# Startup Pitch

Build investor-ready pitch scripts in multiple formats (10-min, 5-min, 2-min, 1-min...

- Repository: https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill (1247 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-07-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skill --skill startup-pitch -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skill --skill startup-pitch -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skill --skill startup-pitch -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skill --skill startup-pitch -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill`

## Description

Build investor-ready pitch scripts in multiple formats (10-min, 5-min, 2-min, 1-min elevator, investor email). Produces pitch narratives, Q&A preparation, pitch scoring rubric, and optional investor roleplay practice. Use when the user wants to create a pitch, prepare for investor meetings, craft a startup pitch, write a fundraising narrative, or practice their pitch. Triggers for "pitch deck", "investor pitch", "pitch my startup", "fundraising deck", "seed deck", "how to pitch", "investor meeting", "demo day", "prepare pitch", "pitch script", "elevator pitch for investors", "pitch practice", "practice my pitch", "investor roleplay", or any request to present a startup to investors, accelerators, or partners. Works standalone, no prior startup-design session needed, but leverages its output if available.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Startup Pitch

Build investor-ready pitch content in multiple formats. Uses a structured 7-element framework combined with a problem-solution-insight foundation to produce pitch narratives that are clear, compelling, and fundable.

## How It Works

```
INTAKE → RESEARCH (2 sequential waves) → PITCH CONSTRUCTION → REVIEW & PRACTICE
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The process: understand the company deeply, research the investor audience and competitive framing, then construct the pitch. Typical runtime: 15-20 minutes in Claude Code (parallel agents), 30-40 minutes in Claude.ai (sequential).

### Core Philosophy

Three principles govern every output this skill produces:

1. **Clarity over sophistication.** "80% accurate and 100% clear beats the reverse." If a grandmother can't understand what you do, investors won't either. Eliminate jargon, acronyms, and marketing language.
2. **Lead with what's impressive.** You earn each additional minute of investor attention. Don't bury traction after 5 sections of problem setup, put the strongest signal right after "what you do."
3. **Make investors talk.** A pitch isn't a monologue. The more investors talk, the more they convince themselves. Structure the narrative to invite conversation, not shut it down.

### Language

Default output language is **English**. If the user writes in another language or explicitly requests one, use that language for all outputs instead.

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## Phase 0: Resume Check

Before anything else, check if a `PROGRESS.md` created by this skill exists in the working directory or a project subdirectory (the skill name field says `startup-pitch`). If it does, read it and resume from the last incomplete phase. Tell the user: "I found progress from a previous session. You completed [phases]. Picking up from [next phase]."

If no progress file exists, or the one found belongs to a different skill, start from Phase 1.

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## Phase 1: Intake

The rest: https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill/blob/HEAD/startup-pitch/SKILL.md