Product Management · By Product Management Skills by Pawel Huryn

Competitor Analysis

Research your competitors, find their strengths and gaps, and discover how to stand out.

What it is

This skill helps you understand who you're competing against and how to win. It researches 5 direct competitors, maps out what they do well and where they fall short, and identifies opportunities for your product to differentiate. Perfect for founders, PMs, and marketers preparing to enter a market or refine their positioning.

What it does

  • Identifies 5 direct competitors in your market through web research
  • Analyzes each competitor's strengths, weaknesses, pricing, and positioning
  • Maps market gaps and unmet customer needs across the competitive landscape
  • Surfaces differentiation opportunities based on what competitors aren't doing well
  • Provides positioning recommendations and highlights competitive threats to monitor

Use it when

  • You're launching a product and need to understand the competitive landscape
  • You're preparing a pitch deck or investor brief and need competitive intelligence
  • You're refining your positioning and want to know where competitors are weak
  • You need to brief your team on who you're up against and how to win

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.

Try this prompt:

Add this skill to my project: https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-market-research/skills/competitor-analysis
Made byProduct Management Skills by Pawel Huryn
CategoryProduct Management