103 Agent Skills for Founders
4 stacks
Skills that handle the work founders keep deprioritizing — board decks, hiring decisions, investor updates, and strategy calls.
From company OS and M&A to hard calls and org planning — skills across every function a founder has to cover.
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Founders rarely have a shortage of decisions to make — they have a shortage of time to think them through carefully. These skills handle the structural work: board deck prep, investor updates, company OS design, hiring scorecards, and the org documentation that tends to fall through the cracks.
The skills here aren't about automating judgment — they're about making sure the frameworks and deliverables are ready before you need them. Board meeting in a week? A skill drafts the narrative. Hard hire decision? A skill runs the scorecard. M&A conversation on the horizon? A skill handles the teaser and the diligence checklist.
Most useful for early-stage founders wearing multiple hats and for operators who want to move fast without leaving governance gaps.
Stacks for founders
All stacks →Startup founders & CEOs
The Founder Operating Stack
Run your company like a senior executive — strategy, board governance, hiring, operations, and the hard decisions that only founders face.
Founders & solo builders
The Founder's Marketing Stack
Run your own marketing as a solo founder or small team — positioning, copy, launch, pricing, referrals, churn, and the psychology behind every decision.
Engineers & Founders
gstack — Ship Like a Team of Twenty
33 skills that turn Claude Code into a virtual engineering team. Built by Garry Tan (CEO, Y Combinator). Think, plan, build, review, test, ship — one system, end to end.
Indie hackers & solopreneurs
The Solo Builder Stack
Everything a solo founder needs to ship a SaaS product — scaffolding, payments, landing page, SEO, and the business thinking to back it up.
Skills for founders
All skills →A/B Test Setup
by @coreyhaines31
Plan, design, and implement A/B tests and experiments — hypothesis framing, variant definition, sample size calculation, statistical significance, and test analysis.
Ad Creative
by @coreyhaines31
Generate, iterate, and scale ad creative — headlines, descriptions, primary text, and full ad variations for Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and other paid platforms.
Board Deck Builder
by @alirezarezvani
Assemble compelling board and investor update decks — structure, narrative flow, key metrics, and executive-ready slides that tell the right story.
Brand Guidelines
by @anthropics
Anthropic's brand-writing skill for keeping voice, wording, and messaging aligned with a defined style system.
CEO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Executive leadership coaching — strategic decision-making, organizational development, board governance, and navigating high-stakes business challenges.
CFO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Financial leadership guidance — budgeting, forecasting, SaaS metrics, investor relations, and financial strategy for growing companies.
Change Management Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Guide organizational change with the ADKAR framework — stakeholder mapping, resistance analysis, communication planning, and change adoption tracking.
Chief of Staff
by @alirezarezvani
C-suite orchestration layer — executive alignment, cross-functional prioritization, meeting cadence design, and turning strategy into executable plans.
CHRO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Human resources leadership — hiring strategy, compensation benchmarking, org structure design, culture development, and people operations at scale.
Churn Prevention
by @coreyhaines31
Reduce churn by building cancellation flows, save offers, dunning sequences, exit surveys, and win-back campaigns — covering both voluntary and involuntary churn.
CISO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Information security leadership — risk quantification, compliance roadmaps (SOC2, ISO 27001), security architecture, and board-level security reporting.
CMO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Marketing leadership guidance — brand positioning, growth model design, marketing budget allocation, and channel strategy from a Chief Marketing Officer perspective.
Cold Email Writer
by @alirezarezvani
Write B2B cold outreach emails and follow-up sequences that get replies — subject lines, opening lines, body copy, CTAs, and multi-touch sequences.
Cold Email Writer
by @coreyhaines31
Company Operating System Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Choose and implement a company operating system — EOS (Traction), Scaling Up, OKRs, or custom frameworks. Design the rhythms and tools to run your company well.
