Generate and evaluate startup ideas using frameworks from product leaders.
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Guides users through understanding their background, information sources, and unique perspectives to identify differentiated ideas rooted in personal experience
Applies the \"Why Now\" test to identify what has changed technologically, behaviorally, or infrastructurally to make an idea newly viable
Flags common tarpit patterns and mistakes, including trend-chasing without specific problems, identical informati
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionstartup-ideationExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches startup-ideation from refoundai/lenny-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-ideation. Access via /startup-ideation in 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
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Help the user generate and evaluate startup ideas using frameworks and insights from 2 product leaders.
When the user asks for help with startup ideation:
Dalton Caldwell: "Try to go more off the beaten path either from your personal experience." The best startup ideas come from unique personal experiences and perspectives that others don't have access to. Avoid starting from popular trends that everyone is chasing.
Ryan Hoover: "What new thing can you build today that couldn't be built yesterday?" Look for technology shifts (like AI or Web3), behavior shifts, or infrastructure changes that create new opportunities that weren't viable before.
Build a unique perspective by consuming information from sources that most founders don't. If everyone reads the same articles and follows the same people, everyone will have the same ideas.
Certain startup ideas are attractive to many founders but rarely succeed. Be skeptical of ideas in crowded spaces where hundreds of companies have already tried and failed.
For all 2 insights from 2 guests, see references/guest-insights.md
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
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Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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✓ 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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We added startup-ideation from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
startup-ideation has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
startup-ideation fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
startup-ideation fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
startup-ideation has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: startup-ideation is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
We added startup-ideation from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: startup-ideation is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
startup-ideation has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Useful defaults in startup-ideation — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
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