SKILL

identify-assumptions-new

Identify risky assumptions for a new product idea across 8 risk categories including Go-to-Market, Strategy, and Team. Use when evaluating startup risks, assessing a new product concept, or mapping assumptions for a new venture.

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  • Identify Assumptions (New Product)
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Comprehensive risk identification across 8 categories — extending the 4 core product risks (Teresa Torres, Continuous Discovery Habits) with Ethics, Go-to-Market, Strategy & Objectives, and Team risks that are critical for new products. You are evaluating assumptions for a new product: $ARGUMENTS. If the user provides files (business plans, research), read them first. The 4 core product risks (Teresa Torres, Continuous Discovery Habits): Value, Usability, Viability, Feasibility. For new products, extend to 8 risk categories. Good teams assume at least three-quarters of their ideas won't perform as they hope. The user will describe the product concept, target segment, and feature idea. Work through these steps: 1. Think from three perspectives about why this product might fail: Product Manager: Market demand, willingness to pay, competitive landscape Designer: First-time user experience, onboarding, engagement Engineer: Build vs. buy decisions, scalability, technical debt 2. Identify assumptions across 8 risk categories: Value: Will it create value for customers? Will they keep using it? Usability: Will people figure out how to use it? Can we onboard them fast enough? Will it increa

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