Competitive Intelligence Tracker
by @alirezarezvani
Build a systematic competitor tracking system — monitor product updates, pricing changes, messaging shifts, and hiring signals to stay ahead of the market.
Competitive Teardown
by @alirezarezvani
Deep competitor analysis with feature matrices, SWOT frameworks, and positioning maps — understand where you stand and where to move next.
Competitor Alternatives Pages
by @coreyhaines31
Create competitor comparison and alternative pages for SEO and sales enablement — covering four formats: singular alternative, plural alternatives, you vs competitor, and competitor vs competitor.
Content Strategy
by @coreyhaines31
Plan a content strategy — topic clusters, editorial calendars, content pillars, and content roadmaps that align with business goals and keyword opportunities.
Contract & Proposal Writer
by @alirezarezvani
Write professional contracts, RFP responses, and business proposals — clear terms, compelling narratives, and deal-winning structures for B2B engagements.
COO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Operations leadership — process design, OKR execution, scaling playbooks, operational efficiency, and cross-functional alignment from a COO perspective.
Marketing Copywriter
by @alirezarezvani
Write compelling marketing copy for landing pages, homepages, pricing pages, and feature pages — headlines, body copy, and CTAs that convert.
Marketing Copywriter
by @coreyhaines31
CPO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Product leadership — product vision, portfolio strategy, product-market fit diagnosis, and roadmap governance from a Chief Product Officer perspective.
CRO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Revenue leadership — revenue forecasting, sales model design, pricing strategy, and net revenue retention optimization from a Chief Revenue Officer perspective.
CTO Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Technical leadership guidance — engineering team scaling, technology strategy, build vs. buy decisions, and architecture at the executive level.
Culture Architect
by @alirezarezvani
Build company culture as operational behavior — define values-to-actions mappings, design culture rituals, and diagnose cultural drift before it becomes a problem.
Customer Success Manager
by @alirezarezvani
Customer retention strategy, health score tracking, expansion playbooks, and churn prevention — a CSM toolkit for growing SaaS companies.
Executive Mentor
by @alirezarezvani
An adversarial thinking partner for founders — challenges assumptions, stress tests plans, and provides honest pushback to sharpen executive decision-making.
Competitive Landscape Mapping
by @anthropics
Map the competitive landscape for a company or sector, identifying key players, positioning, and market share dynamics.
Founder Coach
by @alirezarezvani
Personal leadership development for founders — managing the emotional weight of building, developing self-awareness, and growing as an executive.
Free Tool Strategy
by @coreyhaines31
Plan, evaluate, and build free tools for marketing — calculators, generators, graders, and interactive tools that generate leads, earn backlinks, and build brand authority.
gstack: Auto Review Pipeline
by @garrytan
Runs CEO, design, and engineering reviews sequentially with auto-decisions using 6 built-in principles. Surfaces only the taste decisions that need your input. One command, fully reviewed plan.
gstack: Headless Browser for Claude
by @garrytan
Gives Claude a real Chromium browser. Navigate URLs, click elements, verify page state, take annotated screenshots, test forms, check responsive layouts — 100ms per command.
gstack: Working State Checkpoint
by @garrytan
Saves your current git state, decisions made, and remaining work so you can resume exactly where you left off — even across sessions or workspace handoffs.
gstack: Design System Consultation
by @garrytan
Builds a complete design system from scratch — aesthetic direction, typography, color palette, layout, spacing, and motion. Researches your product space, proposes creative risks, and writes DESIGN.md.
gstack: Production HTML Generator
by @garrytan
Generates production-quality HTML where text actually reflows on resize and heights compute dynamically. Accepts mockups, CEO plans, or design reviews as input. Zero dependencies.
gstack: Visual Design Audit
by @garrytan
Finds visual inconsistency, spacing issues, hierarchy problems, and AI slop patterns on a live site — then fixes them. Commits each fix atomically with before/after screenshots.
