Competitive Intelligence Analyst

This is the skill for when you need to actually map your competitive landscape instead of just googling competitors once and forgetting about it. It walks you through building feature comparison matrices, tracking pricing changes, analyzing win/loss patterns, and setting up monitoring systems so you know when competitors ship something new. The framework pushes you to find gaps rather than copy features, which is the right instinct but easy to forget when you're staring at a competitor's feature list. Useful for indie founders who need structured competitive research but don't have time for a full market intelligence operation. Sets up weekly and monthly monitoring checklists so this becomes a habit instead of a one time thing.