Immediate result: A monthly update: headline, metrics, wins, misses, asks and what's next.
Problem it solvesFounders skip investor updates when things are hard, which is exactly when investors can help.
Revenue ₹9.2 lakh (+12%), burn ₹22 lakh, runway 11 months, lost a big pilot, hiring a CTO
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.
Founders skip investor updates when things get hard, which is exactly when investors could help most. This skill turns your month's numbers and notes into an update with a one-line headline, KPIs with month-on-month change, wins, misses with what you learned, specific asks and next month's focus. It reports misses as plainly as wins, which is what builds investor trust over time. Specific asks — an introduction, a hire, advice — are what turn investors into useful allies. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send this month's numbers, what happened and where you need help; the reply is laid out as “Headline”, “KPIs table” and “Wins”.
# 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.Then sendThis month's numbers, what happened and where you need help. For example: Revenue ₹9.2 lakh (+12%), burn ₹22 lakh, runway 11 months, lost a big pilot, hiring a CTO
Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →
Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.
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OpenAI's Codex app reads the same SKILL.md format. Copy the skill into your Codex skills folder:
$ git -c http.version=HTTP/1.1 clone https://scienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git
$ cp -r ai-skills/investor-update ~/.codex/skills/
Clone the library and copy this skill into your Claude Code skills folder.
$ git -c http.version=HTTP/1.1 clone https://scienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git
$ cp -r ai-skills/investor-update ~/.claude/skills/~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ inside one project.Download the skill file and put it in a folder named after the skill.
Download SKILL.md~/.claude/skills/investor-update/SKILL.md.Repositoryscienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git · all 200 skills, one folder each, plain git over HTTPS
Founders skip investor updates when things are hard, which is exactly when investors can help. The skill fixes that: a monthly update: headline, metrics, wins, misses, asks and what's next.
Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.
Send this month's numbers, what happened and where you need help. If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.
Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.
ProblemFounders either ignore competitors or copy them, without understanding their strategy.
Website + 50 Play Store reviews of a competing fitness app
Positioning: 'gym in your pocket' for beginners.
Hate: 19 reviews mention aggressive renewal charges.
Gap: clear, cancel-anytime pricing as a promise.
Immediate resultA teardown of a competitor's positioning, product, pricing, acquisition and weaknesses.
ProblemPricing pages confuse buyers with feature dumps and hidden terms.
Starter ₹499/mo (1 user), Team ₹1,999/mo (10 users), Business ₹4,999/mo (50 users + SSO)
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'
Immediate resultPricing page copy: tier names, who each is for, prices, key differences, FAQ and CTA.
ProblemBanks, partners and family want a business plan, and templates are 30 pages long.
Cloud kitchen in Indore, biryani, ₹280 average order, 60 orders/day goal, rent ₹45,000
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).
Immediate resultA one-page business plan with the offer, customers, numbers, plan and risks.
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