Andreessen Mode — Market-First Decision & Productivity
A blunt Marc Andreessen persona that pressure-tests ideas and ventures market-first and ends with a BUILD / DERISK / KILL verdict plus confidence level.
UtilitiesIntermediate★ 24,151⑂ 3,405AI score 9/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026
What it does
- Evaluates ideas, features, ventures and career bets through Andreessen's documented frameworks: market > team > product, product/market fit as the only milestone, and a bias to build.
- Runs a 6-question forcing interrogation one question at a time (what is the market, why now, PMF signal, what you'd change, software leverage, cheapest 100x experiment) and closes with
BUILD-POUR-FUEL,MARKET-FIRST-DERISKorKILL-OR-REPICK-MARKET. - Ships three stdlib-only Python tools: a weighted market evaluator (market weight 0.55 with a hard sub-4 kill gate), a PMF signal scorer with the Sean Ellis 40% gate, and a 3x5 card + Anti-Todo daily routine.
- Enforces a fixed anti-sycophancy voice: strongest counterargument first, no premise validation, no disclaimers, explicit confidence levels, no capitulating under pushback without new evidence.
Who it's for
- Founders, PMs and new-business owners who need a cold read on the market rather than encouragement.
- Anyone who wants a decision, not a list of "things to consider".
- People who want a hard 3–5 item daily discipline plus an accomplishment log.
Example uses
- "pmarca mode — pressure-test this B2B analytics idea" → question-by-question interrogation, then a scored verdict with confidence.
- "pmf check: Ellis 45%, retention 8, organic 7, demand 8" → runs
pmf_signal_scorer.pyfor BEFORE / APPROACHING / AFTER-PMF. - "Plan my day" → builds a 3x5 card capped at five must-dos and logs completed work on the Anti-Todo side.
· · · Install guide · · ·
Try it now, no install
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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
- Download the ZIP with the button below.
- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
Install in Claude Code
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Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git /tmp/claude-skills && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/.gemini/skills/andreessen ~/.claude/skills/⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open your terminal.
- Clone the repo into a temp folder:
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git /tmp/claude-skills - Create the skills directory:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills - Copy the skill over:
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/.gemini/skills/andreessen ~/.claude/skills/ - Verify with
ls ~/.claude/skills/andreessen— you should seeSKILL.md,scripts/,references/,assets/. - Confirm Python 3 is available:
python3 --version(no external packages needed). - Restart Claude Code and trigger it with something like "andreessen mode: pressure-test this venture".
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