By BruceL017
Design, validate, and plan a startup from scratch. Covers market research, competitive analysis, business model, brand identity, product definition, financial projections, and validation experiments.
Design, validate, and plan a startup from scratch. Covers market research, competitive analysis, business model, brand identity, product definition, financial projections, and validation experiments. Trigger when the user has a startup idea to explore, wants to validate a business concept, needs a business plan or lean canvas, asks for market sizing or competitive landscape, wants brand positioning or go-to-market strategy, or says anything like "I have an idea for..." or "is this idea worth pursuing". Also handles resuming from a previous checkpoint.
Deep competitive intelligence for any market. Analyzes competitors' products, pricing, customer sentiment, GTM strategy, and growth signals using real web data. Produces battle cards, pricing landscape, and feature matrix. Use when the user wants to understand their competitive landscape, analyze competitors, compare products in a market, or research who they're competing against. Triggers for "who are my competitors", "competitive analysis", "competitor research", "battle cards", "pricing comparison", "competitor pricing", "market players", "competitive intelligence", "competitive landscape", "who else is in this space", "competitive moat", or any request to profile, compare, or map competitors in a category. Works standalone — no prior startup-design session needed.
Market positioning strategy using the April Dunford framework, enriched with JTBD discovery, Moore positioning statement, and Neumeier's Onliness Test. Produces a complete positioning document, positioning statement, competitive alternatives map, and market category analysis. Use when the user wants to define or refine their market positioning, find their unique position, differentiate from competitors, craft a positioning statement, choose a market category, or figure out "how should we position this product." Triggers for "positioning", "how to position", "market position", "differentiation strategy", "positioning statement", "competitive positioning", "category strategy", "where do we fit in the market", "how are we different", "unique value proposition", or any request to define, sharpen, or rethink positioning. Works standalone — no prior startup-design or startup-competitors session needed, but leverages their output if available.
Build investor-ready pitch scripts in multiple formats (10-min, 5-min, 2-min, 1-min elevator, investor email). Produces pitch narratives, Q&A preparation, pitch scoring rubric, and optional investor roleplay practice. Use when the user wants to create a pitch, prepare for investor meetings, craft a startup pitch, write a fundraising narrative, or practice their pitch. Triggers for "pitch deck", "investor pitch", "pitch my startup", "fundraising deck", "seed deck", "how to pitch", "investor meeting", "demo day", "prepare pitch", "pitch script", "elevator pitch for investors", "pitch practice", "practice my pitch", "investor roleplay", or any request to present a startup to investors, accelerators, or partners. Works standalone — no prior startup-design session needed, but leverages its output if available.
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What a $10K strategy consultant would deliver: market research, competitive battle cards, positioning, financial projections, and a 30-day action plan. If your idea should die, it will tell you.
Works with Claude Code and any agent that supports skills.
Website: startupskill.me
Contributions welcome! Open a PR or an issue.
| Skill | What you get |
|---|---|
| startup-design | Complete startup strategy: market research, competitive analysis, brand, product definition, financial projections, and validation experiments. 8 phases, 30+ structured deliverables. |
| startup-competitors | Battle cards for every competitor, pricing landscape, feature matrix, and strategic report. Built from real reviews, forums, and web data. |
| startup-positioning | Market positioning using April Dunford's framework. Positioning doc, competitive alternatives map, market category analysis, and messaging implications. |
| startup-pitch | Investor-ready pitch in multiple formats: 10-min, 5-min, 2-min, 1-min elevator, and email. Includes scoring rubric, Q&A prep, and investor roleplay practice. |
Describe what you need — skills trigger automatically:
"I want to build a SaaS for real estate agents that automates follow-up emails. Is it worth building?"
→ startup-design runs the full 8-phase process
"Who are my competitors in the project management space for creative agencies? I need battle cards and a pricing comparison."
→ startup-competitors profiles 5-8+ competitors across 3 research waves
"Quick validation — fast track mode."
→ startup-design runs a compressed go/no-go analysis
"How should we position our product? We're in the project management space but we're different from Asana and Monday."
→ startup-positioning builds positioning through Dunford's 5+1 components
"Prepare my pitch — I'm raising 500K pre-seed. We have 45 active customers growing 20% MoM."
→ startup-pitch builds pitch narratives in multiple formats with scoring and Q&A prep
Or invoke directly: /startup:startup-design, /startup:startup-competitors, /startup:startup-positioning, /startup:startup-pitch
Token usage: These skills run multiple research agents and can consume a large number of tokens. For the best experience, use Claude Max 5x. If a session hits the limit, just ask Claude to "resume from where you left off" — it will pick up the process.
claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill
claude plugin install startup@startup-skill
Download .skill files from the Releases page, then upload in Settings → Skills.
# CLI Install
npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skill
# Clone and copy
git clone https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill.git
cp -r startup-skill/startup-design .agents/skills/
cp -r startup-skill/startup-competitors .agents/skills/
cp -r startup-skill/startup-positioning .agents/skills/
cp -r startup-skill/startup-pitch .agents/skills/
# Git submodule
git submodule add https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill.git .agents/startup-skill
# SkillKit (works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, etc.)
npx skillkit install ferdinandobons/startup-skill
Claude Code Plugin:
claude plugin update startup@startup-skill
If the update doesn't pick up new changes, refresh the marketplace source and reinstall:
claude plugin uninstall startup@startup-skill claude plugin marketplace remove startup-skill claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill claude plugin install startup@startup-skill
Claude.ai: Download the latest .skill files from the Releases page and re-upload in Settings → Skills.
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