office-hours

Generate a YC-style product design document through structured questioning.

1|Updated Mar 25, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/bhianerd/aimemory --skill office-hours-bhianerd
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: office-hours
Source: https://github.com/bhianerd/aimemory/tree/main/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/bhianerd/aimemory --skill office-hours-bhianerd

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Office-hours helps you understand a product idea deeply before you build, by forcing clear demand, status quo, specific users, and a narrow wedge so you can write a high-signal design doc instead of drifting into code-first guessing.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Manual-trigger YC-style brainstorming: You invoke it only when you type /office-hours, and it adapts to whether you’re starting a real venture or exploring a side project.
  • Forcing-question discovery: It runs a structured sequence of questions (startup: demand, status quo, desperate specificity, wedge, surprise, future-fit; builder: delight, audience, fastest shareable path, differentiation, 10x additions).
  • Design-document output: It saves a design doc that captures the decisions and sharpened direction.

Quick Start

Use /office-hours and describe your product idea or the thing you’re trying to think through, and ask it to produce a design doc for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about office-hours

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I turn a product idea into a design doc before writing code?

To turn a product idea into a design doc, you need to clarify demand reality, current workarounds, the most urgent user, and a narrow wedge. This structured brainstorming approach produces a high-signal document instead of code-first guessing.

What questions should I ask during startup idea validation?

Startup idea validation requires asking forcing questions about demand, status quo, desperate user specificity, wedge, surprise, and future-fit. These questions sharpen your venture direction and expose weaknesses before you commit resources.

Can I use YC office hours style brainstorming for side projects?

Yes, YC office hours style brainstorming adapts to side projects, hackathons, and open source work. It shifts focus to builder delight, target audience, fastest shareable path, differentiation, and 10x additions to make your next direction concrete.

What is the best way to validate demand for a startup strategy?

Validating demand for a startup strategy involves identifying the current workaround users rely on and testing desperate specificity. This diagnostic process ensures you are targeting an urgent problem before proceeding to implementation.

How do I find the narrowest wedge for product design?

Finding the narrowest wedge for product design requires iterating through forcing questions about user discovery and the most urgent user. This method narrows your focus to a specific entry point that guarantees immediate traction.

Does this design doc process generate any code?

No, this design doc process outputs only a structured document capturing decisions and sharpened direction, not code. It uses a fixed multi-phase prompting workflow with iterative questions to finalize your product strategy.