What it is
This skill guides founders and operators through a comprehensive health check of their SaaS business. It asks targeted questions about growth, retention, unit economics, and capital efficiency, then delivers a scored diagnostic with prioritized recommendations. Perfect for preparing board decks, quarterly reviews, or investor updates when you need to see the full picture and know what to fix urgently.
What it does
- Assesses business health across four dimensions: growth & retention, unit economics, capital efficiency, and strategic position
- Identifies red flags and categorizes them by urgency (critical, high priority, medium priority)
- Applies stage-specific benchmarks so early-stage businesses aren't judged by scale-stage standards
- Delivers a comprehensive scorecard with clear, prioritized action items
- Connects metrics together to reveal systemic issues (e.g., strong growth masking poor unit economics)
Use it when
- You're preparing for a board meeting or investor update and need a complete business health snapshot
- You suspect problems but can't pinpoint whether it's growth, retention, economics, or burn
- You're doing a quarterly business review and want to prioritize improvement areas
- You're fundraising and need to know your numbers inside-out before pitching
- A new executive is joining and needs to understand where the business stands
Add this skill to your AI
Copy the source URL and ask your AI to add it. Most coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf — will fetch and install it for you.
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Add this skill to my project: https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/business-health-diagnostic