What problem does it solve? Founders and builders often jump straight to writing code before validating whether anyone actually wants the product. This Skill forces a structured diagnostic conversation that exposes weak demand evidence, vague target users, and missing wedges before any implementation begins. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Startup Mode Diagnostic: Six forcing questions covering demand reality, status quo competition, desperate specificity, narrowest wedge, user observation, and future-fit, routed by product stage (pre-product, has users, has paying customers). - Builder Mode Brainstorming: Design-thinking sessions for hackathons, side projects, open source, and learning projects. - Design Doc Output: Produces a saved design document instead of code, with a hard gate preventing any implementation action. - Use Case: A founder says "I have an idea for a B2B procurement platform." The skill asks what evidence exists that someone would be upset if it disappeared, pushes past vague answers like "enterprises in healthcare," and ends with one concrete assignment and a design doc. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to run office hours on your product idea before writing any code.
