Skill: codekungfu/startup-validator (version 1.0.0)

--- name: startup-validator description: Startup validation before you build—structured validate, compete, and mvp commands plus a reporting template. Use when the user wants to sanity-check a startup idea, competitive landscape, MVP scope, or early PMF thinking. Keywords: startup validation, founder, competitive analysis, MVP, PMF, indie hacker. --- # Startup Validator — Structure Your Validation Before You Build ## Overview Helps founders and indie hackers **structure** early validation: market-fit signals, competitive landscape, and MVP scope. Clearer than a generic “idea check”—it’s framed around **starting up** (problem, market, and first ship). **Trigger keywords**: startup validation, founder idea check, competitive analysis, MVP scope, PMF, pre-launch ## Prerequisites ```bash pip install requests ``` *(Optional if you extend the tool to call external APIs; the bundled script uses the Python stdlib.)* ## Capabilities 1. **Multi-dimensional review** — market, competitors, tech stack, business model (see `references/startup_validator_guide.md`). 2. **Persona & need framing** — who pays and what job-to-be-done is. 3. **MVP & roadmap sketch** — a realistic first release slice. ## Commands | Command | Description | Example | |---------|-------------|---------| | `validate` | Validation pass for an idea | `python3 scripts/startup_validator_tool.py validate [args]` | | `compete` | Competitive landscape pass | `python3 scripts/startup_validator_tool.py compete [args]` | | `mvp` | MVP plan scaffold | `python3 scripts/startup_validator_tool.py mvp [args]` | ## Usage (from repository root) ```bash python3 scripts/skills/startup-validator/scripts/startup_validator_tool.py validate --idea 'SaaS bookkeeping' python3 scripts/skills/startup-validator/scripts/startup_validator_tool.py compete --market 'bookkeeping' python3 scripts/skills/startup-validator/scripts/startup_validator_tool.py mvp --idea 'SaaS bookkeeping' ``` ## Output format (for the agent’s report) ```markdown # Startup validation report **Generated**: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM ## Key findings 1. [Finding 1] 2. [Finding 2] 3. [Finding 3] ## Data snapshot | Metric | Value | Trend | Rating | |--------|-------|-------|--------| | A | XXX | ↑ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | B | YYY | → | ⭐⭐⭐ | ## Analysis [Multi-dimensional analysis grounded in data you actually have] ## Recommendations | Priority | Action | Expected impact | |----------|--------|-----------------| | High | [Action] | [Quantify if possible] | | Medium | [Action] | … | | Low | [Action] | … | ``` ## References ### Core links - [YC: The real product/market fit](https://www.ycombinator.com/library/5z-the-real-product-market-fit) - [Pre-build idea validator use case (OpenClaw)](https://github.com/hesamsheikh/awesome-openclaw-usecases/blob/main/usecases/pre-build-idea-validator.md) - [Market research product factory use case](https://github.com/hesamsheikh/awesome-openclaw-usecases/blob/main/usecases/market-research-product-factory.md) ### Community - [Hacker News discussion](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41986396) - [Reddit r/startups — related thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/1055d61yyz/idea_validator_ai/) ## Notes - Prefer **real** data from APIs, search, or user-provided sources; do not invent metrics. - Mark missing data as **unavailable** instead of guessing. - Treat AI output as **input to judgment**, not a go/no-go by itself. - Optional: `pip install requests` if you extend the script with HTTP calls. ## Legacy name This skill was previously published as **`idea-validator`**. The slug is now **`startup-validator`** (friendlier for “founder / startup” workflows). If an old path is bookmarked, migrate to `scripts/skills/startup-validator/`.


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