business-proposals

name	business-proposals
description	Generate sales outreach sequences, proposals, SOWs, investor pitch decks, and RFP responses. Covers cold email sequences, proposal structure, pricing tiers (Good-Better-Best), scope of work with exclusions, and 10-slide pitch deck.
version	3.0
triggers	["write a proposal","cold email / outreach sequence","pitch deck / investor deck","SOW / statement of work","sales outreach / prospecting","respond to RFP","scope of work","client proposal"]
negatives	["general corporate communication (use communication skill)","content marketing / blog posts (use content-marketing skill)","brand design / creative direction (use design skill)","financial models / spreadsheets (use finance skill)","legal contracts / terms of service (use legal-counsel skill)"]
license	MIT
compatibility	opencode
metadata	{"workflow":"sales","audience":"consultants, founders, freelancers","version":"3.0"}

Business Proposals v3.0

Win deals and raise funding. Covers the full pipeline: outreach, proposals, and pitch decks.

Workflow

When the user asks for any sales document, follow this process:

1. Clarify stage: Outreach (cold) → Proposal (warm) → Pitch deck (investor)? Ask if unclear.
2. Gather context: Run discovery questions for the specific stage (sections below).
3. Select template: Match the deliverable to the appropriate structure below.
4. Draft: Fill template with user-provided info. Use placeholders [like this] for unknowns.
5. Review: Check against error handling table and production checklist.
6. Verify anti-patterns: Scan the anti-patterns table — if any match, fix before delivery.
7. Output: Return the completed document in the requested format (text, markdown, email body).

Sales Outreach

Required Discovery

1. Prospect: Company + person + role
2. Trigger: Why now? (funding, product launch, job change)
3. Value prop: "We help [X] do [Y] so they can [Z]"
4. Proof: Case study, testimonial, data point, mutual connection
5. Goal: Reply? Call? Demo? Trial?

Cold Email Structure

1. Subject: Personalized + curiosity gap. 10 words max.
2. Opening: Specific reference to them (news, post, achievement)
3. Value prop: One sentence. Their benefit, not your features.
4. Proof: Social proof or relevant data point.
5. Ask: Single, low-friction next step.
6. Close: Simple. "Best, [Name]"

Subject Line Patterns

Pattern	Example
Reference	"[Company] + [observation]"
Question	"Quick question about [situation]"
Compliment	"Impressed by [achievement]"
Mutual connection	"[Name] suggested I reach out"

Personalization Levels (ALL required)

1. Company: Recent news, funding, launch