startup

name	startup
description	Curated startup operating system for founders. Automatically includes startup-manager, founder-foundation, value-validation, mvp-engine, fundraising-kit, gtm-launch, growth-engine, and founder-ops. Use when the user needs end-to-end founder support across startup thesis, validation, MVP scoping, fundraising prep, launch planning, growth experiments, or founder operations as one bundled skill install. The startup-manager routes ambiguous or broad requests to the most practical module instead of forcing all modules at once.
license	MIT

Startup

Curated founder operating system for validating, building, launching, funding, and operating an early-stage startup.

Included Modules

When this skill is installed, all of these module folders are available under skills/startup/:

• startup-manager/ - request triage, module routing, and practical handoff logic
• founder-foundation/ - founder thesis, founder-market fit, role map, kill criteria
• value-validation/ - evidence ledger, market validation, business-model comparison
• mvp-engine/ - MVP promise, release slices, ship checks, post-launch read plan
• fundraising-kit/ - proof inventory, investor narrative, diligence gaps
• gtm-launch/ - launch brief, channels, metric tree, iterate-or-expand logic
• growth-engine/ - funnel bottlenecks, growth experiments, scale decisions
• founder-ops/ - equity, governance, compliance, legal review gates

How To Use This Bundle

1. Start with startup-manager for broad, messy, or multi-stage startup requests.
2. Use founder-foundation when founder intent and role clarity are still weak.
3. Move to value-validation to pressure-test the market and business model.
4. Use mvp-engine once the riskiest assumptions are clear enough to build against.
5. Use fundraising-kit only when proof is strong enough to support investor claims.
6. Use gtm-launch and growth-engine for launch execution and repeatable growth.
7. Use founder-ops for legal, equity, governance, and compliance discipline.

Routing Guidance

• Route all ambiguous, broad, or stage-mixed requests through startup-manager first.
• Use exactly one primary module by default. Add a secondary module only when the output clearly depends on it.
• Do not inject all startup modules into a response just because the bundle is installed.
• If the request spans multiple startup phases, choose the earliest blocking phase first and name the next module afterward.
• If the request is ambiguous, clarify the startup stage first, then use the nearest practical module.
• Preserve evidence labels: evidenced, inferred, unverified, or aspirational where applicable.

Manager Decision Rules

startup-manager should classify requests like this:

• Founder identity, commitment, role confusion, or founder-market fit -> founder-foundation
• Problem validation, customer pain, demand proof, pricing hypotheses, or business-model choice -> value-validation
• MVP scope, feature pruning, release slicing, ship criteria, or early product sequencing -> mvp-engine
• Deck narrative, investor proof, projections, or diligence packaging -> fundraising-kit
• Launch planning, channels, messaging, launch metrics, or read-period decisions -> gtm-launch
• Funnel bottlenecks, experiment prioritization, conversion movement, or scale decisions -> growth-engine
• Equity, governance, legal process, compliance, or operating checklists -> founder-ops

For mixed requests:

• Validation before build -> value-validation primary, mvp-engine next
• Build before fundraising -> mvp-engine primary, fundraising-kit next only if proof exists
• Launch plus growth -> gtm-launch primary if launch is not yet repeatable; growth-engine primary if a stable funnel already exists
• Founder dispute plus equity or governance -> founder-ops primary if a real legal or equity decision is pending; otherwise founder-foundation primary

File Map

• skills/startup/SKILL.md - this bundle entrypoint
• skills/startup/startup-manager/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/founder-foundation/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/value-validation/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/mvp-engine/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/fundraising-kit/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/gtm-launch/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/growth-engine/SKILL.md
• skills/startup/founder-ops/SKILL.md