startup-idea

Analyze startup hypotheses and produce validation plans with go or kill decisions.

47|4|Updated Feb 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/fabricioctelles/skills --skill startup-idea-fabricioctelles
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Skill: startup-idea
Source: https://github.com/fabricioctelles/skills/tree/main/skills/startup-idea
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/fabricioctelles/skills --skill startup-idea-fabricioctelles

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps founders evaluate startup ideas honestly and turn uncertain business hypotheses into evidence-based decisions about validation, positioning, monetization, distribution, and growth.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive Thesis Analysis: Pressure-test the problem, customer urgency, founder-market fit, competition, timing, and business model.
  • Validation and Execution Planning: Define customer discovery questions, a realistic two-week MVP, first-10-customer outreach, and a focused 30-day plan.
  • Positioning and Differentiation: Identify the smallest viable audience, salient idea, narrative, offer, acquisition channel, and potential moat.
  • Use Case: Assess an AI contract-generation product by examining legal risk, buyer motivation, competitive alternatives, pricing, MVP scope, and whether the idea should advance or narrow its market.

Quick Start

Ask the startup-idea skill to analyze your business hypothesis, target customer, current stage, evidence, and planned monetization with a standard or full startup assessment.

Frequently Asked Questions about startup-idea

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

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How do I validate a startup idea before building an MVP?

Startup idea validation involves pressure-testing your problem, customer, and monetization hypotheses to determine if they are strong enough to pursue. It produces structured diagnoses, specific risks, validation criteria, and clear advance, reposition, or kill decisions.

What is the best way to define a smallest viable audience for product positioning?

Defining a smallest viable audience for product positioning requires analyzing your salient idea, narrative, and offer to identify a focused customer segment. This approach narrows market scope to establish a stronger initial competitive moat.

Can I use customer discovery to test founder-market fit and buyer motivation?

Customer discovery tests founder-market fit and buyer motivation by defining specific discovery questions and first-10-customer outreach plans. This evidence-based assessment examines competitive alternatives and buyer urgency to validate your business hypothesis.

How do I plan a two-week MVP experiment and 30-day go-to-market strategy?

MVP planning and go-to-market strategy execution involve designing a realistic two-week MVP experiment and a focused 30-day plan. This validation approach defines first-10-customer outreach, pricing, and acquisition channels to test growth.

Does startup idea analysis work for assessing competitive risk and business model viability?

Startup idea analysis assesses competitive risk and business model viability through comprehensive thesis analysis. It evaluates founder-market fit, competition, timing, and monetization to produce specific risk evaluations and growth recommendations.