VC-Skills.md

Company narrative and pitch brief: story, positioning, key messages. Use when creating a one-page narrative or pitch brief for investors, sales, or board.

Stakeholder briefs for board, investors, or exec team: status, decisions, asks. Use when creating a brief for board, investors, or exec team.

Master frameworks for measuring, achieving, and maintaining product-market fit (PMF). Use when validating new products, assessing readiness to scale, diagnosing retention problems, planning market expansion, measuring "very disappointed" score, implementing PMF engines, or determining if you have permission to grow. Covers Sean Ellis survey methodology, Superhuman PMF engine, retention curve analysis, leading/lagging indicators, pre-PMF vs. post-PMF strategies, and maintaining fit as markets evolve.

Performs financial ratio analysis, DCF valuation, budget variance analysis, and rolling forecast construction for strategic decision-making

Ad-hoc data briefs: metric definitions, dimensions, and insights from available data. Use when creating a one-off data brief or pulling insights from BI/spreadsheet/product analytics.

Runway and finance snapshot: burn, runway (months), cash, optional unit economics. Use when preparing runway review or finance snapshot for board/investors.

Recurring metrics review: KPIs, trends, board-ready summary. Use when running a periodic (e.g. monthly/quarterly) metrics review for leadership or board.

Generate weighted sales forecasts with best/likely/worst scenarios, commit vs. upside breakdown, and gap analysis. Works standalone with CSV or pasted pipeline; supercharged when you connect ~~CRM~~. Trigger with "forecast my pipeline", "weighted forecast for this quarter", or use the /forecast command.

Build an ROI calculator or value model for deals. Inputs: cost savings, efficiency gains, revenue impact. Output: ROI %, payback period, value summary. Trigger with "create ROI calculator for [deal/segment]", "value model for [product]", or use the /create-roi-calculator command.

Senior SaaS CFO / Financial Analyst (15+ years) specialized in financial modeling, projections, and exit strategy for bootstrapped and VC-backed SaaS companies. Activate when user needs: (1) Revenue projections (1-5 years), (2) Exit valuation and multiples, (3) Unit economics analysis (CAC, LTV, payback), (4) Scenario modeling (conservative/base/optimistic), (5) Fundraising narratives with financial backing, (6) M&A due diligence financials, (7) SaaS metrics benchmarking, (8) Cohort analysis and churn modeling. Triggers: "proyecciones", "projections", "exit", "valuation", "ARR", "MRR", "multiples", "revenue forecast", "financial model", "exit strategy", "CAC", "LTV", "unit economics", "churn", "fundraising", "M&A", "acquisition", "5 year plan".

Executive coaching for startup founders based on methodologies from world-class coaches: Bill Campbell, Jerry Colonna, Marshall Goldsmith, Ben Horowitz, Fred Kofman, and Matt Mochary. Use this skill to: (1) Coach the founder through difficult decisions, team issues, or strategic challenges (2) Provide support during moments of doubt, overwhelm, or imposter syndrome (3) Guide leadership development and personal growth conversations (4) Help navigate co-founder conflicts, board dynamics, or hard conversations (5) Proactively offer coaching when the founder seems stuck, stressed, or avoiding a decision Invoke with /founder-coach or when you detect the founder wrestling with a challenge that would benefit from coaching.

Business model design and validation using Business Model Canvas, Lean Canvas, and Value Proposition Canvas. Use when designing new business models, validating startup ideas, achieving product-market fit, or innovating existing business models.

Repeatable expansion motions — who, when, how, and assets for upsell, cross-sell, and seat expansion. Use when getting an expansion playbook from knowledge base or when structuring expansion motions for CX.

Research a company or person and get actionable GTM intel. Works standalone with web search, supercharged when you connect ~~data enrichment~~ or ~~CRM~~. Trigger with "research [company]", "look up [person]", "intel on [prospect]", "who is [name] at [company]", or "tell me about [company]".

Prepare for a GTM/sales call with account context, attendee research, and suggested agenda. Works standalone with user input and web research, supercharged when you connect your ~~CRM~~, ~~email~~, ~~chat~~, or ~~conversation intelligence~~. Trigger with "prep me for my call with [company]", "I'm meeting with [company] prep me", "call prep [company]", or "get me ready for [meeting]".

Research your competitors and build an interactive battlecard. Outputs an HTML artifact with clickable competitor cards and a comparison matrix. Trigger with "competitive intel", "research competitors", "how do we compare to [competitor]", "battlecard for [competitor]", or "what's new with [competitor]".

Create a demo script for a product or audience. Structure: intro, key flows, objection handling, close. Trigger with "create demo script for [product/audience]", "demo script for [company]", or use the /create-demo-script command.

