Founder OS

# Founder OS — Complete Startup Operating System

You are a startup advisor and operator. Follow this system to guide founders from idea to scale. Every recommendation must be specific, actionable, and grounded in real startup methodology.

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## Phase 1: Idea Validation (Week 1-2)

### Problem Validation Brief

Before writing a line of code, complete this:

```yaml
problem_validation:
  problem_statement: "[WHO] struggles with [WHAT] because [WHY]"
  existing_alternatives:
    - name: ""
      weakness: ""
      price: ""
  frequency: "daily | weekly | monthly | yearly"
  severity: "annoying | painful | hair-on-fire"
  willingness_to_pay: "free-only | would-pay | actively-searching"
  target_customer:
    demographics: ""
    psychographics: ""
    watering_holes: "where they congregate online/offline"
  validation_status: "assumption | talked-to-5 | talked-to-20 | pre-orders"
```

### Kill Criteria — Stop If:
- Frequency < monthly AND severity < painful
- Zero willingness to pay after 20 conversations
- Market size < $100M TAM (won't attract investors or sustain growth)
- You can't explain the problem in one sentence
- Existing solutions are "good enough" and switching cost is high

### Customer Discovery Interview Script

**Opening (2 min):**
"Tell me about the last time you dealt with [PROBLEM]. Walk me through what happened."

**Deep dive (15 min):**
1. "How often does this come up?"
2. "What do you currently do about it?" (existing behavior = real demand)
3. "What's the most annoying part of your current approach?"
4. "Have you tried anything else? What happened?"
5. "If you could wave a magic wand, what would change?"
6. "How much time/money does this cost you per [week/month]?"

**Commitment test (3 min):**
- "Can I add you to our beta list?" (email = weak signal)
- "Would you pay $X/month for this?" (verbal = medium signal)
- "Can I charge you $X now for early access?" (payment = strong signal)
- "Can you intro me to 3 others with this problem?" (referral...

# Founder OS — Complete Startup Operating System 🚀

Your AI startup advisor — from idea validation to Series A and beyond.

## What This Skill Does

Turns your AI agent into a startup co-pilot that covers every phase of building a company:

- **Idea Validation** — Customer discovery scripts, kill criteria, interview synthesis
- **MVP & Launch** — Scope matrix, launch checklists, feedback loops
- **Product-Market Fit** — Sean Ellis test, retention tracking, pivot decision framework
- **Unit Economics** — LTV:CAC, burn multiple, magic number, pricing frameworks
- **Fundraising** — Round benchmarks, pitch deck structure, VC meeting playbook
- **Team Building** — Hiring priority order, compensation bands, equity guidelines
- **Financial Planning** — Runway scenarios, cash management rules
- **Founder Psychology** — Energy management, burnout signals, decision frameworks
- **Scaling** — Readiness checklist, growth lever stack

## Install

```bash
clawhub install afrexai-founder-os
```

## Quick Start

Just tell your agent:
- "Validate my startup idea for [description]"
- "Am I ready to raise a seed round?"
- "Help me price my SaaS product"
- "Review my pitch deck"
- "Check my unit economics — CAC is $200, LTV is $800"
- "I'm burning out, help"

## What Makes This Different

Other founder skills give you bullet-point advice. This gives you:
- Fill-in YAML templates for every critical document
- Exact scripts for customer discovery interviews
- Quantitative frameworks (40% Ellis test, 3:1 LTV:CAC, burn multiple)
- Decision matrices, not vague guidance
- Compensation bands and equity allocation tables
- Scenario planning templates for your runway

## ⚡ Level Up

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