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Validate a Business Idea

Check the demand, write the idea down, then test the riskiest part first.

WorkFree to startUpdated

Three parts, one job

Each part works on its own. In this kit each one hands the next a file.

Use

Perplexity

Finds who already pays for this and whether interest is rising, with a source for each claim.

Takes
A business idea and the market it is for
Hands on
demand-research.md
How
Ask who already pays for this and whether interest is rising, then click Export, choose Markdown and give it to your agent.

Give your agent

Doc Coauthoring

Your agent asks you questions and writes the idea up as a brief, section by section.

Takes
demand-research.md
Hands on
idea-brief.md
How
Paste the idea from idea-brief.md into [Your business idea] and its evidence into [Evidence you have so far].

Run

Business Idea Validation

A verdict, your riskiest assumptions and three cheap tests with pass and fail lines.

Takes
idea-brief.md
Gives you
A verdict on the idea, its riskiest assumptions and three cheap tests

Use any part on its own, or all three in this order.

Set it up

In the order you use them.

1

Use Perplexity

Ask who already pays for this and whether interest is rising, then click Export, choose Markdown and give it to your agent.

Visit PerplexityFreeperplexity.ai

Or use Exploding Topics or Gemini; keep the skill and the prompt.

perplexity.ai
Perplexity homepage
2

Give your agent Doc Coauthoring

Paste the idea from idea-brief.md into [Your business idea] and its evidence into [Evidence you have so far].

$npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill doc-coauthoring
By Anthropic180k stars
anthropics/skills › doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md

---

name: doc-coauthoring

description: Guide users through a structured workflow for co-authoring documentation. Use when user wants to write documentation, proposals, technical specs, decision docs, or similar structured content. This workflow helps users efficiently…

---

# Doc Co-Authoring Workflow

This skill provides a structured workflow for guiding users through collaborative document creation. Act as an active guide, walking users…

## When to Offer This Workflow

Trigger conditions:

- User mentions writing documentation: "write a doc", "draft a proposal", "create a spec", "write up"

3

Run Business Idea Validation

Fill in the 3 blanks, then run it.

Your business ideaEvidence you have so farYour budget, time and skills
Fill it in
recaply.co/prompts/business
<idea> {{Your business idea}} </idea> <evidence> {{Evidence you have so far}} </evidence> <my_limits> {{Your budget, time and skills}} </my_limits> </context> <task> Using the idea, the evidence and my limits above, judge how well the idea is validated and what to test next. A good result: - lists the assumptions the idea depends on, such as that customers have the problem, will pay, can be reached at an affordable cost, and that I can deliver at a profit, ranked by risk - grades my evidence for each one, with commitments (money paid, time given, a signed letter) counting far more than compliments or survey interest - gives a pla

Questions about this kit

Is this kit free?

Yes, to start. Perplexity has a free plan, and the skill and the prompt are free.

Is there a tool other than Perplexity for this job?

Yes. Exploding Topics and Gemini do the same job well. Keep the skill and the prompt.

How does my agent get Doc Coauthoring?

Run npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill doc-coauthoring. Your agent reads the skill when the task fits.

Where is the Business Idea Validation prompt?

On its page: fill in the blanks, then copy it or open it in ChatGPT, Claude or Grok.

Who picks the kits?

We do. A sponsor can take the labelled row under a kit, but never one of its three picks.

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Every call written up, and the follow-up sent before you forget.

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A deck that stands on real numbers, not filler slides.

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Compare Your Options: quick look

Compare Your Options

A sourced answer you can check, and a decision your team can sign off.

  1. Use Perplexity
  2. Give your agent Doc Coauthoring
  3. Run Compare Options With Sources
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Analyse Survey Results

From a messy sheet to findings and charts, in plain English.

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  2. Give your agent XLSX
  3. Run Survey Results Analysis