Pressure-test a startup idea with forcing questions, market research, and an evidence-graded verdict.
npx skills add https://github.com/mimukit/skills --skill validatekit-mimukit
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: validatekit Source: https://github.com/mimukit/skills/tree/main/skills/validatekit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/mimukit/skills --skill validatekit-mimukit
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Run an evidence diagnostic: ask what proof exists that someone would be upset if the idea disappeared, what they do about the problem today, and who controls the budget. Grade each answer as evidenced, asserted, or absent, then derive the smallest paid test to run this week.
Ask about demand reality, the current workaround and its cost, the specific named buyer, who controls the budget, the narrowest paid wedge, observed user behavior, and whether the idea survives cheaper models and incumbents. Ask one at a time and push past rehearsed first answers.
Yes, with web search it can identify incumbents, their pricing, public customer complaints, and how the category is usually solved. The market read should be sourced and dated, and kept separate from grading the founder's own evidence so research never inflates the verdict.
Skip validation for side projects, hackathon builds, learning exercises, and portfolio pieces, since those need building rather than market evidence. Validation is designed for ideas where someone other than the founder must pay money for the outcome.
Validated means demand is evidenced by real behavior like payments or observed usage, with no dimension left absent. Unproven means key claims are only asserted or missing, and each gap needs a named cheap experiment before building.
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