Best Claude skills for founders and startups
Startup skills help founders move faster: product reviews in the style of a CEO, fundraising prep, pitch decks, go-to-market plans and launch checklists. Garry Tan's gstack, his own Claude Code setup, is the most famous example.
195 startups skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
- 1#1
Garry Tan
Gstack
Garry Tan
Design Review
Designer's eye QA: finds visual inconsistency, spacing issues, hierarchy problems, AI slop patterns, and slow interactions — then fixes them; --build checks UI while you build it. (gstack)
Pack141k47kScore 84 - 2#2
Garry Tan
Gstack
- 3#3
Garry Tan
Gstack
Autoplan
Auto-review pipeline — runs the CEO, design, eng (architecture, edge cases, failure modes, tests) and DX reviews (lean run: one reviewer), auto-deciding. (gstack)
Pack141k47kScore 82 - 4#4
wshobson
Agents
wshobson
Before You Build
Pre-build product and feature risk review for founders, product managers, and AI-assisted builders. Use this skill when the user is about to build a landing page, MVP, SaaS product…
Pack42k2.6MScore 81 - 5#5
phuryn
Startup Canvas
Generate a Startup Canvas combining Product Strategy (9 sections) and Business Model (costs + revenue) for a new product. An alternative to BMC and Lean Canvas that separates strategy from…
Pack28k245kScore 77 - 6#6
Lean Canvas
Generate a Lean Canvas with problem, solution, metrics, cost structure, UVP, unfair advantage, channels, segments, and revenue. Use when exploring a lean startup canvas, testing a business…
Pack28k245kScore 76 - 7#7
Identify Assumptions New
Identify risky assumptions for a new product idea across 8 risk categories including Go-to-Market, Strategy, and Team. Use when evaluating startup risks, assessing a new product concept, or…
Pack28k245kScore 74 - 8#8
tradermonty
Institutional Flow Tracker
Use this skill to track institutional investor ownership changes and portfolio flows using 13F filings data. Analyzes hedge funds, mutual funds, and other institutional holders to identify…
Pack3.7k254kScore 74 - 9#9
alirezarezvani
Claude Skills
- 10#10
ReScienceLab
Opc Skills
ReScienceLab
SEO GEO
SEO & GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) for websites. Analyze keywords, generate schema markup, optimize for AI search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude) and…
Pack1.9k79kScore 70
alirezarezvani What makes a great startups skill.
Opinionated reviews that say no, not only cheerlead.
Real templates (pitch deck, investor update).
Founder-scale scope: fast, cheap, reversible.
All 195 startups skills.
emotixco
Claude Skills Founder
emotixcocompetitor-matrix
Research 5-8 real competitors and build a sourced feature comparison matrix, positioning gaps, threat ranking, and a niche to own. Use when a founder asks who else is in their market or how…
questflowaidalio-principles-allweather
Use when evaluating portfolios through Ray Dalio-style economic machine, debt cycles, diversification, risk parity, and all-weather asset allocation.
questflowaidanbin-longterm-compounder
Use when evaluating stocks through Dan Bin's long-term compounder lens: buy great companies, hold through volatility, and let time do the work. Focus on consumer, pharma, and tech…
questflowaidarvas-box
Use when evaluating Nicolas Darvas-style box breakouts, new-high momentum, volume confirmation, and mechanical stop placement for liquid growth stocks.
questflowaidengxiaofeng-cycle-industry
Use when evaluating stocks through Deng Xiaofeng's cycle-and-industry lens: deep industry research, cycle position awareness, supply-demand dynamics, and buying leaders at cycle bottoms.
questflowaidruckenmiller
Use when evaluating top-down macro trades, liquidity regimes, currency/rates/equity themes, concentrated risk-taking, and quick loss-cutting in a Stanley Druckenmiller style.
questflowaiduanyongping-benfen-value
Use when evaluating stocks through Duan Yongping's benfen (本分) value investing lens: good business, right price, long hold, understand what you own, and stay within your circle of…
questflowaieinhorn-forensic-short
Use when evaluating David Einhorn-style forensic shorts and longs: accounting red flags, governance problems, capital allocation failures, and evidence-based short theses.
questflowaifengliu-reverse-weakhand
Use when evaluating stocks through Feng Liu's weak-hand (弱者体系) reverse investing lens: assume you have less information, seek asymmetric risk/reward, buy at points of maximum pessimism, and…
questflowaifounders-fund-contrarian
Use when evaluating startups through a Founders Fund-style lens: contrarian conviction, hard tech, bold product ambition, non-consensus markets, and high-upside company building.
questflowaigraham-net-net
Use when evaluating Benjamin Graham-style deep value: net-nets, working capital bargains, margin of safety, statistical cheapness, and balance-sheet protection.
questflowaigundlach-bonds
Use when evaluating bond, credit, duration, yield-curve, and fixed-income relative-value setups in a Jeffrey Gundlach style.
