Name: Identify Assumptions (New Product)
Author: Skills Guide Bot

Automated summary

Maps the risky assumptions behind a new product idea across eight risk categories, giving each assumption a confidence rating and a suggested test.

Strengths

Covers eight risk categories, adding Ethics, Go-to-Market, Strategy and Team on top of the four classic product risks from Teresa Torres
Examines the concept from three angles: product manager, designer and engineer
Requires a confidence rating and a proposed test per assumption, making the output directly actionable
Produces a markdown artifact that is easy to share with the team

Limitations

No numeric prioritization of assumptions; the method points to an external canvas for that ranking
Output quality depends entirely on the product context, segment and files the user supplies
Runs no market research or data collection: these remain assumptions, not evidence

When to use it

Use it when kicking off a new product or preparing a launch and you need to enumerate and qualify the assumptions worth validating first.

When not to use it

Skip it for a product already live in production, where usage metrics and findings from real data matter more than an assumption map.

Security analysis

Safe

Quality score85/100

This is a purely instructional product-management prompt. It declares no tools, performs no execution, accesses no secrets, and contains no destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated behavior.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Nouveau concept produit

Notre idée : une app mobile de suivi nutritionnel pour sportifs amateurs, avec scan de code-barres et coaching par IA. Liste les hypothèses risquées dans les 8 catégories, avec un niveau de confiance et un test proposé pour chacune.

Revue de business plan

Lis le business plan ci-joint pour notre nouveau produit B2B et identifie les hypothèses les plus risquées en go-to-market, stratégie et équipe, puis propose un test pour chacune.

Triple perspective

Évalue ce concept de marketplace de services à domicile du point de vue du product manager, du designer et de l'ingénieur, puis cartographie les hypothèses de valeur, utilisabilité et faisabilité avec leur niveau de confiance.

name: identify-assumptions-new description: "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."

Identify Assumptions (New Product)

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.

Context

You are evaluating assumptions for a new product: $ARGUMENTS.

If the user provides files (business plans, research), read them first.

Domain Context

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.

Instructions

The user will describe the product concept, target segment, and feature idea. Work through these steps:

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
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 increase cognitive load?
- Viability: Can we sell/monetize/finance it? Is it worth the cost? Can we support customers and help them succeed? Can we scale? Will it be compliant?
- Feasibility: Can we do it with the current technology? Is this integration possible? Can it be efficient? Can we scale it?
- Ethics: Should we do it at all? Are there any ethical considerations? Will it pose a risk for our customers?
- Go-to-Market (especially critical for new products): Can we market it? Do we have the required channels? Can we convince customers to try it? Is this the right messaging for this channel? Is this the right time? Is this the right way to launch it?
- Strategy & Objectives: What are our assumptions? Can others copy our strategy? Have we considered political, economic, legal, technological, and environmental factors? Are those the best problems to solve?
- Team: How well will the team work together? Do we have the right people? Do we have the right tools? Will the entire team stay with us long enough?
For each assumption, rate confidence and suggest a test.

Think step by step. Save as markdown.

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