Analyze a startup from three perspectives: VC investor, job applicant, and CEO/founder. Use this skill whenever the user wants to evaluate a startup, assess whether to invest in or join a startup, do due diligence, evaluate a job offer from a startup, understand a startup's competitive position, or assess company health and trajectory. Triggers: "analyze this startup", "should I join [company]", "is [company] a good investment", "evaluate [company]", "due diligence on [company]", "what do you th
This skill produces a multi-perspective analysis of a startup, examining a company through three distinct lenses: the VC investor (is it a good investment), the job applicant (should I work here), and the CEO/founder (how healthy is the company). It solves the problem that a single viewpoint misses important signals, since a company can be a strong investment yet a poor place to work, and gives the user a 360-degree view for investment, career, or strategic decisions.
The workflow begins by gathering public information about the startup, covering basics, funding, product, traction, team, market, and news, drawing on sources like the company website, Crunchbase, LinkedIn, and press coverage. When public data is insufficient, the skill instructs asking the user for a website URL or other links rather than guessing, prioritizing accurate analysis over speculation. It then determines which perspectives to emphasize based on the user's situation while still including the others as context. Reference frameworks provide detailed evaluation criteria: the job-applicant framework covers runway and funding signals, equity and compensation reality checks (options, strike price, preference stacks, dilution, exercise windows), career growth, culture and work-life signals, and product/market risk, plus separate VC and CEO frameworks.
It targets prospective investors, job seekers weighing startup offers, and founders or advisors assessing company health. Typical use cases include due diligence before investing, evaluating a startup job offer's risk/reward tradeoff, and understanding a company's competitive position and trajectory. This is analysis guidance grounded in research and judgment, not a data feed, so conclusions depend on the quality of information provided.
It evaluates a startup from three perspectives by default: VC investor (market, unit economics, growth, team, defensibility), job applicant (equity, runway, culture, career growth, compensation), and CEO/founder (product-market fit, burn efficiency, moat, organizational health).
The skill explicitly instructs asking the user for the company's website URL or other links (Crunchbase, LinkedIn, PitchBook, a pitch deck or press article) rather than guessing, on the principle that an accurate analysis is better than a misleading one.
Yes. If you specify an angle such as considering a job offer or an investment, it emphasizes that perspective but still includes the others as context, since they often reveal relevant information like funding runway or talent signals.
No. For private companies much data is not public, so it notes gaps and infers from indirect signals like hiring pace, customer logos, and job postings. Equity valuation is presented as a probability-weighted reality check, not a guarantee.
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