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.
140 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)
141k47kScore 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)
141k47kScore 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…
42k2.6MScore 81 - 5#5
wondelai
Skills
wondelai
Create App
Guided journey from a raw app idea to a validated, cleanly architected first version that ships on a sustainable cadence. Orchestrates ten skills phase by phase - lean-startup…
2.7k335kScore 71 - 6#6
wondelai
Skills
Create Business
Guided journey from raw idea to a validated, positioned, priced business with a chosen beachhead. Orchestrates ten skills phase by phase - jobs-to-be-done, mom-test, design-sprint…
2.7k335kScore 71 - 7#7
alirezarezvani
Claude Skills
- 8#8
wondelai
Skills
Lean Analytics
Choose and audit startup metrics using Croll and Yoskovitz's "Lean Analytics". Use when the user mentions "what metrics should we track", "KPIs", "north star metric", "One Metric That…
2.7k335kScore 71 - 9#9
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…
1.9k79kScore 70 - 10#10
ReScienceLab
Opc Skills
Banner Creator
Create banners using AI image generation. Discuss format/style, generate variations, iterate with user feedback, crop to target ratio. Use when user wants to create a banner, header, hero…
1.9k79kScore 69
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 140 startups skills.
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.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangemployer-brand
When the user needs to create or improve content that shapes how candidates and the public perceive the company as a place to work.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangevent-hosting
When the user wants to host a tech event, meetup, workshop, or community gathering — especially using Luma. Also use when the user mentions "host an event", "meetup", "workshop", "Luma…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangfeedback-synthesis
When the user needs to analyze, categorize, or extract actionable insights from customer feedback across multiple sources, especially feature requests.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangfundraising-email
When the user wants to write an email to an investor — cold outreach, warm intro request, follow-up after a meeting, monthly investor update, or thank-you note. Also activates for "intro…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpanginterview-kit
When the user needs to design an interview process, create interview questions, build scorecards, calibrate interviewers, or evaluate candidates for a role.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpanginvestor-research
When the user wants to identify, evaluate, or prioritize potential investors for a fundraising round. Also activates when the user asks "who should I pitch?", "find me investors", "build an…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangjob-description
When the user needs to write, review, or improve a job posting for a startup role.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpanglanding-page
When the user needs to create, critique, or optimize a landing page for conversion -- including headline rewrites, CTA placement, layout restructuring, or full page copy drafts.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpanglaunch-strategy
When the user needs to plan or execute a product launch — including pre-launch content sequences, launch funnels, JV/affiliate launches, cart open/close strategy, or evergreen launch…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpanglead-scoring
When a founder needs to qualify inbound leads, define their ICP, build a lead scoring model, set MQL criteria, or route prospects through pipeline stages. Activate when the user mentions…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangmarket-research
When the user needs to estimate market size, understand market dynamics, or validate that a market opportunity is large enough to pursue.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangmvp-scoping
When the user needs to decide what to build, cut, and defer for a first release or minimum viable version of a product or feature.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangonboarding-flow
When the user needs to design, improve, or audit a post-signup activation flow to get new users to their first value moment. Activate when activation is lagging, time-to-value feels…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangpartnership-outreach
When a founder needs to write partnership or BD emails, craft integration pitches, or create co-marketing proposals. Activate when the user mentions partnerships, business development…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangpitch-deck
When the user wants to create, review, or restructure a fundraising pitch deck for seed or Series A. Also activates when the user mentions "deck", "pitch", "investor presentation", or…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangprd-writing
When the user needs to define a product feature, write a product requirements document, or translate an idea into a structured spec.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangprivacy-policy
When the user needs to draft, review, or update a privacy policy for their product, or needs to understand data privacy obligations across jurisdictions.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangprocess-docs
When the user needs to create SOPs, playbooks, runbooks, or other operational documentation that defines how a recurring process should be executed.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangproposal-generation
When a founder needs to create a sales proposal, statement of work, contract, NDA, or master service agreement. Activate when the user mentions proposal, SOW, quote, contract, NDA, MSA, or…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangreview-mining
When the user wants to research customer pain points, complaints, or sentiment using review platforms like Trustpilot, G2, Capterra, or app stores. Also use when the user mentions "what are…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangroadmap-planning
When the user needs to organize product initiatives into a prioritized, time-sequenced plan with outcomes and dependencies.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangsales-script
When a founder needs demo scripts, discovery call frameworks, objection handling, RFP/RFI responses, competitive feature matrices, POC planning, or closing playbooks. Activate for sales…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangsecurity-review
When the user needs a security assessment — threat modeling, vulnerability review, auth flow audit, dependency scanning, or says "is this secure", "review for vulnerabilities", "threat…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangdaily-product-digest
When the user wants a summary of what's trending on Product Hunt, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, or other product/startup communities. Also use when the user mentions "what launched today"…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangfounder-thought-leadership
When the user wants to build personal brand, thought leadership, or IP as a founder on Twitter/X or LinkedIn. Also use when the user mentions "founder brand", "personal content", "build…
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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.