/skeptical-buyer
Skeptical Buyer
Content critiqued from the buyer perspective
Overview
Assumes the identity of your ICP and critiques messaging from the buyer's lens. Attacks from 3 angles (plausibility, prioritization, differentiation), extracts real buyer language, and rebuilds with VNC framework (visceral, novel, credible).
What It Does
- Inhabits your specific ICP using gathered buyer context
- Spots weak messaging: fluffy benefits, features-as-benefits, unearned certainty
- Attacks from 3 angles: plausibility, prioritization, differentiation
- Extracts buyer language to replace vendor buzzwords
- Rebuilds messaging with VNC framework (visceral + novel + credible)
- Tests "Would I take this call?" as final validation
Inputs
- Content to critique
- Buyer persona details
- Competitive context
Outputs
- Scored critique (plausibility/prioritization/differentiation)
- Language replacements
- Rebuilt messaging with VNC scores
- Would-take-call verdict
Example
Critique a hub page from the perspective of a VP of Marketing at a Series B SaaS company who already uses Gong and Clay. The skill identifies 4 weak messaging patterns, replaces "unlock productivity" with "stop wasting 3 hours/week on manual CRM updates", and rates would-take-call as YES conditional. Pair it with /edit-content for the full quality loop.
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Built and maintained by Victor Sowers at STEEPWORKS