competitive-analyzerlisted
Install: claude install-skill varunk130/ai-customer-discovery-skills
# Competitive Analyzer
Run a disciplined competitive teardown that goes beyond a feature checklist. The output is the smallest set of *decision-relevant* dimensions, scored objectively across competitors, with explicit gaps you can attack and risks you should defend.
## Core Principle
**A competitive analysis is only useful if it changes a decision.** Most teardowns produce 40-row feature grids that no one reads. This skill forces brutal selection: pick the 4-6 dimensions buyers actually weigh, score them with a defensible rubric, and surface the 2-3 moves the analysis implies.
## Output
Save to `outputs/competitive-analysis-[market]-[YYYY-MM-DD].md`
| Artifact | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| **Dimension Map** | The 4-6 buyer-weighted dimensions with rationale for inclusion |
| **Scoring Matrix** | Each competitor scored 1-5 on each dimension, with one-line evidence per cell |
| **Gap Map** | Dimensions where every competitor underperforms - the white space |
| **Risk Map** | Dimensions where one competitor strongly outperforms us |
| **Implied Moves** | 2-3 concrete strategic moves the analysis suggests, ranked by leverage |
## Process
### Step 1: Frame the Market
I'll ask:
> "What market are we analyzing, and from whose perspective? List the competitors (3-7 works best). What's the deal context - what's a typical buyer trying to accomplish?"
### Step 2: Pick the Dimensions
Generate a candidate list of 12-15 dimensions, then ruthlessly cut to 4-6 by app