12 AI skills for
founders

For: Startup founder · Problem it solves: Founders fall in love with an idea and spend months building before testing the riskiest assumption.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Subscription tiffin service for working professionals in Pune, ₹3,500/month
• You get: Riskiest: people will commit to a monthly plan before tasting.
• Test: a WhatsApp group in two office complexes, 20 paid trial weeks — pass if ≥ 8 convert to monthly.
• Ask: 'What did you eat for lunch yesterday, and what did it cost?'

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your idea in a few sentences: who it's for, the problem, the solution and how it makes money.

# Skill: Idea stress test

You are running the "Idea stress test" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder. What I need from you: my idea's riskiest assumptions, ranked, with a one-week test for each.

## When I send you my idea in a few sentences: who it's for, the problem, the solution and how it makes money
1. List assumptions about the problem, customer, solution, channel and money.
2. Rank them by risk (importance × uncertainty).
3. Design a cheap test for the top three that takes a week or less.
4. Define what result would make you stop.

## Reply in this format
- Assumptions table: assumption, importance, uncertainty
- Top three tests (method, cost, pass/fail threshold)
- Kill criteria
- Questions to ask ten customers

## Rules
- Don't validate the idea; try to break it.
- No market-size numbers unless the user gives a source.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my idea in a few sentences: who it's for, the problem, the solution and how it makes money.

Immediate result: Your idea's riskiest assumptions, ranked, with a one-week test for each. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Startup founder · Problem it solves: Business plans take weeks; founders need the model on one page to spot the weak block.

Outcome preview

• You paste: App connecting home bakers with customers in their apartment complex
• You get: UVP: Fresh cakes from bakers in your own building, ordered by 6 pm, delivered by 8.
• Channels: assumed — RWA WhatsApp groups (untested).
• Weakest: unfair advantage — none yet. Consider exclusive RWA partnerships.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your idea, target customers and anything you know about pricing and channels.

# Skill: Lean canvas builder

You are running the "Lean canvas builder" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder. What I need from you: a filled Lean Canvas with the weakest blocks highlighted and what to learn next.

## When I send you my idea, target customers and anything I know about pricing and channels
1. Fill the nine Lean Canvas blocks.
2. Write the unique value proposition in one sentence.
3. Mark each block as known, assumed or unknown.
4. Name the block to work on first.

## Reply in this format
- Canvas (nine blocks)
- Known / assumed / unknown
- Weakest block and why
- Next experiment

## Rules
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my idea, target customers and anything I know about pricing and channels.

Immediate result: A filled Lean Canvas with the weakest blocks highlighted and what to learn next. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Startup founder · Problem it solves: Pitch decks bury the story in features, and investors stop reading after slide three.

Outcome preview

• You paste: B2B SaaS for clinic billing, ₹18 lakh ARR, 60 clinics, raising ₹4 crore seed
• You get: Slide 1: 'Indian clinics lose 8–12% of revenue to billing errors' — source needed.
• Slide 6 Traction: 60 clinics, ₹18 lakh ARR — add monthly growth and churn.
• Challenge: 'Why won't Practo build this?'

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your company, traction, team, market and how much you're raising.

# Skill: Pitch deck outline

You are running the "Pitch deck outline" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder. What I need from you: a 12-slide outline with the headline, content and evidence for each slide.

## When I send you my company, traction, team, market and how much I'm raising
1. Order slides: problem, solution, why now, market, product, traction, business model, competition, team, financials, ask.
2. Write each slide's headline as a full sentence.
3. List the evidence each slide needs.
4. Flag claims an investor will challenge.

## Reply in this format
- Slide table: number, headline, content, evidence
- Claims investors will challenge
- Appendix slides

## Rules
- Never inflate traction or market size; mark numbers that need a source.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my company, traction, team, market and how much I'm raising.

Immediate result: A 12-slide outline with the headline, content and evidence for each slide. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Startup founder · Problem it solves: Founders skip investor updates when things are hard, which is exactly when investors can help.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Revenue ₹9.2 lakh (+12%), burn ₹22 lakh, runway 11 months, lost a big pilot, hiring a CTO
• You get: Headline: Revenue up 12% to ₹9.2 lakh; lost the Apollo pilot; 11 months of runway.
• Miss: the pilot ended because integration took 9 weeks, not 3 — we're building a CSV import.
• Ask: intros to CTOs who've scaled healthtech platforms.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send this month's numbers, what happened and where you need help.

# Skill: Monthly investor update

You are running the "Monthly investor update" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder. What I need from you: a monthly update: headline, metrics, wins, misses, asks and what's next.

## When I send you this month's numbers, what happened and where I need help
1. Write a one-line headline for the month.
2. Show KPIs with month-on-month change.
3. List wins and misses honestly.
4. Make specific asks (intros, hires, advice).

## Reply in this format
- Headline
- KPIs table
- Wins
- Misses and what we learned
- Asks
- Next month

## Rules
- Report misses as plainly as wins.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send this month's numbers, what happened and where I need help.

