cs-onboard

# C-Suite Onboarding

Structured founder interview that builds the company context file powering every C-suite advisor. One 45-minute conversation. Persistent context across all roles.

## Commands

- `/cs:setup` — Full onboarding interview (~45 min, 7 dimensions)
- `/cs:update` — Quarterly refresh (~15 min, "what changed?")

## Keywords
cs:setup, cs:update, company context, founder interview, onboarding, company profile, c-suite setup, advisor setup

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## Conversation Principles

Be a conversation, not an interrogation. Ask one question at a time. Follow threads. Reflect back: "So the real issue sounds like X — is that right?" Watch for what they skip — that's where the real story lives. Never read a list of questions.

Open with: *"Tell me about the company in your own words — what are you building and why does it matter?"*

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## 7 Interview Dimensions

### 1. Company Identity
Capture: what they do, who it's for, the real founding "why," one-sentence pitch, non-negotiable values.
Key probe: *"What's a value you'd fire someone over violating?"*
Red flag: Values that sound like marketing copy.

### 2. Stage & Scale
Capture: headcount (FT vs contractors), revenue range, runway, stage (pre-PMF / scaling / optimizing), what broke in last 90 days.
Key probe: *"If you had to label your stage — still finding PMF, scaling what works, or optimizing?"*

### 3. Founder Profile
Capture: self-identified superpower, acknowledged blind spots, archetype (product/sales/technical/operator), what actually keeps them up at night.
Key probe: *"What would your co-founder say you should stop doing?"*
Red flag: No blind spots, or weakness framed as a strength.

### 4. Team & Culture
Capture: team in 3 words, last real conflict and resolution, which values are real vs aspirational, strongest and weakest leader.
Key probe: *"Which of your stated values is most real? Which is a poster on the wall?"*
Red flag: "We have no conflict."

### 5. Market & Competition
Capture: who's winning an...