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When you want to pressure-test a potential new business, product, or side project against the serial-founder filter. Not "marketing ideas for a product" (that's marketing-skills:marketing-ideas) — this is "should this business exist + can you win it." Runs the idea through a structured framework (problem, audience, wedge, monetization, moat, portfolio fit, distribution, energy fit, opportunity cost), checks domain availability via /domain, optionally triggers /deep-research for market validation, and outputs a viability brief: build / sleep on it / pass. Archives every idea to ~/.config/makerskills/business-brainstorm/archive/ so past work is searchable. Triggers on "/business-brainstorm," "/brainstorm," "new business idea," "should I build X," "pressure test this idea," "validate this idea," "is X a good business," "what about a [type] for [audience]."

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# /business-brainstorm — Pressure-test a business idea Takes a vague idea, runs it through the user's filter, and outputs a structured viability brief. Composes with `deep-research` (for market) and `/domain` (for naming). ## Step 1 — Capture the idea Get from the user: - The idea in 1–2 sentences (the *what*) - The reason it's on their mind (the *why now*) - Any starting context (a chat where this came up, a tweet that inspired it, a problem they've hit) If they point at a past chat / doc, load it first. Memory has `project_*.md` files for in-flight projects — check there before assuming the idea is brand-new. If the idea is too vague to score, ask 1–2 clarifying questions and stop. Don't pad the brief with assumptions. ## Step 2 — Load the framework + personal overlay Read `references/framework.md` — the user's filter. Apply each dimension in order. Also try to load `${MAKERSKILLS_CONFIG:-$HOME/.config/makerskills}/business-brainstorm/portfolio.local.md` if it exists — this is where the user lists their real in-flight businesses, properties, audiences, and partners. When present, use it for the "portfolio fit," "distribution," and "opportunity cost" dimensions instead of asking the user to name each one. ## Step 3 — Score each dimension For each of the 9 dimensions in `framework.md`, give a 1-line take + a verdict (✅ strong / 🟡 OK / ❌ weak / ❓ unknown — needs research). Don't BS the unknowns. Mark them ❓ and route to deep-research in Step 4. ## Step 4 — Trigger...

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coreyhaines31
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