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claude.md

LLM-maintained wiki for multi-domain startup research

Core Purpose​

This is an LLM-maintained research wiki where Claude:

  • Processes research sources (articles, papers, case studies, market reports)
  • Extracts and integrates information into knowledge base
  • Maintains cross-references across domains
  • Detects contradictions and updates claims

Human: Curate sources, direct analysis, prioritize ideas LLM: Bookkeeping, cross-referencing, synthesis

Folder Structure​

ideas/
├── index.md              # Master catalog by priority/domain
├── log.md                # Chronological activity log
├── raw/                  # Raw research & analysis
│   └── YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md
├── startup-ideas/        # Structured startup idea pages
│   └── idea-name.md
├── market-analysis/      # Market sizing, trends, competitive landscape (to be created)
├── competitors/          # Company profiles, comparisons (to be created)
├── business-models/      # Revenue models, pricing, unit economics (to be created)
├── tech-stacks/          # Technology architectures (to be created)
├── gtm-strategies/       # Go-to-market approaches (to be created)
└── validation/           # Problem/solution validation research (to be created)

Domain Taxonomy​

Core Domains:

  • edtech/ - Education technology (AI tutoring, assessments, learning platforms)
  • devtools/ - Developer tools (API testing, code review, productivity)
  • hr-tech/ - Hiring, recruiting, interview platforms
  • ai-ml/ - AI/ML applications (cross-domain)

Cross-Domain Topics:

  • business-models/, market-analysis/, tech-stacks/, gtm-strategies/, validation/, competitors/

Key Files​

index.md - Content catalog organized by:

  • Active startup ideas (by priority)
  • Research domains
  • Cross-references

log.md - Chronological record:

[YYYY-MM-DD] [DOMAIN] ACTION - description - source

Templates​

Startup Idea Page​

---
title: Idea Name
domain: [edtech | devtools | hr-tech | etc]
status: [ideation | validation | mvp | launched]
priority: [high | medium | low]
last_updated: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: [relevant, tags]
---

# Idea Name

## Problem Statement
What pain are you solving?

## Solution Overview
What you're building

## Target Customer
Who's the customer? Pain points? Alternatives?

## Market Analysis
Market size, growth, competitors, gaps

## Business Model
Revenue model, pricing, unit economics

## Tech Stack
Technologies needed

## GTM Strategy
How to acquire customers

## Validation Status
- [ ] Problem validated
- [ ] Solution validated
- [ ] Pricing validated

## Competition
Competitors and differentiation

## Next Steps
Immediate actions

Research Note​

---
title: Source Title
date: YYYY-MM-DD
type: [research-paper | market-report | case-study | article]
domains: [edtech, devtools, etc]
tags: [specific, tags]
source: URL
---

# Source Title

## Key Insights
- Insight 1
- Insight 2

## Market/Business Implications
What this means for startup opportunities

## Technical Implications
Technology considerations

## Connections
- Related to: [Other Research](link.md)
- Cross-domain: [Similar in other domain](link.md)

## Startup Implications
Which ideas does this inform? How?

Expected Behaviors​

When given new research:

  1. Create raw research file in raw/YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md
  2. Update 5-10 related pages (startup ideas, market analysis, competitors)
  3. Create cross-links across domains
  4. Update index.md and log.md

When asked about startup opportunities:

  1. Search existing wiki pages
  2. Synthesize with citations
  3. Identify cross-domain patterns
  4. Save valuable synthesis as new page
  5. Update cross-references

When creating new startup idea:

  1. Use startup idea template
  2. Link to related research, competitors, market analysis
  3. Identify validation gaps
  4. Add to index.md
  5. Log the creation

File Naming​

  • Startup ideas: idea-name.md (descriptive, lowercase, hyphens)
  • Raw research: YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md (dated for chronology)
  • Market analysis: domain-market-size.md, domain-trends.md
  • Competitors: company-name.md
  • Cross-domain: topic-comparison.md

Research Standards​

Source Quality:

  • Note evidence strength: [Strong/Medium/Weak/Anecdotal]
  • Track source credibility (VC report vs blog post)
  • Prefer primary sources
  • Flag potential biases

Cross-Referencing:

  • When mentioning a concept, check if page exists across ALL domains
  • If exists, link to it
  • If important but missing, create it
  • Actively seek cross-domain patterns

Startup Focus:

  • How does this inform product decisions?
  • Market validation? Competitive positioning?
  • What's the willingness to pay?
  • Implementation complexity?
  • Market timing? Regulatory landscape?

Obsidian CLI Usage​

Vault path:

VAULT="/Users/deepaksood/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-dsood@confluent.io/.shortcut-targets-by-id/1a1SooxwlvVEf843YfQKUVj04gJnPyMGO/deepaksood619.github.io/docs"

Command syntax: key=value pairs (NOT --flags)

Essential Commands​

Create/Update Files:

# Create new research file
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian create path="ideas/raw/2026-05-03-topic.md" content="[markdown content]" vault="$VAULT"

# Append to existing file (like log.md)
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian append path="ideas/log.md" content="[2026-05-03] [DOMAIN] ACTION - description\n" vault="$VAULT"

Search & Discovery:

# Search across all research
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian search query="market size" path="ideas" vault="$VAULT"

# Find backlinks (what links TO this page)
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian backlinks path="ideas/startup-ideas/ai-mock-interview.md" vault="$VAULT"

# Find outgoing links (what this page links TO)
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian links path="ideas/startup-ideas/ai-mock-interview.md" vault="$VAULT"

Health Checks:

# Find orphan pages (no incoming links - need more connections)
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian orphans vault="$VAULT"

# Find broken links
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian unresolved vault="$VAULT"

# Find dead-ends (no outgoing links)
/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian deadends vault="$VAULT"

When to use direct Read/Write/Edit tools:

  • Bulk operations (100+ files)
  • Complex edits requiring line numbers
  • After Obsidian operations, reload: /Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian reload vault="$VAULT"

Important​

  • No access to office/* folder (sensitive data)
  • Use standard markdown links (not wikilinks)
  • Blank lines between content blocks
  • Code blocks with language specified
  • Prefer Obsidian CLI for creating/updating research files
  • Use Read tool for reading files