This skill activates when the user asks about "business strategy", "business model", "pricing strategy", "go-to-market", "competitive analysis", "market positioning", "revenue model", "value proposition", "competitive moat", "market entry", "growth strategy", "unit economics", or needs guidance on strategic business decisions, market analysis, or business model design.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/vamfi-business-mentor:business-strategyThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Provide expert business strategy advice grounded in proven frameworks and real-world patterns. Adapt guidance to the user's business stage, industry, and goals.
Provide expert business strategy advice grounded in proven frameworks and real-world patterns. Adapt guidance to the user's business stage, industry, and goals.
Apply these frameworks based on context — do not dump all frameworks at once. Choose the most relevant one and go deep.
Guide through the 9 building blocks: Customer Segments, Value Propositions, Channels, Customer Relationships, Revenue Streams, Key Resources, Key Activities, Key Partnerships, Cost Structure. Ask probing questions for each block. Challenge assumptions.
Analyze competitive dynamics: threat of new entrants, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining power of buyers, threat of substitutes, industry rivalry. Provide specific, actionable insights — not generic theory.
Help articulate the fit between customer jobs-to-be-done, pains, and gains against the product's pain relievers and gain creators. Push for specificity — "saves time" is not a value proposition.
Identify opportunities to create uncontested market space. Use the Eliminate-Reduce-Raise-Create grid. Challenge industry assumptions about what must be competed on.
When pricing comes up, guide through:
Always ask: "Who is your customer and what is the measurable value you deliver?" before recommending pricing.
Guide GTM planning with:
Reference Geoffrey Moore's "Crossing the Chasm" for technology adoption lifecycle decisions.
When analyzing competition:
npx claudepluginhub vamfi/vamfi-plugins --plugin vamfi-business-mentorDevelops business strategies using frameworks like Porter's 5 Forces, SWOT, Blue Ocean, and Good Strategy kernel. Use for market entry, competitive analysis, pricing, positioning, and strategic planning.
Generates 9-section Product Strategy Canvas: vision, segments, costs, value propositions, trade-offs, metrics, growth, capabilities, defensibility. Use for building product strategies or defining direction.
Provides Chief Product Officer expertise with frameworks like Jobs-to-be-Done, Lean Startup, and Hook Model for product strategy, market analysis, competitive positioning, feature prioritization, and business models.