What it is
This skill helps you design a clear value proposition for your product or feature using a structured 6-part framework: Who it's for, Why they need it, What their current situation is, How you solve it, What improves afterward, and what Alternatives exist. It's built for PMs, founders, and marketers who need to articulate why customers should choose their product. The output is a concise, marketing-ready value prop statement plus a detailed breakdown you can use for positioning, sales, and product decisions.
What it does
- Guides you through a 6-part template to define your product's customer value
- Identifies the target segment, their problem, current solutions, and friction points
- Articulates how your product solves the problem and what changes for the customer
- Compares your solution against competitive alternatives and why you're better
- Generates a concise 1-2 sentence value prop statement ready for marketing and sales
Use it when
- You're launching a new product or feature and need to nail the positioning
- You're struggling to explain why customers should choose you over competitors
- You're writing a landing page, pitch deck, or PRD and need a clear value statement
- You want to validate whether your product actually solves a real customer problem
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/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-product-strategy/skills/value-proposition