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prfaq
This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a PR/FAQ", "prfaq", "working backwards", "product discovery", "evaluate a product idea", "press release FAQ", "test product value", "revise prfaq", "update prfaq", "add research to prfaq", "add FAQs", "run a meeting", "review meeting", "hive meeting", "autonomous meeting", "consensus meeting", "stress test my prfaq", "go/no-go decision", "should we build this", "vote on prfaq", or wants to use the Amazon Working Backwards process to evaluate whether a product or feature is worth building. --- # Working Backwards: PR/FAQ ## Purpose Guide the user through the Amazon Working Backwards process to produce a professional PR/FAQ document. The output is a LaTeX file that compiles to a polished PDF suitable for executive review and product decision-making. The process forces clarity about customer value, surfaces risks early, and creates a shared artifact for go/no-go decisions. ## When to Use - Evaluating whether a new product or feature is worth building - Forcing specificity on a vague product idea - Preparing a product pitch for leadership review - Testing whether a team truly understands the customer problem - Structuring a go/no-go decision with an auditable artifact ## Revise Mode Before starting the full workflow, check if a `prfaq.tex` file already exists in the project root (or the path the user specifies). If it does, enter **revise mode** instead of starting from scratch. 1. **Read the existing document.** Parse the `.tex` file to understand what's already written — the press release, FAQs, and risk assessment. 2. **Ask what to revise.** Present the user with the sections found and ask what they want to improve. Common revision goals: - **Refine the product** — sharpen the problem statement, solution, or differentiation based on new thinking - **Incorporate research** — thread new primary data (customer interviews, market analysis, survey results) into existing sections. Run Phase 0 research discovery to find