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precoil-emt

Apply the Precoil EMT methodology to extract, map, and test business assumptions.

5|Updated Oct 22, 2025
Search Tags:#experiment design#risk assessment#startup#assumption testing#strategy validation#business idea
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/marchatton/agent-skills --skill precoil-emt
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: precoil-emt
Source: https://github.com/marchatton/agent-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/02-shape/testing-bus-ideas
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/marchatton/agent-skills --skill precoil-emt

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps users identify and mitigate the riskiest assumptions within their business ideas, strategies, or initiatives before committing significant resources.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Assumption Extraction: Surfaces Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility assumptions from any business concept.
  • Assumption Mapping: Critiques user-created assumption maps, highlighting high-importance, low-evidence areas.
  • Experiment Design: Provides structured guidance on how to test the riskiest assumptions.
  • Use Case: A startup founder has a new app idea. They use this Skill to extract assumptions like "Users will pay $5/month for premium features" (Viability) and "Users can easily onboard within 5 minutes" (Desirability), then get advice on how to test these assumptions.

Quick Start

Use the precoil-emt skill to extract assumptions for the business idea: "A subscription box for artisanal dog treats."

Frequently Asked Questions about precoil-emt

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I identify riskiest assumptions in a business idea before building?▼

Assumption testing extracts Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility assumptions from your business concept, maps them by importance and evidence, and designs experiments to validate high-risk areas before committing resources.

What is the best way to map assumptions for startup strategy validation?▼

Strategy validation uses the Extract, Map, Test methodology to critique your assumption maps, highlighting areas of high importance and low evidence to prioritize which startup risks require immediate experiment design.

How do I design experiments to test business idea assumptions?▼

Experiment design provides structured guidance for testing high-risk assumptions by evaluating Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility factors extracted from your business idea to mitigate resource misallocation.

Can I use assumption testing for an established business initiative or only startups?▼

Assumption testing applies to any business idea, strategy, or initiative. The methodology extracts and pressure-tests assumptions across Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility regardless of company stage.

What are the limitations of assumption mapping for risk assessment?▼

Risk assessment through assumption mapping relies on accurately surfacing and critiquing Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility assumptions, meaning poorly defined business concepts will yield incomplete experiment designs and skewed risk evaluations.

When do I need to run assumption extraction for a new product strategy?▼

Assumption extraction is needed before committing significant resources to a new product strategy, ensuring you identify and test riskiest assumptions surrounding user desirability, business viability, and technical feasibility.

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