Score it. Eight dimensions.
One decision.

A weighted scorecard that forces honest evaluation. Walk through each dimension interactively — problem severity, market size, competitive advantage, business model clarity, team capability, capital efficiency, timing, and personal fit. Get a go/no-go recommendation backed by data from all your prior research.

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A conversation, not a test

The skill reads all your existing research — brief, market data, competitor analysis, due diligence — then walks through each dimension collaboratively. You discuss, debate, and agree on each score before moving on.

  • Reads all prior research automatically
  • Flags missing data before starting
  • Walks through 8 weighted dimensions interactively
  • Presents preliminary scores for discussion
  • Identifies kill criteria (any dimension at 2 or below)
  • Produces actionable recommendations based on score
> /viability-assessment Reading all available research... Found: brief.md, market-research.md, landscape.md, due-diligence.md Scoring across 8 dimensions... Problem Severity (15%): 8/10 Hair-on-fire for target customer. Accounting firms spend 40% of time on manual client onboarding. Agree, or see it differently? > Agree. Maybe 9 — they're paying for bad workarounds already. Adjusting to 9/10. Next... Market Size & Growth (15%): 7/10 $19B global accounting software, 8.5% CAGR. SAM for practice management ~$3.2B...
Dimension Weight What It Measures
Problem Severity 15% How painful is the problem? Hair-on-fire vs. nice-to-have
Market Size & Growth 15% Is this market big enough and growing?
Competitive Advantage 15% Can you win and keep winning? Moat strength
Business Model Clarity 10% Do you know how this makes money?
Team & Capabilities 15% Do the right people exist to make this work?
Capital Efficiency 10% How much money to reach meaningful milestones?
Timing 10% Is the timing right? Tailwinds vs. headwinds
Personal Fit 10% Is this right for YOU specifically?

Five verdict levels

Scores map to clear recommendations. The skill also identifies “kill criteria” — any single dimension scoring 2 or below is a potential deal-breaker regardless of total score.

Score Range Recommendation
8.0–10.0 Strong Go — rare. If you see this, move fast
6.5–7.9 Conditional Go — good opportunity, address weak dimensions first
5.0–6.4 Proceed with Caution — significant risks, consider pivoting
3.5–4.9 Likely No — too many weak areas, needs fundamental changes
1.0–3.4 Hard No — walk away or completely rethink

What the output looks like

A complete scorecard with weighted scores, verdict, improvement recommendations, and kill criteria check. Everything saved to your opportunity directory.

Viability Scorecard: Practice Management Dimension Wt Score Weighted Problem Severity 15% 9/10 1.35 Market Size 15% 7/10 1.05 Competitive Adv. 15% 6/10 0.90 Business Model 10% 7/10 0.70 Team 15% 7/10 1.05 Capital Efficiency 10% 8/10 0.80 Timing 10% 8/10 0.80 Personal Fit 10% 8/10 0.80 TOTAL 100% 7.45 Verdict: Conditional Go (7.45) What Would Improve This Score: 1. Competitive Advantage (6): Build proprietary document models 2. Market Size (7): Expand to customs brokerage adjacent market Kill Criteria: None triggered