research-product

Analyze a company's product and produce a business and user-experience assessment.

Updated Mar 30, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/yp-talia/product-skills --skill research-product
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: research-product
Source: https://github.com/yp-talia/product-skills/tree/main/research-product
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/yp-talia/product-skills --skill research-product

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Turn scattered public information and subjective impressions into a verifiable, action-oriented product analysis that helps product managers, investors, and strategists make decisions about roadmap, investment, or competitive positioning.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Portfolio mapping & product line analysis: identify all product lines, maturity, and revenue significance.
  • Users, buyers & beneficiaries: distinguish stakeholder groups with evidence.
  • Value chain, pricing & unit economics: map inputs→transformation→output and state assumptions for CAC/LTV and margins.
  • Market sizing & strategic framing: produce TAM/SAM/SOM using top-down and bottom-up methods and reconcile differences.
  • Hands-on product teardown: 3–5 specific UX/strategic observations with improvement hypotheses and inline citations. Use cases include pre-interview research, investor diligence, competitive landscaping, and roadmap validation.

Quick Start

Ask the research-product skill to analyse Acme Corp's product and produce a structured product analysis with portfolio mapping, users/buyers/beneficiaries, value chain, pricing and unit economics with explicit assumptions, market sizing using at least two methodologies, and a 3–5 observation product teardown with inline citations.

Frequently Asked Questions about research-product

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

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How do I conduct a product teardown with inline citations for competitive research?

To conduct a product teardown with inline citations, fetch primary web sources to map product portfolios, verify factual claims, and document specific UX observations with improvement hypotheses.

What is the best way to map unit economics and value chain for a product analysis?

Mapping unit economics involves tracing inputs to transformation to output, then stating explicit assumptions for CAC, LTV, and margins to produce a verifiable value chain assessment for product analysis.

How do I calculate TAM SAM SOM using top-down and bottom-up market sizing methods?

Calculate TAM, SAM, and SOM by applying both top-down and bottom-up market sizing methodologies, then reconcile the differences between the estimates to frame a reliable market strategy.

Can I use web search and webfetch to distinguish users, buyers, and beneficiaries for product strategy?

Yes, use web search and webfetch on primary sources to distinguish stakeholder groups, separating users, buyers, and beneficiaries with verifiable evidence for product strategy.

Does product analysis work for pre-interview research and investor diligence on private companies?

Product analysis works for pre-interview research and investor diligence by evaluating accessible private companies to produce comprehensive business and user-experience assessments with explicit assumptions.

When should I not use automated product teardowns for portfolio mapping?

Avoid automated product teardowns when public information is scattered or inaccessible, as generating verifiable portfolio mapping requires primary sources for strict inline citation on every factual claim.