A comprehensive tool for analyzing startup ideas through systematic market research, competitive analysis, problem validation, and positioning strategy. This skill helps evaluate whether a startup idea has genuine market potential and how to position it effectively.
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionstartup-validatorExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Package manager
npx skills add https://github.com/ailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills --skill startup-validatorFetches startup-validator from ailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate startup-validator. Access via /startup-validatorin your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
Package manager
npx skills add https://github.com/ailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills --skill startup-validatorWorks with
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Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
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✓ Do
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💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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startup-validator is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
startup-validator fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
startup-validator has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
startup-validator reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
startup-validator is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: startup-validator is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: startup-validator is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Registry listing for startup-validator matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Keeps context tight: startup-validator is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
We added startup-validator from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
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