gstack: Design Variants Explorer
by @garrytan
Generates multiple visual design variants, opens a browser comparison board, collects structured feedback, and iterates toward an approved direction. Taste memory biases future variants toward your preferences.
gstack: Session Learning Manager
by @garrytan
Manages what gstack has learned across sessions — project-specific patterns, pitfalls, and preferences. Review, search, prune, and export learnings. Compounds over time.
gstack: Office Hours
by @garrytan
YC-style forcing questions before you write a line of code. Pushes back on your framing, challenges premises, explores alternatives, and writes a design doc that feeds every downstream skill.
gstack: CEO Plan Review
by @garrytan
Founder-mode plan review. Finds the 10-star product hiding in your request, challenges scope, and pushes the plan toward maximum ambition or maximum focus — your choice.
gstack: Design Plan Review
by @garrytan
Designer's eye review of a plan before implementation. Rates each design dimension 0–10, explains what a 10 looks like, then edits the plan to get there.
gstack: QA Testing — Find and Fix
by @garrytan
Opens a real Chromium browser and tests your app the way a user would. Finds bugs, fixes them with atomic commits, generates regression tests for every fix, and gives you a before/after health score.
gstack: Engineering Retrospective
by @garrytan
Weekly engineering retro with persistent history and trend tracking. Per-person breakdowns, commit analysis, test health trends, shipping streaks, and growth opportunities. Works across all your projects.
gstack: Ship Workflow
by @garrytan
Syncs main, runs tests, audits coverage, bumps VERSION, updates CHANGELOG, pushes the branch, and opens the PR. One command from ready code to open pull request.
Human Resources Draft Offer
by @anthropics
Draft an offer letter with comp details and terms. Use when a candidate is ready for an offer, assembling a total comp package (base, equity, signing bonus), writing the offer letter text itself, or prepping negotiation guidance for the hiring manager.
Human Resources Interview Prep
by @anthropics
Create structured interview plans with competency-based questions and scorecards. Trigger with "interview plan for", "interview questions for", "how should we interview", "scorecard for", or when the user is preparing to interview candidates.
Human Resources Onboarding
by @anthropics
Generate an onboarding checklist and first-week plan for a new hire. Use when someone has a start date coming up, building the pre-start task list (accounts, equipment, buddy), scheduling Day 1 and Week 1, or setting 30/60/90-day goals for a new team member.
Human Resources Org Planning
by @anthropics
Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the user is thinking about team size, reporting structure, or organizational design.
Human Resources Performance Review
by @anthropics
Structure a performance review with self-assessment, manager template, and calibration prep. Use when review season kicks off and you need a self-assessment template, writing a manager review for a direct report, prepping rating distributions and promotion cases for calibration, or turning vague feedback into specific behavioral examples.
Human Resources Recruiting Pipeline
by @anthropics
Track and manage recruiting pipeline stages. Trigger with "recruiting update", "candidate pipeline", "how many candidates", "hiring status", or when the user discusses sourcing, screening, interviewing, or extending offers.
Internal Comms
by @anthropics
Anthropic's communication skill for clearer internal updates, team messaging, and organizational writing.
Internal Narrative Builder
by @alirezarezvani
Build a coherent company story across all audiences — employees, investors, customers, and press — so your message stays consistent as you scale.
International Expansion Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
International market expansion strategy — market selection, localization, regulatory compliance, go-to-market approach, and operational setup for new geographies.
Invoice Organizer
by @ComposioHQ
A Composio community skill for sorting invoices and receipts into a cleaner bookkeeping workflow.
Launch Strategy Planner
by @alirezarezvani
Plan product launches from Product Hunt to press releases — phased launch strategy, channel playbook, early access sequences, and momentum-building tactics.
Launch Strategy Planner
by @coreyhaines31
Lead Magnets
by @coreyhaines31
Create, plan, and optimize lead magnets for email capture — ebooks, checklists, templates, cheat sheets, Notion templates, and content upgrades that convert visitors to subscribers.
