lean-canvas

Guides users through filling or pressure-testing a Lean Canvas and generates a self-contained HTML canvas.

1|Updated Aug 13, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/corv89/hermes-stack --skill lean-canvas-corv89
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: lean-canvas
Source: https://github.com/corv89/hermes-stack/tree/main/skills/lean-canvas
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/corv89/hermes-stack --skill lean-canvas-corv89

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve? Founders and product managers often struggle to structure their business model assumptions or identify which assumptions are riskiest. This Skill acts as a facilitator that interviews you one question at a time to build a Lean Canvas, or walks you through risk chains to pressure-test an existing canvas, outputting a print-ready HTML document. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Guided Canvas Creation: Asks the 10 classic Lean Canvas questions one at a time in the Ash Maurya fill order, never guessing answers on your behalf, and marks unknowns as TBD. - Risk Pressure-Testing: Walks an existing canvas through Product Risk, Customer Risk, or Market Risk chains with probing questions at each box to find the weakest link. - HTML Output: Generates a self-contained, print-ready HTML canvas using the classic 5-column Lean Canvas layout with fill-order numbering. - Use Case: A startup founder says "help me fill in my lean canvas" and is interviewed step by step — Problem, Customer Segments, UVP, and so on — ending with a saved HTML canvas capturing their hypotheses. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to help you fill in a new Lean Canvas or pressure-test your existing one, then answer each question as it comes.

Frequently Asked Questions about lean-canvas

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

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How do I fill out a Lean Canvas for my startup?

Answer ten guided questions in the classic fill order: Problem, Customer Segments, UVP, Solution, Channels, Revenue, Cost, Key Metrics, Unfair Advantage, and Existing Alternatives. The skill asks one question at a time and marks unknowns as TBD rather than guessing.

How do I pressure-test an existing Lean Canvas?

Choose one of three risk chains — Product Risk, Customer Risk, or Market Risk — and walk through its four steps with probing questions at each box. The process flags the weakest link in the chain and suggests the next experiment to validate it.

What is the difference between Lean Canvas and Business Model Canvas?

Lean Canvas, created by Ash Maurya, replaces the Partners, Activities, and Resources boxes with Problem, Solution, and Unfair Advantage. It is designed for rapid hypothesis testing in early-stage startups rather than established businesses.

What output format does the Lean Canvas skill produce?

It generates a self-contained, print-ready HTML file using the classic 5-column Ash Maurya layout, with fill-order numbers on each box and a sequence reference bar. The canvas is built only from your answers, never from assumptions.

What happens if I don't know an answer while filling the canvas?

The box is marked as TBD and the interview moves on to the next question. A TBD entry represents a hypothesis to test later, which is an expected and useful part of the Lean Canvas process.