Market Validation

Start with the opportunity as the user actually has it. If the premise is open, help shape it without manufacturing certainty. Once it is testable, validate it from plausibility to the strongest real-world evidence the user can obtain. Do not mistake research, enthusiasm, interviews, or one pilot for a validated market.

The skill has two connected modes:

• Shape — clarify and reframe an open opportunity until the next useful product or market hypothesis is visible. A verdict is optional.
• Validate — test one provisional hypothesis against customer, behavioral, and commercial evidence until an explicit market decision is possible.

When the user asks for full validation, the work is complete only when it has: