Competitive Research
Competitive Analysis Template for Startups: From Data to Decisions
Use this startup competitive analysis template to choose relevant competitors, reconstruct their early decisions, and turn research into a 14-day action plan.
First-hand field notes
Insights
First-hand essays and curated resources on solo consulting, global growth, open-source operations, and Product Hunt.
Browse by problem
Start with the decision in front of you
Each topic cluster links only to complete, live resources rather than creating thin pages for index coverage.
Latest articles
Complete methods, explicit evidence, practical next steps
Customer Research
Customer Interview Template for Startups: Evidence Card
Run a focused 30-minute startup customer interview, capture behavior instead of compliments, and turn five conversations into a testable product decision.
Early-Stage Growth
How to Get Your First 100 Users Without Paid Ads: A 14-Day Plan
A practical 14-day plan for finding your first 100 users without paid ads: define activation, build a qualified list, run manual outreach, and learn from real usage.
AI Content Operations
How to Train AI on Your Brand Voice: A Founder Guide
Build an evidence-based AI brand voice guide from founder material, positive and negative examples, privacy rules, test prompts, and a weekly feedback loop.
Solo Business
One-Person Consulting Business: A Practical Playbook
Build a one-person consulting business from one showcase: narrow the problem, price judgment, systemize delivery, and add leverage without rushing to hire.
Consulting
Consulting Pricing Strategy: Price the Decision
A consulting pricing strategy for solo advisors: define the decision, scope the artifact, choose hourly or monthly pricing, and protect delivery quality.
Curated resources
Original documents, podcasts, and retrospectives
These cards link to the original source instead of creating thin on-site detail pages.
Product Hunt
Product Hunt launch notes
How to sequence pre-launch warmup, day-one rhythm, community collaboration, and post-launch capture.
Open Feishu WikiResearch
Competitor research framework
A research sheet that puts competitors, jobs-to-be-done, narrative position, and conversion path in one place.
Open Feishu WikiOpen Source
Open-source global ops notes
How community content, stars, GitHub entry points, and global feedback loops work as one system.
Open Feishu WikiLaunch
Open-source launch retrospective
How to split cold-start sequencing, team roles, and narrative alignment before and after launch.
Open WeChat articleConversion
Conversion retrospectives
Where trust usually leaks between entry points, expectation setting, and payment actions.
Open WeChat articleGlobal Growth
0-1 global launch notes
What to prioritize first in early global growth: product, content, community, or narrative.
Open WeChat article