| 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"] |
ICP Pain Map
Purpose
Use this skill to turn a fuzzy market into one concrete ideal customer profile and one urgent problem worth solving.
When to use
Use when:
- the idea sounds like it could be for many people
- you need to narrow the first customer
- the pain statement is still vague
Required inputs
- idea brief
- market guess
- known user examples or anecdotes if available
Output contract
Return these sections:
Primary ICP
Urgent pain
Current workaround
Why now
Rejected ICPs
Recommended next skill
Rules
- Pick one main ICP, not a list of five.
- Reject broad markets aggressively.
- Focus on painful repeated work, not abstract interest.
- If the idea has no sharp ICP, say so.
Stop rules
Stop once there is one primary ICP and one pain statement sharp enough to guide positioning.