questflowaihindenburg-investigation
Use when evaluating Hindenburg-style investigative short reports: evidence chains, promoter networks, stock promotion, related parties, disclosure failures, and catalyst-driven short…
questflowaihohn-concentrated-quality
Use when evaluating Chris Hohn / TCI-style concentrated quality investing: exceptional businesses, pricing power, high returns on capital, engagement, and long-duration concentrated…
emotixco
Claude Skills Founder
emotixcopricing-strategy
Design pricing for a product. Compares 6 pricing models, proposes 3 tiers with real prices and limits, checks unit economics, anchors against sourced competitor prices, and plans launch vs…
emotixco
Claude Skills Founder
emotixcoproduct-brief
Turn a one-sentence startup idea into a structured product brief with problem, audience, value proposition, 5-7 MVP features, 90-day metrics, risks, and a go-to-market snapshot. Use when a…
questflowaia16z-crypto
Use when evaluating crypto networks and companies through an a16z crypto lens: web3 adoption, infrastructure vs apps, open networks, and long-duration crypto ecosystem investing.
questflowaiarthur-hayes-liquidity
Use when evaluating crypto markets through an Arthur Hayes-style liquidity lens: dollar liquidity, funding, risk appetite, cycle psychology, and macro-driven crypto positioning.
questflowaicobie-cycle-filter
Use when evaluating crypto decisions through a Cobie-style cycle filter: common-sense risk, narrative traps, leverage humility, and avoiding obvious stupid trades.
questflowaicryptocred-structure
Use when evaluating crypto charts through a CryptoCred-style structure lens: levels, confluence, market structure, risk definition, and educational technical process.
questflowaidelphi-thematic-crypto
Use when evaluating crypto sectors through a Delphi-style thematic research lens: sector maps, tokenomics, narrative timing, and research-driven crypto allocation.
questflowaigreenblatt-special-situations
Use when evaluating Joel Greenblatt-style special situations: spinoffs, restructurings, merger securities, forced selling, magic formula quality/value screens, and event-driven mispricing.
questflowaihsaka-crypto-ta
Use when evaluating crypto charts through an Hsaka-style technical lens: market structure, trend, invalidation, leverage discipline, and narrative-aware timing.
questflowaiicahn-activist
Use when evaluating Carl Icahn-style activist investments: undervalued assets, poor governance, capital allocation fixes, buybacks, asset sales, board pressure, and control catalysts.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangchurn-analysis
When the user needs to identify at-risk accounts, understand why customers are leaving, reduce churn rate, build health scores, design save plays, or create win-back campaigns.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcicd-setup
When the user needs to set up or improve CI/CD pipelines — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, deployment automation, or says "set up CI", "automate deployment", "add tests to pipeline", "fix my…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcode-review
When the user asks for a code review, shares code for feedback, or says "review this", "check my code", "what's wrong with this". Also activate when reviewing a pull request or diff.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcold-outreach
When a founder needs to write cold emails or LinkedIn messages to prospects, partners, or investors. Activate when the user mentions cold email, outbound, prospecting, LinkedIn outreach, or…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcommunity-discovery
When the user wants to find Slack groups, Discord servers, Reddit communities, forums, or online communities where their target audience hangs out. Also use when the user mentions "where to…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcompetitive-analysis
When the user needs to evaluate competitors, understand the competitive landscape, or position their product against alternatives.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcompetitor-monitoring
When the user wants to set up ongoing tracking of competitor activity — pricing changes, feature launches, hiring signals, content, or public mentions. Also use when the user mentions…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcontent-strategy
When the user needs to plan, prioritize, or structure a content program -- including identifying content pillars, mapping content to the buyer journey, choosing content types, or building…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcontract-review
When the user needs to review an existing contract, assess risk in proposed terms, or evaluate a contract before signing.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangdata-room
When the user wants to prepare a due diligence data room for fundraising, or when an investor has requested additional materials after a pitch. Also activates for "data room", "due…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangearned-media-outreach
When the user wants to get press coverage, appear on podcasts, or build relationships with journalists and content creators. Also use when the user mentions "podcast guesting", "press…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangemail-marketing
When the user needs to design, write, or optimize email sequences -- including welcome series, nurture campaigns, re-engagement flows, onboarding emails, or newsletter strategy.
Startups skills, explained.
Also searched as: startup skills, founder skills claude, gstack garry tan, pitch deck skill.
What are the best Claude skills for founders and startups?
Right now the top-ranked startups skills on Alyn are Design Review (Garry Tan), IOS QA (Garry Tan), Autoplan (Garry Tan). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.
What is gstack?
Garry Tan's Claude Code setup: a set of opinionated tools that act as CEO, designer, engineering manager, release manager and more.
Are there skills for fundraising?
startup-founder-skills covers fundraising, sales, product and recruiting.
How do I install a startups skill?
Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.