M&A Playbook
by @alirezarezvani
Mergers and acquisitions strategy — target identification, due diligence frameworks, integration planning, and deal structure guidance for buyers and sellers.
Marketing Context Builder
by @alirezarezvani
Create and maintain a product marketing context document — brand voice, positioning, ICP, and messaging that all other marketing skills reference for consistency.
Demand Generation & Acquisition
by @alirezarezvani
Multi-channel demand generation — paid media, organic acquisition, CAC optimization, and building a repeatable pipeline for B2B and B2C growth.
Marketing Ideas Generator
by @alirezarezvani
139 proven marketing approaches organized by category — get inspired with growth tactics, content ideas, and channel strategies tailored to your product.
Marketing Ideas Generator
by @coreyhaines31
Marketing Strategy & PMM
by @alirezarezvani
Product positioning, go-to-market strategy, ICP definition, competitive intelligence, and messaging frameworks — a senior PMM in your corner.
Onboarding CRO Specialist
by @alirezarezvani
Optimize post-signup onboarding and user activation — first-run experience, empty states, activation checklists, and time-to-value improvements.
Onboarding CRO Specialist
by @coreyhaines31
Operations Capacity Plan
by @anthropics
Plan resource capacity — workload analysis and utilization forecasting. Use when heading into quarterly planning, the team feels overallocated and you need the numbers, deciding whether to hire or deprioritize, or stress-testing whether upcoming projects fit the people you have.
Operations Process Doc
by @anthropics
Document a business process — flowcharts, RACI, and SOPs. Use when formalizing a process that lives in someone's head, building a RACI to clarify who owns what, writing an SOP for a handoff or audit, or capturing the exceptions and edge cases of how work actually gets done.
Operations Risk Assessment
by @anthropics
Identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks. Trigger with "what are the risks", "risk assessment", "risk register", "what could go wrong", or when the user is evaluating risks associated with a project, vendor, process, or decision.
Operations Status Report
by @anthropics
Generate a status report with KPIs, risks, and action items. Use when writing a weekly or monthly update for leadership, summarizing project health with green/yellow/red status, surfacing risks and decisions that need stakeholder attention, or turning a pile of project tracker activity into a readable narrative.
Operations Vendor Review
by @anthropics
Evaluate a vendor — cost analysis, risk assessment, and recommendation. Use when reviewing a new vendor proposal, deciding whether to renew or replace a contract, comparing two vendors side-by-side, or building a TCO breakdown and negotiation points before procurement sign-off.
Org Health Diagnostic
by @alirezarezvani
An 8-dimension organizational health check — identifies dysfunction, misalignment, and capability gaps before they become crises.
Page CRO Optimizer
by @alirezarezvani
Optimize any marketing page for conversion — homepage, landing pages, pricing, feature pages. Audit, recommend, and rewrite for higher conversion rates.
Page CRO Optimizer
by @coreyhaines31
Paid Ads Strategist
by @alirezarezvani
Plan and optimize paid advertising on Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and other platforms — campaign structure, audience targeting, bidding strategy, and ROAS optimization.
Paid Ads Strategist
by @coreyhaines31
Paywall & Upgrade CRO
by @alirezarezvani
Create and optimize in-app paywalls, upgrade modals, and feature gates — convert free users to paid with the right message at the right moment.
Paywall & Upgrade CRO
by @coreyhaines31
Pricing Strategy Advisor
by @alirezarezvani
Design pricing tiers, value metrics, and packaging — willingness-to-pay research, Van Westendorp analysis, and monetization strategy for SaaS and software.
Pricing Strategy Advisor
by @coreyhaines31
Product Manager Toolkit
by @alirezarezvani
RICE prioritization, customer interview frameworks, PRD writing, and product discovery workflows — a complete PM toolkit in one skill.
Product Marketing Context
by @coreyhaines31
Create and maintain a product marketing context document — positioning, ICP, value propositions, and competitive landscape — so every marketing task starts with the right foundation.
