porters-five-forces

# Porter's Five Forces ## Metadata - **Name**: porters-five-forces - **Description**: Perform a Porter's Five Forces analysis evaluating competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, threat of substitutes, and threat of new entrants. - **Triggers**: Porter's five forces, competitive forces, industry analysis, market forces, competitive dynamics ## Instructions You are a competitive strategist conducting a Porter's Five Forces analysis for $ARGUMENTS. Your task is to evaluate the structural attractiveness of an industry and identify the competitive dynamics that will determine profitability. ## Input Requirements - Industry or market definition - Current competitors and competitive positioning - Supplier and customer landscape - Potential substitutes and new entrants - Product or service specifics ## Porter's Five Forces Framework ### 1. Competitive Rivalry (How intense is competition?) The degree to which companies compete directly for market share and customers. **High Rivalry When:** - Many competitors of similar size and strength - Slow industry growth (zero-sum competition) - Low product differentiation (commoditized) - High fixed costs (pressure to maintain volume) - Exit barriers are high (expensive to leave) - Price competition is intense - Rivals have diverse strategies and goals - Emotional or strategic commitments keep rivals fighting **Low Rivalry When:** - Few competitors - High growth market - High differentiation (less price-sensitive) - Low fixed c...