Research a prospect then draft personalized outreach. Uses web research by default, supercharged with ~~data enrichment~~ and ~~CRM~~. Trigger with "draft outreach to [person/company]", "write cold email to [prospect]", "reach out to [name]".

Plan GTM strategy: motion (PLG, SLG, hybrid), segments, channels, capacity. Trigger with "plan GTM strategy", "GTM strategy for [product/segment]", or use the /plan-gtm-strategy command.

Get or structure a sales playbook from ~~knowledge base~~ or context. Repeatable motions (who, when, how, assets) for discovery, demo, negotiation, and closing. Trigger with "get sales playbook", "what's our playbook for [motion]", or use the /get-sales-playbook command.

Positioning, messaging pillars, value propositions, launch narrative, differentiation, sales/GTM enablement. Use when planning campaigns, drafting competitive briefs, or creating product-focused content.

Use when asked about "product-led growth", "PLG strategy", "self-serve growth", "freemium model", "free trial design", "product-led sales", "PQL", or "bottoms-up growth". Helps design and optimize product-led growth motions where the product drives acquisition, activation, and monetization. Based on frameworks from Elena Verna and Hila Qu.

Evaluates market bubble risk through quantitative data-driven analysis using the revised Minsky/Kindleberger framework v2.1. Prioritizes objective metrics (Put/Call, VIX, margin debt, breadth, IPO data) over subjective impressions. Features strict qualitative adjustment criteria with confirmation bias prevention. Supports practical investment decisions with mandatory data collection and mechanical scoring. Use when user asks about bubble risk, valuation concerns, or profit-taking timing.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a pitch deck", "write investor emails", "analyze a term sheet", "prepare for due diligence", "understand fundraising metrics", "compare term sheets", "draft a cold email to investors", "prepare for VC meetings", or mentions fundraising stages (pre-seed, seed, Series A/B/C), valuation, dilution, SAFEs, convertible notes, or investor relations.

Plan and run an early-stage fundraising process and produce a Fundraising Pack (raise decision memo, round design brief, pitch narrative + deck outline, investor pipeline + tracker, outreach/follow-up scripts, diligence checklist). Use for fundraising, raising capital, venture capital, pitch deck, investor outreach, pre-seed, seed. Category: Career.

Board meeting preparation: agenda, metrics, narrative, follow-ups. Use when preparing for a board meeting.

Manage investor list and cap table notes: stage, follow-ups, contact tracking. Use when tracking prospects, meetings, term sheets, or cap table context.

Research investors and funds: thesis, stage, portfolio, recent activity, and warm intro angles. Use when researching a fund or investor for fundraising or relationship building.

Structure and draft investor updates: highlights, metrics, challenges, asks, runway. Use when drafting monthly or quarterly investor updates.

Pitch deck structure and content: slide flow, narrative, key bullets per slide. Use when creating a full pitch deck outline for investors or customers.

Draft sales or investor emails: cold outreach, follow-up, intro request, update. Use when drafting outreach to investors or sales prospects.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "write an investor update", "draft monthly update", "send investor email", "create investor newsletter", "prepare investor communication", or mentions monthly updates, investor emails, LP updates, or stakeholder communication for a VC-backed startup.

Research markets and segments: TAM/SAM/SOM, trends, drivers, and competitive landscape. Use when sizing a market or preparing founder-level market context.

Research competitors and compare positioning, messaging, content strategy, and market presence. Use when analyzing a competitor, building battlecards, identifying content gaps, comparing feature messaging, or preparing competitive positioning recommendations.

Analyze competitors with feature comparison matrices, positioning analysis, and strategic implications. Use when researching a competitor, comparing product capabilities, assessing competitive positioning, or preparing a competitive brief for product strategy.

Synthesize qualitative and quantitative user research into structured insights and opportunity areas. Use when analyzing interview notes, survey responses, support tickets, or behavioral data to identify themes, build personas, or prioritize opportunities.

Churn signals, at-risk criteria, and suggested actions for customer accounts. Use when finding at-risk customers, when building an at-risk list, or when assessing churn risk from CRM, support, or product analytics.

Health dimensions, score factors, and risk flags for customer accounts. Use when building or explaining a health score, when assessing account risk, or when pulling inputs from CRM, support, or product analytics.

Quarterly business review agenda, metrics, narrative, and follow-up templates for customer business reviews. Use when preparing a quarterly business review, building an agenda, or pulling context from CRM, knowledge base, or chat.

Hiring briefs and job descriptions: scope, profile, success criteria, responsibilities, requirements. Use when creating a hiring brief or full job description.