A specialized AI workshop designed to provide sharp, actionable coaching for founders, focusing on strategy, product scope, and execution planning.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install startup-coach-workshop
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install startup-coach-workshop using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Startup Coach Workshop?
Startup Coach Workshop is a dedicated professional environment for founders and product operators who need more than just a coding assistant. It acts as a pure startup coach, stripped of unnecessary telemetry and branding, to help you navigate the high-stakes decisions of building a company. Whether you are validating a raw idea, reviewing a complex design system, or conducting a weekly team retro, this skill provides a razor-sharp perspective focused on momentum.
The workshop prioritizes decision-making over mere analysis. It uses an internal logic focused on identifying the earliest bottleneck in your process, ensuring that you don't waste time on engineering plans if your product market fit isn't yet established. By integrating Openclaw Skills like this into your workflow, you gain a partner that pushes for specific recommendations and immediate next moves within 24 to 72 hours.
Startup Coach Workshop Use Cases
- Validating new product ideas and identifying real user demand.
- Determining the optimal scope for a project to avoid over-engineering or under-delivering.
- Reviewing engineering architectures and execution plans to identify failure modes.
- Defining product aesthetics, design systems, and visual identity.
- Conducting founder retrospectives to analyze weekly wins, drags, and shipping patterns.
How Startup Coach Workshop Works
- Bottleneck Analysis: The skill first assesses where the user is currently stuck using the Earliest-Bottleneck Rule.
- Mode Selection: Based on the bottleneck, it selects one of six specialized modes: Idea Check, CEO Scope Review, Execution Review, Design System, UX Review, or Retro.
- Reference Loading: It pulls specific logic and constraints from the internal mode map and reference documentation.
- Critical Evaluation: The AI analyzes the user's input, focusing on risks, gaps, and assumptions rather than just offering options.
- Actionable Output: The workflow concludes with a lightweight markdown report featuring a clear recommendation and immediate next steps.
Startup Coach Workshop Setup
To deploy this skill within your environment, ensure your local directory structure includes the necessary reference modes.
# Example structure setup for Openclaw Skills
mkdir -p references/modes/
# Clone or move your mode definition files
cp startup-coach-workshop.md ./.skills/
Ensure that the mode-map.md and associated mode files are present in references/modes/ to allow the agent to load the specific logic for each coaching phase.
Startup Coach Workshop Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its intelligence through a modular reference system. It utilizes specific templates for different phases of the startup lifecycle:
| Component | File Reference | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mode Map | mode-map.md |
Primary logic for switching between coaching styles |
| Idea Check | idea-demand-check.md |
Logic for problem validation and narrow wedge identification |
| Scope Review | ceo-scope-review.md |
Decision-making framework for expansion vs. contraction |
| Execution | execution-plan-review.md |
Technical risk assessment and rollout planning |
| Retro | founder-retro.md |
Pattern recognition for weekly performance cycles |
Startup Coach Workshop Advanced Features
- Earliest-Bottleneck Rule: Automatically downgrades the conversation to foundational issues if the core idea or scope is unclear.
- Multi-Mode Switching: Seamlessly transitions from high-level CEO strategy to granular UX design reviews as the project matures.
- Non-Performative Expression: Designed to give blunt, sharp feedback to save founder time, avoiding corporate jargon.
- Escalation Protocol: Explicitly identifies when the user should stop 'coaching' and move into 'implementation' or 'construction' mode.
- Custom Lightweight Templates: Generates standardized, scannable reports for rapid decision-making within Openclaw Skills.
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