Idea Validator
buildgreatproducts/builder-os/skills/idea-validatorby buildgreatproductsfb74cac0fc9dMIT228 starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 3 months ago
Pressure-tests a product idea before the founder invests in planning, building, or launching. Surfaces fatal flaws, tests whether the problem is real, maps real competition (including current behavior), plans first 10 customers, defines a 2-week MVP test, returns a strong/weak/pivot verdict, then sharpens `docs/product-idea.md` based on the founder's direction calls. Use when the founder says "validate my idea", "pressure-test", "is this idea good", "find fatal flaws", "stress test my idea", or otherwise wants to evaluate an idea before committing.
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