Value Stick

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

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Oberholzer-Gee's Value Stick — 4-layer model (Customer Delight, Firm Margin, Employee Satisfaction, Supplier Surplus), 3 diagnostic patterns (stick too short, delight giveaway, cost squeeze), "too expensive" reframe (WTP vs perception), WTS as strategic lever, complement profit pool analysis (WTP engine vs profit pool per tier). Use when pricing decisions arise, customers say "too expensive," or margin analysis is needed.

What this skill does

Value Stick is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/value-stick/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when pricing decisions arise, customers say "too expensive," or margin analysis is needed.

Who uses this skill

The Value Stick skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/value-stick
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/value-stick/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/value-stick/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/value-stick/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/value-stick/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\value-stick\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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