Thiel-style monopoly characteristics check
OfficialOfficial · updated Nov 4, 2026 · v1.0.1
Checks whether a business could dominate its market against Peter Thiel's 2014 lecture: honest market definition, a small market to take first, and the four characteristics of a monopoly.
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When to use it
- Sizing a market or choosing a first segment for a new product
- A pitch or strategy claims a very large market
What you give it
- The product and who buys it
- How the market is described today
- The alternatives customers use now
- Fixed and per-customer costs
What you get
Value created and captured, the market written three ways with an honest definition, the small market to take first, the four characteristics rated with evidence, durability, and a verdict.
Changelog
- v1.0.1 · Nov 4, 2026 · Example output now opens with the attribution and not-affiliated lines, as the skill's own checks require.
- v1.0.0 · Nov 4, 2026 · First release.
Sources
- Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5) - video (2026-11-04)
- Zero to One - Penguin Random House (escaping competition) (2026-11-04)
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