product-demand-research

1# Product Demand Research
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3## Overview
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5Use public social data to understand whether people actually complain about, ask for, buy, hack around, or recommend solutions in a product category. The output should help founders and marketers decide what to build, position, or test.
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7## When to Use
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9Use this skill when the user asks to:
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11- validate a startup or product idea
12- find pain points in a niche
13- mine Reddit/TikTok/YouTube comments for product ideas
14- find buyer language and objections
15- understand alternatives people use today
16- create messaging from demand evidence
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18## Signals to Extract
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20- repeated complaints
21- "I wish" / "is there a tool" / "how do I" phrases
22- workarounds and spreadsheets/manual processes
23- comparison and alternative mentions
24- buying intent
25- objections to existing solutions
26- exact words people use for the problem
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28## Workflow
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301. Turn the idea into search queries and synonyms.
312. Search Reddit and relevant social platforms.
323. Pull comments/transcripts for promising posts/videos.
334. Cluster pains, triggers, alternatives, and desired outcomes.
345. Score demand by frequency, intensity, recency, and willingness-to-pay hints.
356. Produce messaging and product implications.
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37## Output Format
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39```markdown
40# Product Demand Research: {idea/category}
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42## Verdict
43- Demand signal: Strong/Medium/Weak
44- Confidence: High/Medium/Low
45- Why:
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47## Pain Points
48| Pain | Evidence | Exact language | Source |
49|---|---|---|---|
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51## Existing Alternatives / Workarounds
52- ...
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