A ruthless business evaluation engine designed to save founders time by validating market pain and competitive viability before development begins.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install eb-idea-validation
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install eb-idea-validation using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Idea Validation?
The Idea Validation skill is a strategic framework within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed to act as a fair but brutal evaluator for new business concepts. It prioritizes evidence over opinions, helping developers and founders identify whether a proposed solution addresses a genuine, high-cost pain point or if it is merely a solution in search of a problem.
By leveraging market research rigor and startup pragmatism, this skill guides users through a structured auditing process. It moves beyond simple encouragement, providing the data-driven insights necessary to decide whether to go, pivot, explore further, or kill an idea entirely before significant resources are invested.
Idea Validation Use Cases
- Assessing the market viability of a new B2B SaaS or consumer product idea.
- Conducting deep-dive competitor analysis to identify gaps in existing market solutions.
- Estimating TAM, SAM, and SOM for investor pitches or strategic planning.
- Designing low-cost experiments to test demand before writing a single line of code.
- Evaluating the technical and financial feasibility of a complex software project.
How Idea Validation Works
- Pain Identification: The skill first isolates the specific problem, the target persona, and the cost of the current pain.
- Market Sizing: It calculates market opportunity using bottom-up and top-down estimation methods.
- Competitor Mapping: The skill analyzes direct, indirect, and substitute competitors to find market gaps.
- Differentiation Audit: It evaluates if the unique value proposition is truly defensible or easily replicable by incumbents.
- Feasibility Check: A review of technical, financial, and regulatory barriers to entry.
- Verdict Generation: A final structured report is produced with a clear Go, Pivot, Explore, or Kill recommendation.
Idea Validation Setup
To integrate this capability into your workflow, ensure the following directory structure is present in your Openclaw Skills repository:
mkdir -p skills/idea-validation
cp idea-validation.md skills/idea-validation/SKILL.md
Ensure you have the required reference documents available at references/validation-frameworks.md for the skill to access advanced matrices like the Mom Test or Lean Canvas.
Idea Validation Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill generates structured validation reports and organizes market data according to the following taxonomy:
| Data Point | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Score | Qualitative 1-10 ranking of problem severity | Integer |
| Market Levels | TAM, SAM, and SOM calculations | Currency/Numeric |
| Competitor Tiering | Categorization into Direct, Indirect, or Substitutes | Table |
| Experiments | Proposed validation tests with success metrics | Unordered List |
| Verdict | The final actionable status (GO/PIVOT/EXPLORE/KILL) | String |
Idea Validation Advanced Features
- Reference Integration: Automatically pulls from external frameworks like Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) and the Mom Test.
- Evidence-Based Proxies: Uses proxy data and existing behaviors to validate demand when direct industry reports are unavailable.
- Moat Analysis: Conducts deep technical audits to determine if a feature is a defensible moat or just a temporary advantage.
- Experiment Design: Recommends specific, low-cost tests like Fake Door tests or Concierge MVPs tailored to the specific business niche.
SKILL.md
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