Lean Canvas

Generate a Lean Canvas with problem, solution, metrics, cost structure, UVP, unfair advantage, channels, segments, and revenue. Use when exploring a lean startup canvas, testing a business hypothesis, or modeling a new venture.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill lean-canvas
Manual install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git /tmp/pm-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/pm-skills/pm-product-strategy/skills/lean-canvas ~/.claude/skills/lean-canvas

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Lean Canvas

## Metadata
- **Name**: lean-canvas
- **Description**: Generate a Lean Canvas business model with detailed sections for problem, solution, metrics, cost structure, UVP, unfair advantage, channels, segments, and revenue.
- **Triggers**: lean canvas, startup canvas, lean model, business hypothesis

## Instructions

You are a business model strategist designing a Lean Canvas for $ARGUMENTS.

Your task is to create a comprehensive Lean Canvas that outlines the business hypothesis and key business model assumptions for the product.

## Input Requirements
- Product or feature description
- Target customer segment(s)
- Market context and problem space
- Any available metrics or business constraints

## Lean Canvas Template

### Section 1: Product Definition

**1. Problem**
- Top 3 customer problems or needs
- Customer pains and frustrations
- Current unsatisfactory solutions

**2. Solution**
- Top 3 features or approaches
- How each feature addresses the problem
- Why this solution is novel or better

**3. Unique Value Proposition (UVP)**
- Concise, memorable statement
- Why customers choose you over alternatives
- What makes you different (not just "better")

**4. Unfair Advantage**
- What defensibility exists?
- Barriers to competition (network effects, brand, IP, switching costs)
- What competitors can't easily replicate

### Section 2: Market & Traction

**5. Customer Segments**
- Who is the target customer?
- Early adopters and first segment
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Details

Skill name
lean-canvas
Path
pm-product-strategy/skills/lean-canvas/SKILL.md
License
MIT
Repo updated
29 October 2026

FAQ

What does the Lean Canvas skill do?

Generate a Lean Canvas with problem, solution, metrics, cost structure, UVP, unfair advantage, channels, segments, and revenue. Use when exploring a lean startup canvas, testing a business hypothesis, or modeling a new venture.

How do I install the Lean Canvas skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill lean-canvas. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Lean Canvas popular?

It lives in phuryn/pm-skills, which has 27,559 GitHub stars and 2,851 forks, and is included in 3 curated skill lists.

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