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Market Research Domain Skill

Communication: User's language. Docs: English.

Purpose

Market research and business analysis for product/startup development. Handles market sizing, competitor intelligence, pricing benchmarking, trend analysis, niche evaluation, and business model planning.

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Quick Reference

Research Area	Key Files
Market Sizing	market-research-tam-sam-som.md, market-sizing-with-ai.md, market-analysis.md
Competitors	competitor-analysis.md, competitive-intelligence-methods.md, competitive-intelligence.md
Pricing	pricing-research.md, business-model-planning.md
Trends	trend-analysis.md, product-development-trends-2026.md
Niche	niche-evaluation.md, business-model-research.md
Ideas	idea-generation.md, idea-generation-methods.md
Tools	ai-research-tools.md, perplexity-ai-research.md

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Decision Tree

If you need...	Use
Market size (TAM/SAM/SOM)	market-research-tam-sam-som.md
Competitor landscape	competitor-analysis.md, competitive-intelligence-methods.md
Pricing benchmarks	pricing-research.md
Market trends	trend-analysis.md
Niche viability	niche-evaluation.md
Business model options	business-model-planning.md, business-model-research.md
Generate ideas	idea-generation.md, idea-generation-methods.md
Distribution strategy	distribution-channel-research.md
Risk assessment	risk-assessment.md
Project naming	naming-and-domains.md

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Research Modes

Mode	Output	Files Used
market	market-research.md	market-research-tam-sam-som.md, market-analysis.md
competitors	competitive-analysis.md	competitor-analysis.md, competitive-intelligence-methods.md
pricing	pricing-research.md	pricing-research.md, business-model-planning.md
niche	niche-evaluation.md	niche-evaluation.md, business-model-research.md
trends	trend-analysis.md	trend-analysis.md, product-development-trends-2026.md
ideas	idea-candidates.md	idea-generation.md, idea-generation-methods.md

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Methodologies (22)

Market Analysis (5)

• TAM/SAM/SOM framework
• Market sizing with AI
• Market opportunity assessment
• Trend analysis
• Continuous discovery

Competitive Intelligence (3)

• Competitor analysis
• Competitive intelligence gathering
• Competitive intelligence methods

Business Planning (5)

• Business model research
• Business model planning
• Niche evaluation
• Risk assessment
• Distribution channel research

Pricing Strategy (1)

• Pricing research & benchmarking

Idea Generation (3)

• Idea generation (7 Ps framework)
• Idea generation methods
• Product development trends

Tools & Methods (5)

• AI research tools
• AI research tool categories
• Perplexity AI research
• Naming & domains
• Product development trends 2026

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Key Frameworks

Framework	Purpose	File
TAM/SAM/SOM	Market sizing (top-down/bottom-up)	market-research-tam-sam-som.md
Porter's Five Forces	Competitive dynamics	competitive-intelligence-methods.md
7 Ps	Idea generation	idea-generation-methods.md
Niche Scoring	Viability assessment (5 criteria)	niche-evaluation.md
Business Model Canvas	Model planning	business-model-planning.md

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Output Files

All outputs go to .aidocs/product_docs/:

Module	Output File
Market Research	market-research.md
Competitors	competitive-analysis.md
Pricing	pricing-research.md
Niche	niche-evaluation.md
Ideas	idea-candidates.md
Trends	trend-analysis.md

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Integration

Parent Skill

Orchestrated by faion-researcher skill.

Related Sub-Skills

• faion-user-researcher - User personas, interviews, validation

Next Steps

After market research complete:

• User research → faion-user-researcher
• GTM planning → faion-marketing-manager
• Product spec → faion-sdd

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faion-market-researcher v1.0 Sub-skill of faion-researcher 22 methodologies | Market & Business Intelligence