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Turn a vague audience into one concrete user and urgent pain statement.
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| name | ICP Pain Map |
| description | Turn a vague audience into one concrete user and urgent pain statement. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| tags | ["icp","positioning","customer"] |
| inputs | ["idea_brief","market_guess","known_user_examples"] |
| outputs | ["primary_icp","urgent_pain","current_workaround","rejected_icps"] |
| recommended_next_skills | ["wedge-positioning","mvp-scope-cutter"] |
Use this skill to turn a fuzzy market into one concrete ideal customer profile and one urgent problem worth solving.
Use when:
Return these sections:
Primary ICPUrgent painCurrent workaroundWhy nowRejected ICPsRecommended next skillStop once there is one primary ICP and one pain statement sharp enough to guide positioning.
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