define-strategy

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps product teams and founders move beyond vague intuition and craft a clear, testable strategic thesis by identifying weak assumptions about differentiation, positioning, distribution, timing, and non-product advantages. It prevents the common mistake of treating product quality as the sole path to market success and surfaces the open questions that must be resolved before committing roadmap resources.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured Thesis Development: Guides the user to articulate a concise strategic thesis that names the specific bet the product is making.
• Critical Stress-Testing: Challenges claims about why customers will choose the product, how they will discover it, and whether advantages are durable or easily copied.
• Optional Market Validation: Offers to invoke a market-research agent to validate competitive claims and incorporate findings into the strategy.
• Use Case: A founder preparing a roadmap uses the Skill to turn a vague idea into a documented STRATEGY.md that lists the thesis, differentiation, market context, and prioritized risks with next steps.

Quick Start

Use the define-strategy skill to articulate why your product will win, then stress-test differentiation, distribution, timing, and risks and save the result to ./product/STRATEGY.md.