Immediate result: A monthly update: headline, metrics, wins, misses, asks and what's next. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Founder / product lead · Problem it solves: Founders either ignore competitors or copy them, without understanding their strategy.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Website + 50 Play Store reviews of a competing fitness app
• You get: Positioning: 'gym in your pocket' for beginners.
• Hate: 19 reviews mention aggressive renewal charges.
• Gap: clear, cancel-anytime pricing as a promise.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the competitor's website, pricing and app store text, and reviews you've copied.

# Skill: Competitor teardown

You are running the "Competitor teardown" skill for me. I work as: Founder / product lead. What I need from you: a teardown of a competitor's positioning, product, pricing, acquisition and weaknesses.

## When I send you the competitor's website, pricing and app store text, and reviews I've copied
1. Summarise their positioning and target customer.
2. Break down the product, pricing and likely acquisition channels.
3. Mine reviews for strengths and complaints.
4. Find gaps you can exploit.

## Reply in this format
- Positioning
- Product and pricing
- Acquisition (evidence)
- What users love / hate
- Gaps for us

## Rules
- Only use the pasted material; mark inferences.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the competitor's website, pricing and app store text, and reviews I've copied.

Immediate result: A teardown of a competitor's positioning, product, pricing, acquisition and weaknesses. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Founder / marketer · Problem it solves: Pricing pages confuse buyers with feature dumps and hidden terms.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Starter ₹499/mo (1 user), Team ₹1,999/mo (10 users), Business ₹4,999/mo (50 users + SSO)
• You get: Starter — for freelancers · ₹499/month + GST
• FAQ: 'Can I cancel anytime?' — Yes; you keep access until the end of the billing period.
• Business CTA: 'Talk to us about SSO'

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your tiers, prices, limits and features.

# Skill: Pricing page writer

You are running the "Pricing page writer" skill for me. I work as: Founder / marketer. What I need from you: pricing page copy: tier names, who each is for, prices, key differences, FAQ and CTA.

## When I send you my tiers, prices, limits and features
1. Name each tier for who it's for.
2. Write a one-line description and the three differences that matter.
3. Write a pricing FAQ (billing, cancellation, taxes, refunds).
4. Write the CTA for each tier.

## Reply in this format
- Tier cards
- Comparison table (key rows only)
- FAQ
- CTAs

## Rules
- No fake 'was' prices, fake 'most popular' labels or hidden fees.
- Show tax treatment clearly (e.g. '+ 18% GST').
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my tiers, prices, limits and features.

Immediate result: Pricing page copy: tier names, who each is for, prices, key differences, FAQ and CTA. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Small business owner · Problem it solves: Banks, partners and family want a business plan, and templates are 30 pages long.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Cloud kitchen in Indore, biryani, ₹280 average order, 60 orders/day goal, rent ₹45,000
• You get: Revenue at goal: 60 × ₹280 × 30 = ₹5,04,000/month
• Break-even: ₹2.1 lakh fixed costs ÷ ₹118 contribution per order = 1,780 orders a month (≈ 59 a day).
• Risk: aggregator commission of 20–30% (check your contract).

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your business, what you sell, prices, costs, customers and goals for the year.

# Skill: One-page business plan

You are running the "One-page business plan" skill for me. I work as: Small business owner. What I need from you: a one-page business plan with the offer, customers, numbers, plan and risks.

## When I send you my business, what I sell, prices, costs, customers and goals for the year
1. Write the business in two sentences.
2. Summarise customers, competition and why you'll win.
3. Show simple numbers: revenue, costs, profit and break-even.
4. List milestones and risks.

## Reply in this format
- Business
- Customers
- Competition
- Numbers (with formulas)
- Milestones
- Risks
- Funding needed

## Rules
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my business, what I sell, prices, costs, customers and goals for the year.

Immediate result: A one-page business plan with the offer, customers, numbers, plan and risks. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Freelancer / small business (India) · Problem it solves: Freelancers and small businesses make GST invoice mistakes that cause compliance problems.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Delhi freelancer → Delhi client · design services SAC 998391 · ₹50,000 · 18%
• You get: Intra-state (Delhi → Delhi): CGST 9% = ₹4,500 + SGST 9% = ₹4,500
• Total: ₹59,000 (Rupees fifty-nine thousand only)
• Check: invoice number is sequential for the financial year.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your details and GSTIN, client details and state, services or goods with SAC/HSN, amounts and date.

# Skill: GST invoice drafter

You are running the "GST invoice drafter" skill for me. I work as: Freelancer / small business (India). What I need from you: a GST invoice layout with all required fields and correctly split CGST/SGST or IGST.

## When I send you my details and GSTIN, client details and state, services or goods with SAC/HSN, amounts and date
1. Lay out required invoice fields.
2. Work out intra-state (CGST + SGST) or inter-state (IGST) from the states given.
3. Calculate tax and totals, showing the maths.
4. Add the amount in words and declarations.

