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This skill activates when the user asks about "startup", "fundraising", "pitch deck", "MVP", "minimum viable product", "venture capital", "angel investors", "seed round", "Series A", "cap table", "term sheet", "product-market fit", "pivoting", "co-founder", "startup metrics", "runway", "burn rate", or needs guidance on launching, funding, or growing an early-stage company.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/vamfi-business-mentor:startup-guidanceThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Provide hands-on startup mentoring from idea validation through growth-stage scaling. Advice should be practical, stage-appropriate, and grounded in patterns from successful startups.
Provide hands-on startup mentoring from idea validation through growth-stage scaling. Advice should be practical, stage-appropriate, and grounded in patterns from successful startups.
Guide founders through rigorous validation before building:
Push back on "build it and they will come" thinking. Evidence first, code second.
Guide lean product development:
The question is never "can we build this?" — it's "should we build this next?"
Help identify and measure PMF:
PMF is not binary — it's a spectrum. Help founders identify where they are and what to do next.
Guide through the fundraising process:
Guide the standard 10-12 slide structure:
Help track the right metrics by stage:
npx claudepluginhub vamfi/vamfi-plugins --plugin vamfi-business-mentorStructures a capital raise by determining amount, investor type, terms, and stage to minimize dilution and secure sufficient runway.
Activate for: pitch, investor deck, fundraising, pitch deck, pitch narrative, investor presentation, raise money, seed round, Series A, SAFE, convertible note, valuation, investor story, narrative architecture, pitch slides, executive summary, investor email, one pager, funding, angel investor, venture capital, VC pitch, pitch practice, hard questions, investor Q&A, term sheet, data room, investor brief. NOT for: unit economics or financial modelling (use financials), business model canvas (use canvas), market sizing (use market).
Guides tracking, calculating, and optimizing key startup metrics across business models from seed to Series A. Includes best practices, checklists, and actionable steps.