pitch

Elevator Pitch Generator

When to use

• User asks for a personal elevator pitch or intro
• User asks to pitch a project, repo, or library
• User is preparing for networking event, job interview, investor meeting, or conference
• User wants a "tell me about yourself" or "what does this do?" answer

Pattern

1. Detect mode

Infer from user request:

Signal	Mode
"pitch myself", "introduce myself", "tell me about yourself"	Personal
"pitch this project/repo/library", "elevator pitch for X"	Repo
Ambiguous + active repo in context	Ask via AskUserQuestion

"Active repo in context" = git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree returns true (cwd is inside a git repo).

If ambiguous, use AskUserQuestion:

question: "What would you like to pitch?"
header: "Pitch type"
options:
  - label: "This repo"
    description: "Generate a pitch for the current project or library"
  - label: "Myself"
    description: "Generate a personal elevator pitch"

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Repo Pitch

1. Read context silently

Before asking anything, read:

• package.json — name, description, keywords
• README.md — what it does, why it exists
• git log --oneline -10 — recent trajectory

Identify: what problem it solves, who it's for, one design decision that signals taste.

2. Ask what can't be inferred

Use a single AskUserQuestion call with up to 3 questions:

Question 1:
  question: "Who is the primary audience for this pitch?"
  header: "Audience"
  options:
    - label: "Developers"
      description: "Engineers evaluating the library or tool"
    - label: "Investors"
      description: "People evaluating the business opportunity"
    - label: "General tech"
      description: "Mixed audience — conference, meetup, demo day"

Question 2:
  question: "What format do you need?"
  header: "Format"
  options:
    - label: "One-liner (Recommended)"
      description: "Fits in package.json or GitHub repo description"
      preview: |
        Persistent, associative memory for AI agents —
        short-term, long-term, and consolidation in
        composable TypeScript packages.
    - label: "30-second spoken"
      description: "For demos, meetups, or conference intros"
      preview: |
        Every AI agent you build starts with amnesia.
        Neurome fixes that — five composable packages
        modeled on how the brain actually works.
        Are you building agents that need to remember?
    - label: "Full pitch deck intro"
      description: "60-second investor or demo day version"

Question 3 (only if no proof point found in README/package.json):
  question: "Do you have any traction or proof points to include?"
  header: "Proof point"
  options:
    - label: "Skip for now"
      description: "I'll flag where a proof point should go"
    - label: "I'll provide one"
      description: "I'll add it in the next message"

3. Framework by context

Context	Framework	Length
Developer / one-liner	Problem + differentiator, no fluff	1 sentence
Developer networking	Problem image → What it does → Design decision → Hook question	30–45s
Conference / demo day	Counterintuitive claim → Solution → Architecture hook	20–30s
Investor meeting	Problem at scale → Solution → Traction → Explicit ask	60s

4. Output

• One-liner — ready to paste into package.json or GitHub description
• 30-second spoken — Problem → Solution → Hook question
• Context-specific — adapted to chosen format

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Personal Pitch

1. Read what's available

Check for any context already provided. If in a repo, skip repo-specific fields.

2. Ask what's missing

Use a single AskUserQuestion call:

Question 1:
  question: "What's the context for this pitch?"
  header: "Context"
  options:
    - label: "Networking event"
      description: "Casual 'what do you do?' — short form, memorable"
    - label: "Job interview"
      description: "Tell me about yourself — structured 60–90s arc"
    - label: "Investor meeting"
      description: "Problem at scale, traction, explicit ask"
    - label: "Conference intro"
      description: "15-second counterintuitive hook"

Question 2 (if role/domain not clear from context):
  question: "What kind of work do you do?"
  header: "Your work"
  options:
    - label: "Engineering / technical"
      description: "Software, systems, infrastructure, ML"
    - label: "Founding / building"
      description: "Startup founder or early-stage builder"
    - label: "Product / design"
      description: "Product management, design, strategy"

3. Framework by context

Context	Framework	Length
Networking event	Who I help → How → Why it matters → Hook question	30–45s
Job interview	Present → Past → Future → close to the role	60–90s
Investor meeting	Problem at scale → Solution → Traction → Explicit ask	60s
Conference intro	Counterintuitive claim → what you're curious about here	15–20s

IMPORTANT: "What do you do?" and "Tell me about yourself" are different. For casual networking, generate the short-form version first.

4. Output

• 30-second — Problem → Solution → Ask
• 60-second — Problem → Solution → Proof → Ask
• Context-specific — adapted to chosen context

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Rules (both modes)

• Open with the problem, not the name or title
• Use one of three hook types:
  • Problem image: "Every agent you build starts with amnesia..."
  • Tension/reversal: "We kept hitting X, so we built Y..."
  • Unusual claim: something that earns a follow-up question
• Power verbs only: built, shipped, fixed, cut, grew, decided, finished
• Avoid: "responsible for", "worked on", "passionate about", "it's a library that..."
• Include exactly one number or named result — flag [PROOF POINT NEEDED] if none available
• End with curiosity opener, soft signal, or direct ask — never a thud
• No insider jargon — translate mechanism to impact

IMPORTANT: Pitch must sound fluent, not scripted. Contractions, one casual phrase, avoid relentlessly parallel structure.

Annotate each version with one sentence explaining the structural choice made.