## Reply in this format
- Invoice (table layout)
- Tax calculation
- Fields to check

## Rules
- This prepares an invoice; confirm rates and SAC codes with your CA.
- Export of services: note LUT and zero-rating rather than charging IGST if the user says they have an LUT.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my details and GSTIN, client details and state, services or goods with SAC/HSN, amounts and date.

Immediate result: A GST invoice layout with all required fields and correctly split CGST/SGST or IGST. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Startup founder · Problem it solves: Co-founder disputes over equity, roles and exits destroy startups that could have survived.

Outcome preview

• You paste: 3 founders, one full-time, two joining in 6 months
• You get: Vesting: 4 years, 1-year cliff is common — should it start at joining full-time?
• Question: 'If one founder leaves in year one, what happens to their shares?'
• Option: different start dates for vesting per founder.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the number of founders, their roles and anything already agreed.

# Skill: Co-founder alignment

You are running the "Co-founder alignment" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder. What I need from you: a structured list of decisions co-founders must agree on, with questions and options for each.

## When I send you the number of founders, their roles and anything already agreed
1. List topics: equity split, vesting, roles, decision rights, salary, time commitment, IP, exits.
2. Write discussion questions for each.
3. Give common options and trade-offs.
4. Produce a term summary to take to a lawyer.

## Reply in this format
- Topics with questions
- Options and trade-offs
- Agreed / to discuss
- Summary for your lawyer

## Rules
- Not legal advice; the final agreement needs a lawyer.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the number of founders, their roles and anything already agreed.

Immediate result: A structured list of decisions co-founders must agree on, with questions and options for each. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Founder · Problem it solves: Founders ask 'would you use this?' and get polite lies.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Tool to help schools collect fees online
• You get: 'Walk me through the last fee collection cycle. What took the most time?'
• Avoid: 'Would you pay for an app that does this?'
• Demand signal: they've already tried something and paid for it.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your idea and the customers you're interviewing.

# Skill: Customer interview guide

You are running the "Customer interview guide" skill for me. I work as: Founder. What I need from you: an interview guide based on 'The Mom Test': questions about past behaviour, not opinions about my idea.

## When I send you my idea and the customers I'm interviewing
1. Write questions about the problem and what they did last time it happened.
2. Add questions about what they've tried and spent.
3. Remove leading and hypothetical questions.
4. Add a note-taking template and signals of real demand.

## Reply in this format
- Goals
- Questions (in order)
- Questions to avoid
- Signals of real demand
- Notes template

## Rules
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my idea and the customers I'm interviewing.

Immediate result: An interview guide based on 'The Mom Test': questions about past behaviour, not opinions about your idea. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Startup founder / nonprofit · Problem it solves: Grant and government scheme applications ask the same questions in different ways, and drafts take days.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Startup India Seed Fund application questions + our pitch deck text
• You get: Q4 Innovation (200 words, 184 used): 'Our device measures soil moisture at three depths…'
• Weak spot: no letter from a pilot farmer — get one.
• Attach: DPIIT certificate, incorporation certificate.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the application questions and limits, and information about your organisation and project.

# Skill: Grant and scheme applicant

You are running the "Grant and scheme applicant" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder / nonprofit. What I need from you: draft answers for each question in the application, within word limits, with evidence to attach.

## When I send you the application questions and limits, and information about my organisation and project
1. Map your information to each question.
2. Draft each answer within the word limit, specific and measurable.
3. Align with the funder's stated criteria.
4. List evidence and documents to attach.

## Reply in this format
- Answer per question (with word count)
- Criteria alignment
- Documents checklist
- Weak spots to strengthen

## Rules
- Only use facts the user provides; mark gaps.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the application questions and limits, and information about my organisation and project.

Immediate result: Draft answers for each question in the application, within word limits, with evidence to attach. Copy it or download SKILL.md

For: Founder / indie hacker · Problem it solves: Product launches get one post on launch day and then silence.

Outcome preview

• You paste: Chrome extension that summarises long WhatsApp Web chats · 400 newsletter subscribers
• You get: Day -2: email subscribers for early access feedback.
• Day 0: Product Hunt + LinkedIn post: 'I built this after 600 unread messages in my society group.'
• Metric: installs → first summary (activation).

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send what you're launching, your audience, your channels and your existing audience size.

# Skill: Launch week plan

You are running the "Launch week plan" skill for me. I work as: Founder / indie hacker. What I need from you: a seven-day launch plan with posts, channels, outreach lists and what to measure each day.

## When I send you what I'm launching, my audience, my channels and my existing audience size
1. Plan pre-launch, launch day and five follow-up days.
2. Write the main launch post and channel variants.
3. List communities and people to tell, with a personal message template.
4. Set daily metrics and a debrief.

## Reply in this format
- Day-by-day plan
- Launch post + variants
- Outreach template
- Metrics
- Debrief questions

## Rules
- Follow each community's self-promotion rules; no fake upvotes or reviews.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send what I'm launching, my audience, my channels and my existing audience size.

Immediate result: A seven-day launch plan with posts, channels, outreach lists and what to measure each day. Copy it or download SKILL.md

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