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Startup Validator

by @codekungfu

Structures early startup validation with commands for idea, competitive analysis, and MVP planning plus a standardized reporting template.

Versionv1.0.0
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clawhub install startup-validator

📖 About This Skill

name: startup-validator description: Startup validation before you build—structured validate, compete, and mvp commands plus a reporting template. Use when the user wants to sanity-check a startup idea, competitive landscape, MVP scope, or early PMF thinking. Keywords: startup validation, founder, competitive analysis, MVP, PMF, indie hacker.

Startup Validator — Structure Your Validation Before You Build

Overview

Helps founders and indie hackers structure early validation: market-fit signals, competitive landscape, and MVP scope. Clearer than a generic “idea check”—it’s framed around starting up (problem, market, and first ship).

Trigger keywords: startup validation, founder idea check, competitive analysis, MVP scope, PMF, pre-launch

Prerequisites

pip install requests

*(Optional if you extend the tool to call external APIs; the bundled script uses the Python stdlib.)*

Capabilities

1. Multi-dimensional review — market, competitors, tech stack, business model (see references/startup_validator_guide.md). 2. Persona & need framing — who pays and what job-to-be-done is. 3. MVP & roadmap sketch — a realistic first release slice.

Commands

| Command | Description | Example | |---------|-------------|---------| | validate | Validation pass for an idea | python3 scripts/startup_validator_tool.py validate [args] | | compete | Competitive landscape pass | python3 scripts/startup_validator_tool.py compete [args] | | mvp | MVP plan scaffold | python3 scripts/startup_validator_tool.py mvp [args] |

Usage (from repository root)

python3 scripts/skills/startup-validator/scripts/startup_validator_tool.py validate --idea 'SaaS bookkeeping'
python3 scripts/skills/startup-validator/scripts/startup_validator_tool.py compete --market 'bookkeeping'
python3 scripts/skills/startup-validator/scripts/startup_validator_tool.py mvp --idea 'SaaS bookkeeping'

Output format (for the agent’s report)

# Startup validation report
Generated: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
Key findings

1. [Finding 1]
2. [Finding 2]
3. [Finding 3]
Data snapshot

| Metric | Value | Trend | Rating |
|--------|-------|-------|--------|
| A | XXX | ↑ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| B | YYY | → | ⭐⭐⭐ |
Analysis

[Multi-dimensional analysis grounded in data you actually have]
Recommendations

| Priority | Action | Expected impact |
|----------|--------|-----------------|
| High | [Action] | [Quantify if possible] |
| Medium | [Action] | … |
| Low | [Action] | … |

References

Core links

  • YC: The real product/market fit
  • Pre-build idea validator use case (OpenClaw)
  • Market research product factory use case

    • Community

  • Hacker News discussion
  • Reddit r/startups — related thread

    • Notes

  • Prefer real data from APIs, search, or user-provided sources; do not invent metrics.
  • Mark missing data as unavailable instead of guessing.
  • Treat AI output as input to judgment, not a go/no-go by itself.
  • Optional: pip install requests if you extend the script with HTTP calls.

    • Legacy name

    This skill was previously published as idea-validator. The slug is now startup-validator (friendlier for “founder / startup” workflows). If an old path is bookmarked, migrate to scripts/skills/startup-validator/.

    ⚙️ Configuration

    pip install requests

    *(Optional if you extend the tool to call external APIs; the bundled script uses the Python stdlib.)*

    📋 Tips & Best Practices

  • Prefer real data from APIs, search, or user-provided sources; do not invent metrics.
  • Mark missing data as unavailable instead of guessing.
  • Treat AI output as input to judgment, not a go/no-go by itself.
  • Optional: pip install requests if you extend the script with HTTP calls.