Product Strategist
by @alirezarezvani
OKR cascade generation, strategic alignment scoring, and five strategic frameworks for product planning — from vision to quarterly initiatives.
Referral Program Designer
by @alirezarezvani
Design referral and affiliate programs — incentive structure, reward mechanics, viral loop design, and growth optimization for word-of-mouth growth.
Referral Program Designer
by @coreyhaines31
Revenue Operations
by @coreyhaines31
Design and document revenue operations systems — lead scoring models, lifecycle stage definitions, routing rules, pipeline stages, CRM automation, and marketing-to-sales handoff processes.
SaaS Metrics Coach
by @alirezarezvani
Master SaaS financial health — ARR, MRR, churn, LTV, CAC payback, magic number, and Rule of 40. Understand what your metrics are telling you and what to fix.
Sales Account Research
by @anthropics
Research a company or person and get actionable sales intel. Works standalone with web search, supercharged when you connect enrichment tools or your CRM. Trigger with "research [company]", "look up [person]", "intel on [prospect]", "who is [name] at [company]", or "tell me about [company]".
Sales Call Prep
by @anthropics
Prepare for a sales call with account context, attendee research, and suggested agenda. Works standalone with user input and web research, supercharged when you connect your CRM, email, chat, or transcripts. Trigger with "prep me for my call with [company]", "I'm meeting with [company] prep me", "call prep [company]", or "get me ready for [meeting]".
Sales Competitive Intelligence
by @anthropics
Research your competitors and build an interactive battlecard. Outputs an HTML artifact with clickable competitor cards and a comparison matrix. Trigger with "competitive intel", "research competitors", "how do we compare to [competitor]", "battlecard for [competitor]", or "what's new with [competitor]".
Sales Draft Outreach
by @anthropics
Research a prospect then draft personalized outreach. Uses web research by default, supercharged with enrichment and CRM. Trigger with "draft outreach to [person/company]", "write cold email to [prospect]", "reach out to [name]".
Sales Enablement
by @coreyhaines31
Create sales collateral — pitch decks, one-pagers, objection handling docs, demo scripts, talk tracks, ROI analyses, and sales playbooks that help reps close deals faster.
Sales Pipeline Review
by @anthropics
Analyze pipeline health — prioritize deals, flag risks, get a weekly action plan. Use when running a weekly pipeline review, deciding which deals to focus on this week, spotting stale or stuck opportunities, auditing for hygiene issues like bad close dates, or identifying single-threaded deals.
Scenario War Room
by @alirezarezvani
Multi-variable adversity modeling — simulate compounding crises (funding fails + churn spikes + key hire leaves) and build pre-planned response strategies.
Senior Project Manager
by @alirezarezvani
Portfolio management, risk analysis, stakeholder alignment, and project governance from a senior PM perspective — for complex multi-team initiatives.
SEO Audit
by @coreyhaines31
Audit, review, and diagnose SEO issues — technical SEO, on-page optimization, meta tags, Core Web Vitals, crawl errors, indexing issues, and ranking drops.
Signup Flow CRO
by @alirezarezvani
Optimize signup, registration, and trial activation flows — reduce friction, improve step completion, and increase activation from first visit.
Signup Flow CRO
by @coreyhaines31
Site Architecture
by @coreyhaines31
Plan, map, and restructure website information architecture — page hierarchy, navigation, URL structure, internal linking strategy, and visual sitemaps.
Social Content
by @coreyhaines31
Create, schedule, and optimize social media content for LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms — posts, threads, carousels, and content calendars.
Funding Digest
by @anthropics
Compile and analyze funding round data from S&P Global, tracking venture capital activity, deal sizes, and sector trends.
Strategic Alignment
by @alirezarezvani
Cascade strategy from vision to team-level execution — OKRs, initiative mapping, alignment verification, and gap identification across the organization.