A framework for identifying high-margin, low-competition business ideas ("fishing holes") by leveraging personal unfair advantages and avoiding overcrowded markets. Use this when vetting a new startup idea, choosing a niche for a service business, or seeking to pivot an existing product into a more profitable segment.
Quickly install niche-market-opportunity-mapping AI skill to your development environment via command line
Source: samarv/shanon.
This framework is based on the "Fish where the fish are" philosophy. It prioritizes "boring" but profitable niches over "flashy" markets where competition erodes margins. Use this to find business models that are "hard to mess up" rather than those held together by "dental floss and duct tape."
Map Your Unfair Advantage (The Venn Diagram) Identify the intersection of your unique skills and life experiences to find where you have a "head start" over others.
Apply the "Fishing Hole" Filter Evaluate your potential market by looking at the competition density.
A framework for identifying high-margin, low-competition business ideas ("fishing holes") by leveraging personal unfair advantages and avoiding overcrowded markets. Use this when vetting a new startup idea, choosing a niche for a service business, or seeking to pivot an existing product into a more profitable segment. Source: samarv/shanon.
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npx skills add https://github.com/samarv/shanon --skill niche-market-opportunity-mappingA framework for identifying high-margin, low-competition business ideas ("fishing holes") by leveraging personal unfair advantages and avoiding overcrowded markets. Use this when vetting a new startup idea, choosing a niche for a service business, or seeking to pivot an existing product into a more profitable segment. Source: samarv/shanon.
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/samarv/shanon --skill niche-market-opportunity-mapping Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw
https://github.com/samarv/shanon