collecting competitor URLs, and evaluating market landscape evidence to ground product strategy decisions in real market data rather than assumptions.

How do I structure customer discovery to check demand evidence for a new product?▼

Checking demand evidence requires gathering customer conversation data and evaluating it against specific validation gates, ensuring product strategy is backed by real user interactions before moving to minimum viable product definition.

Can I use a structured validation workshop to define the minimum viable scope for my product?▼

A structured validation workshop walks teams through Problem, Customer, Competitive Landscape, Demand Evidence, Business Model, and Minimum Viable Scope gates, applying kill criteria to produce a decision-grade MVP definition.

Does business validation require manual competitive analysis or can it be automated?▼

Business validation automates competitive analysis by executing web searches via curl to retrieve competitor URLs and market data, integrating the findings directly into the final validation report saved to your knowledge base.

Why does my product team struggle to kill bad business ideas early?▼

Teams struggle to kill bad ideas without a structured validation funnel that applies explicit kill criteria across problem, customer, competitive landscape, demand, business model, and MVP scope gates to evaluate evidence objectively.

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