Startup and life advice channeling Paul Graham's essays, YC experience, and Twitter wisdom. Use this skill when: (1) Evaluating startup ideas or finding new ones (2) Early-stage strategy and user acquisition (3) Growth and survival decisions (default alive?) (4) Fundraising and investor relations (5) Founder leadership and team building (6) Avoiding common startup mistakes (7) Career and life decisions Invoke with /paul-graham or auto-triggers for startup advice topics.

Business strategy coaching combining Porter, Christensen, Helmer, Thompson, and legendary founder playbooks. Use when: (1) facing strategic decisions (market entry, pivots, competitive response), (2) analyzing competitive dynamics or industry structure, (3) evaluating business models, (4) working through strategic planning, (5) understanding disruption threats, (6) building sustainable competitive advantage. Covers: Five Forces, 7 Powers, Aggregation Theory, Blue Ocean, Jobs to Be Done, and founder strategies from Jobs, Bezos, Hastings, and others.

Expert negotiation coaching combining Harvard, Kellogg, Wharton, HBS, and FBI methodologies. Use when: (1) preparing for any negotiation (salary, contracts, deals, disputes), (2) during a negotiation for real-time tactics, (3) analyzing failed negotiations, (4) coaching someone through difficult conversations, (5) resolving conflicts. Covers: BATNA analysis, MESOs, tactical empathy, anchoring, reframing, and more.

Executive coaching for startup founders based on methodologies from world-class coaches: Bill Campbell, Jerry Colonna, Marshall Goldsmith, Ben Horowitz, Fred Kofman, and Matt Mochary. Use this skill to: (1) Coach the founder through difficult decisions, team issues, or strategic challenges (2) Provide support during moments of doubt, overwhelm, or imposter syndrome (3) Guide leadership development and personal growth conversations (4) Help navigate co-founder conflicts, board dynamics, or hard conversations (5) Proactively offer coaching when the founder seems stuck, stressed, or avoiding a decision Invoke with /founder-coach or when you detect the founder wrestling with a challenge that would benefit from coaching.