Fundraising, sales, hiring, and ops skills for founders.
Operating skills across the founder job: accelerator applications, board updates, churn analysis, competitive analysis, content strategy, contracts, data rooms, cold outreach, and more. Built for early-stage founders wearing every hat.
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Helps founders identify, research, and apply to startup accelerators and fellowship programs.
View skillDesign and evaluate system architecture including service boundaries, data models, APIs, and infrastructure topology.
View skillHelps founders draft investor updates, board decks, and quarterly business reviews with structured frameworks.
View skillIdentify at-risk accounts, diagnose churn drivers, build health scores, and design retention interventions.
View skillSet up and optimize GitHub Actions or GitLab CI pipelines with detection-first configuration generation.
View skillProvides structured code review feedback across correctness, security, performance, and tests.
View skillHelps founders write personalized cold emails and LinkedIn messages to prospects, investors, and partners with research-backed frameworks.
View skillFind online communities where target audiences hang out for organic promotion and customer engagement.
View skillEvaluate competitors, map the competitive landscape, and identify differentiation opportunities for strategic positioning.
View skillTrack competitor pricing, features, hiring, and strategic moves with automated alerts and weekly intel briefs.
View skillPlan and structure content programs by identifying pillars, mapping to buyer journey, and building editorial calendars.
View skillReview contracts for risk, assess proposed terms, and provide negotiation recommendations before signing.
View skillSummarizes trending products and launches from Product Hunt, Hacker News, and startup communities.
View skillGuides founders to organize due diligence materials for investor fundraising rounds.
View skillHelp founders secure podcast appearances, press coverage, and journalist relationships for media exposure.
View skillDesign, write, and optimize email sequences including welcome, nurture, re-engagement, and onboarding campaigns.
View skillWrite authentic employer brand content like careers pages, culture docs, and blog posts that attract talent.
View skillPlan and execute tech events, meetups, and workshops to build community, generate leads, and establish thought leadership.
View skillAnalyzes customer feedback from multiple sources to identify themes, prioritize opportunities, and guide product decisions.
View skillHelp founders build personal brand and thought leadership on Twitter/X and LinkedIn to drive pipeline, recruiting, and fundraising.
View skillGenerates targeted investor emails for cold outreach, warm intros, follow-ups, updates, and thank-yous.
View skillDesign structured interview processes, questions, scorecards, and calibration protocols for hiring roles.
View skillHelps founders identify, evaluate, and prioritize potential investors for fundraising rounds.
View skillCreate, review, and improve startup job postings with inclusive language and transparency.
View skillCreate, audit, and optimize landing pages for conversion through copy, layout, and CTA improvements.
View skillPlan and execute product launches with pre-launch content sequences, funnels, and affiliate strategies.
View skillQualify inbound leads, define ICP, build scoring models, and route prospects through pipeline stages systematically.
View skillEstimate market size and validate market opportunities using TAM/SAM/SOM frameworks.
View skillDistill product ideas into minimum viable versions by prioritizing features and managing scope.
View skillDesign and optimize post-signup user activation flows to accelerate time-to-value and reduce early churn.
View skillHelps founders write partnership emails, integration pitches, and co-marketing proposals with structured frameworks.
View skillCreates, reviews, and restructures fundraising pitch decks for seed and Series A rounds.
View skillTurn product ideas into structured Product Requirements Documents for teams and stakeholders.
View skillGenerate, review, and update privacy policies compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and global data protection laws.
View skillCreate SOPs, runbooks, and playbooks to standardize recurring processes and turn tribal knowledge into repeatable procedures.
View skillGenerate sales proposals, contracts, SOWs, NDAs, and MSAs with jurisdiction-specific legal clauses.
View skillResearch customer pain points and sentiment by analyzing reviews across platforms like Trustpilot, G2, and app stores.
View skillOrganize product initiatives into prioritized, time-sequenced plans with outcome focus and dependencies.
View skillGenerate discovery calls, demos, RFP responses, competitive matrices, and closing playbooks for sales engagement.
View skillConducts comprehensive security audits including threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and remediation guidance.
View skillMonitor customer reviews and sentiment across platforms to track product reputation and identify issues.
View skillConduct technical SEO audits and resolve crawlability, indexation, and performance issues affecting search rankings.
View skillBuild SOC 2 compliance roadmaps, assess security posture, quantify risks, and sequence certification strategy.
View skillBuild LinkedIn authority systems, define content pillars, and write thought leadership posts.
View skillWrite personalized recruiting outreach messages to passive candidates and referral requests.
View skillGathers and documents startup information to personalize all other skill outputs.
View skillCreates customer-facing help articles, FAQs, troubleshooting guides, and API documentation.
View skillSystematically compare technologies, frameworks, and tools to guide technology selection decisions.
View skillDraft, review, and update terms of service for SaaS products and web applications.
View skillSynthesize qualitative customer data into structured, actionable insights using JTBD framing.
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