Startup Skill
- 554 repo stars
- Updated July 1, 2026
- ferdinandobons/startup-skill
startup-skill is a Claude Code marketplace plugin with 4 research skills that produce market, competitor, positioning, and pitch deliverables for developers validating whether a SaaS idea merits building.
About
startup-skill (v1.10.0, 513 GitHub stars) is a Claude Code plugin packaging four skills: startup-design, startup-competitors, startup-positioning, and startup-pitch. startup-design runs a pre-flight check, 8 structured phases, a customer interview gate, and 30+ deliverables including financial projections and a 30-day action plan. startup-competitors profiles 5–8+ competitors across three research waves with battle cards and pricing matrices. startup-positioning applies April Dunford's framework; startup-pitch outputs 10-min, 5-min, 2-min, 1-min, email, and slide-deck formats with scoring rubrics. Install via `claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill` and `claude plugin install startup@startup-skill`, or invoke `/startup:startup-design` directly. Skills auto-trigger on natural-language prompts and consume large token budgets across parallel research agents.
- Packages 4 skills: startup-design, startup-competitors, startup-positioning, startup-pitch
- startup-design delivers 30+ structured outputs across 8 validation phases
- startup-competitors profiles 5–8+ competitors in 3 research waves
- startup-pitch outputs 6 formats including 10-min deck and elevator pitch
- Latest release v1.10.0 on GitHub with 513 stars
Startup Skill by the numbers
- Data as of Jul 27, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| repo stars | ★ 554 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | July 1, 2026 |
| Repository | ferdinandobons/startup-skill ↗ |
How do you validate a startup idea with AI research?
Install startup@startup-skill and run `/startup:startup-design` to get an 8-phase validation report with market research, financial projections, and go/no-go recommendation.
Who is it for?
Developers exploring SaaS ideas who want consultant-grade research, competitor battle cards, and investor pitch drafts before writing code.
Skip if: Teams with locked product specs needing implementation skills, or sessions without enough model context for multi-agent research runs.
What you get
Market research reports, competitor battle cards, Dunford positioning docs, multi-format pitch scripts, and 30+ structured validation deliverables.
- validation report
- competitor battle cards
- positioning doc
By the numbers
- 4 packaged skills in the startup-skill marketplace plugin
- startup-design produces 30+ structured deliverables across 8 phases
- GitHub repository has 513 stars at v1.10.0
Plugins in this marketplace
1 plugin - install individually after you add the marketplace.
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How it compares
Use startup-skill for full go/no-go validation packets; switch to implementation skills once scope, positioning, and pitch narrative are settled.
FAQ
What skills ship in Startup Skill?
Startup Skill includes startup-design (8-phase validation with 30+ deliverables), startup-competitors (battle cards across 5–8+ competitors), startup-positioning (April Dunford framework), and startup-pitch (six pitch formats with scoring rubric).
How do you install Startup Skill in Claude Code?
Startup Skill installs with `claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/Startup Skill` and `claude plugin install startup@Startup Skill`. Direct invocation uses `/startup:startup-design` and sibling slash commands.
How much context do Startup Skill runs need?
Startup Skill runs multiple parallel research agents and can consume a large token budget. The README recommends Claude Max 5x and notes you can ask Claude to resume if a session hits limits mid-process.