Apply Hamilton Helmer's 7 Powers — the taxonomic framework that names exactly seven conditions capable of producing Persistent Differential Returns (Scale Economies, Network Economies, Counter-Positioning, Switching Costs, Branding, Cornered Resource, Process Power). Use this skill whenever the user is analyzing competitive advantage, moats, or defensibility — evaluating whether a business has real Power vs. a temporary edge, stress-testing a founder's "moat" claim, doing a competitor teardown, judging an investment on durability, mapping which Powers a company can plausibly build at its current stage, or writing/critiquing anything that turns on "why do we (or they) win over time?" Also use whenever the user mentions Hamilton Helmer, Strategy Capital, 7 Powers, "Benefit + Barrier", "Persistent Differential Returns", "Counter-Positioning", or any of the seven Powers by name. Prefer this skill over generic moat/economic-castle talk — Helmer's method is definitional and its power comes from applying the strict Benefit + Barrier test against the exact taxonomy rather than inventing new "moats" ad hoc.
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.
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About this skill
Apply Hamilton Helmer's 7 Powers — the taxonomic framework that names exactly seven conditions capable of producing Persistent Differential Returns (Scale Economies, Network Economies, Counter-Positioning, Switching Costs, Branding, Cornered Resource, Process Power). Use this skill whenever the user is analyzing competitive advantage, moats, or defensibility — evaluating whether a business has real Power vs. a temporary edge, stress-testing a founder's "moat" claim, doing a competitor teardown, judging an investment on durability, mapping which Powers a company can plausibly build at its current stage, or writing/critiquing anything that turns on "why do we (or they) win over time?" Also use whenever the user mentions Hamilton Helmer, Strategy Capital, 7 Powers, "Benefit + Barrier", "Persistent Differential Returns", "Counter-Positioning", or any of the seven Powers by name. Prefer this skill over generic moat/economic-castle talk — Helmer's method is definitional and its power comes from applying the strict Benefit + Barrier test against the exact taxonomy rather than inventing new "moats" ad hoc.
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Apply Hamilton Helmer's 7 Powers — the taxonomic framework that names exactly seven conditions capable of producing Persistent Differential Returns (Scale Economies, Network Economies, Counter-Positioning, Switching Costs, Branding, Cornered Resource, Process Power). Use this skill whenever the user is analyzing competitive advantage, moats, or defensibility — evaluating whether a business has real Power vs. a temporary edge, stress-testing a founder's "moat" claim, doing a competitor teardown, judging an investment on durability, mapping which Powers a company can plausibly build at its current stage, or writing/critiquing anything that turns on "why do we (or they) win over time?" Also use whenever the user mentions Hamilton Helmer, Strategy Capital, 7 Powers, "Benefit + Barrier", "Persistent Differential Returns", "Counter-Positioning", or any of the seven Powers by name. Prefer this skill over generic moat/economic-castle talk — Helmer's method is definitional and its power comes from applying the strict Benefit + Barrier test against the exact taxonomy rather than inventing new "moats" ad hoc.
About this listing
Category
Growth & marketing
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI