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A structured ideation aid for the initial discovery phase of a brand-new product. It generates specific feature ideas from three distinct viewpoints — Product Manager, Product Designer, and Software Engineer — so that a startup concept or early opportunity is explored across market, experience, and technical dimensions rather than from a single angle.

The intended moment for this workflow is initial discovery, which the skill explicitly distinguishes from continuous discovery: initial discovery focuses on vision, business model, and market validation to test whether the product should exist at all, whereas continuous discovery runs alongside delivery of a live product. The process begins by confirming the product concept, target market segment, and the outcomes users want. If the user supplies market research or competitive analysis, those files are read first, and web search can be used to understand the market. The Product Manager lens emphasizes market fit, value creation, and competitive advantage; the Product Designer lens emphasizes user experience, onboarding, and engagement; and the Software Engineer lens emphasizes technical innovation, API integrations, and platform capabilities, with five ideas generated per perspective.

After ideation, the top five ideas are prioritized across all perspectives, weighted heavily toward core value delivery, speed to validate, and differentiation potential, and each prioritized idea is accompanied by reasoning and the key assumptions to test. Substantial output is saved as a markdown document. The skill also points to further reading such as the Startup Canvas and product discovery masterclasses for teams that want to go deeper on strategy and validation.