This skill provides deep competitive intelligence for early-stage founders and market researchers. It analyzes competitor products, pricing models, customer sentiment, and go-to-market strategies using real web data to map the competitive landscape.
By synthesizing growth signals and pricing landscapes, it helps users identify competitive moats and distinguish their product's positioning within a specific category.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: Complete startup plugin bundle containing startup-design, startup-competitors, startup-positioning, and startup-pitch. · Claude Code
In a terminal, add the startup-skill marketplace and then install the startup plugin.
claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill claude plugin install startup@startup-skill
Installs: Selected .skill files downloaded from the startup-skill Releases page. · Claude.ai (Web App)
Platform: Web
Download the desired .skill files from the Releases page, then manually upload them in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
Installs: Complete startup-skill repository bundle.
Run the documented CLI installation command in a terminal.
npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skill
Installs: Complete four-skill startup-skill bundle copied into .agents/skills/.
Run from: Target project directory containing .agents/skills/
In a terminal from the target project directory, clone the repository and copy each documented skill folder into .agents/skills/.
git clone https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill.git cp -r startup-skill/startup-design .agents/skills/ cp -r startup-skill/startup-competitors .agents/skills/ cp -r startup-skill/startup-positioning .agents/skills/ cp -r startup-skill/startup-pitch .agents/skills/
Installs: Complete startup-skill repository added beneath .agents/startup-skill.
Run from: Target project directory
In a terminal from the target project directory, add the startup-skill repository as the documented Git submodule.
git submodule add https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill.git .agents/startup-skill
Installs: Complete startup-skill repository bundle installed through SkillKit. · Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot
Run the documented SkillKit installation command in a terminal.
npx skillkit install ferdinandobons/startup-skill
Uses startup-design
Use startup-design in Fast Track Mode to validate this idea: [describe the startup idea, target customer, and problem]. Produce the documented compressed analysis and a clear evidence-based go/no-go signal.
Uses startup-competitors
Use startup-competitors to analyze the project management market for creative agencies. I need competitor battle cards and a pricing comparison. My product is [describe the product and target customer].
Uses startup-positioning
Use startup-positioning to determine how we should position [product]. We operate in [market category], serve [target customers], and differ from [competitive alternatives] because [key differences]. Build the positioning through the documented framework.
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