Generate and evaluate startup ideas using frameworks from product leaders.
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
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
Submit your Claude Code skill and start earning
epx add refoundai/lenny-skills --skill startup-ideationCompatible with
Supported agents
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:
epx add refoundai/lenny-skills --skill startup-ideationFetches 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:
.cursor/skills/startup-ideation
Restart Cursor to activate startup-ideation. Access via /startup-ideationin your agent's command palette.
Learn more:View source on GitHubSkills CLI docsAbout CursorWhat are agent skills?
Time estimate: 30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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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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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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