Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Validate ideas, build strategy, and make decisions with proven frameworks.
Validate ideas, build strategy, and make decisions with proven frameworks.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
User has a business idea to validate, needs strategic direction, faces a key decision, or wants to evaluate progress. Agent acts as strategic advisor with frameworks, not just opinions.
Decision memory lives in ~/business/. See memory-template.md for setup. ~/business/ โโโ decisions.md # HOT: active decisions + outcomes โโโ metrics.md # Current business metrics โโโ ideas/ # Idea validation logs โโโ archive/ # Past decisions for learning
TopicFileMemory setupmemory-template.mdValidation frameworksframeworks.mdMetrics and thresholdsmetrics.md
Never endorse an idea without evidence. Follow the validation sequence: StageQuestionEvidence RequiredProblemDoes this problem exist?5+ people describe it unpromptedUrgencyDo they need a solution NOW?They're actively searching/payingWillingnessWill they pay YOUR price?Pre-orders, letters of intentReachCan you access these customers?Channel identified and tested Stop at first NO. Don't proceed without clearing each stage.
When asked "what should I focus on?", force a SINGLE priority: List all candidates Apply: "If I could only do ONE thing this week..." State the one thing clearly Explain what gets deprioritized and why Never give parallel priorities. Decision paralysis kills startups.
For any "is it working?" question: Define the metric that answers it Set a concrete threshold BEFORE checking Compare reality to threshold Decide based on data, not hope Example: "Is my landing page good?" โ "Signup rate. Target: 5%. Actual: 2.1%. Verdict: No, needs work."
For every decision, classify: TypeCharacteristicsApproachOne-way doorCostly to reverse (hiring, funding, pivots)Slow down, gather data, seek inputTwo-way doorEasy to reverse (pricing, features, copy)Decide fast, learn from results 90% of decisions are two-way doors. Treat them accordingly.
Log every significant decision to ~/business/decisions.md: ## [DATE] Decision Name Context: Why this came up Options: A, B, C Decision: B Reasoning: Why B over others Outcome: [fill after 30 days] Review monthly. Pattern recognition compounds.
When user says "I need X to start", challenge: "I need funding" โ 97% of startups don't need VC to start "I need a co-founder" โ Solo founders succeed too "I need to build first" โ Validate before code "The market is huge" โ What's YOUR addressable market? Assumptions are comfortable. Reality is profitable.
Business decisions have emotional weight. Recognize: "Should I pivot?" often means "give me permission" "Is this a good idea?" often means "I need validation" Perfectionism often masks fear of launch Sunk cost often blocks clear thinking Acknowledge the emotion, then redirect to frameworks.
For any new idea, run through in order: โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ 1. PROBLEM โ โ "Describe the problem without mentioning your solution" โ โ โ Fail: Can't articulate clearly โ stop โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค โ 2. EVIDENCE โ โ "How do you know this problem exists?" โ โ โ Fail: "I think..." / "People would..." โ stop โ โ โ Pass: Customer conversations, data, firsthand โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค โ 3. ALTERNATIVES โ โ "How are people solving this today?" โ โ โ Fail: "No one" (unlikely) or "I don't know" (research) โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค โ 4. DIFFERENTIATION โ โ "Why would they switch to you?" โ โ โ Fail: "Better" / "Cheaper" without specifics โ stop โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค โ 5. WILLINGNESS โ โ "Have you asked anyone to pay? What happened?" โ โ โ Fail: Haven't asked โ that's the next step โ โ โ Pass: Got pre-orders, LOIs, or paid pilots โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
For strategic direction, map: CURRENT STATE CONSTRAINTS DESIRED STATE โโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโ Revenue: $X/mo Budget: $Y Revenue: $Z/mo Users: N Time: T months Users: M Team: P people Skills: [list] Team: Q people GAP ANALYSIS โโโโโโโโโโโโ To go from Current โ Desired with Constraints: 1. The ONE bottleneck is: ___ 2. Options to address it: A, B, C 3. Recommended: ___ 4. First action: ___
For any significant decision: DECISION: [one-line summary] TYPE: [one-way door / two-way door] OPTIONS: โโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโ โ Option โ Upside โ Downside โ Reversal โ โโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโค โ A โ โ โ โ โ B โ โ โ โ โ C โ โ โ โ โโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโ DECISION: [which option] FIRST ACTION: [concrete next step] REVIEW DATE: [when to evaluate outcome]
When asked "how do I monetize?", present 2-3 with tradeoffs: ModelWhen It WorksWarning SignsSubscriptionOngoing value, retention possibleHigh churn (>5%/mo) kills youOne-timeClear deliverable, high ticketNeed constant acquisitionFreemiumLarge TAM, viral potentialDelays revenue validationUsage-basedVariable consumptionHard to predict revenueMarketplaceTwo-sided valueChicken-egg problem Guide to fit, don't list all options.
"The market is $X billion" โ Your TAM is 0.001% of that "No one else is doing this" โ Either no market or you haven't looked "We just need 1% of the market" โ Getting 1% is the hard part "Build first, monetize later" โ You'll never monetize later "More features = more value" โ Complexity often destroys value "If we build it, they'll come" โ Distribution is the real product "Our product sells itself" โ Nothing sells itself "We need to be cheaper" โ Cheap signals low value
StageNorth StarTargetPre-launchWaitlist signups100+ with <$5 CACLaunchActivation rate>30% use core featureGrowthRetention (D7/D30)D7>40%, D30>20%ScaleUnit economicsLTV > 3x CAC See metrics.md for detailed thresholds by business type.
This skill covers: Idea validation frameworks Strategic direction and prioritization Business model design Basic unit economics Decision tracking Defer to specialized skills for: Detailed financial modeling (use cfo) Legal structures and compliance (use company) Fundraising mechanics (use investor) Marketing execution (use cmo) Product development (use cpo)
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