Is the Startup Pitch skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from ferdinandobons/startup-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Startup Pitch SkillProof Score?

8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Startup Pitch?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Startup Pitch with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Startup Pitch

Turns founder facts into investor pitch scripts in five formats plus Q&A prep

by ferdinandobons · ferdinandobons/startup-skill

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.8/10
Tested: Jul 21, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · cedd5a6

Fetched startup-pitch/SKILL.md (25KB) and spot-checked 3 referenced files (pitch-frameworks.md, research-scaling.md, verification-agent.md) — all HTTP 200. Cloned into a temp HOME and confirmed SKILL.md lands at ~/.claude/skills/startup-pitch/SKILL.md. For the output test I fixed a fictional startup (MealLoop, 40 restaurants/$12K MRR in 6mo) and wrote a baseline 1-min pitch without the body, then one following it strictly: the skill version replaced banned jargon ("AI-powered platform that revolutionizes") with a concrete 7am "make 60 burritos not 90" scene, timeframed the traction ("0 to 40 in 6 months"), swapped "massive multi-billion market" for bottom-up math (700K x $300/mo = $2.5B), added an explicit insight, made the ask "$1.5M to reach 400 restaurants and $120K MRR in 18 months" vs baseline's "raising a seed round," and appended Red/Yellow flags. Category hint "design" is wrong; corrected to sales (investor fundraising). No security smells found.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Startup Pitch does

A methodology skill that builds investor-ready pitch content from founder intake: full 10-min narrative, 5/2/1-min scripts, cold email, deck outline, Q&A appendix, and a scoring rubric, following an 8-element lead-with-strength framework with plain-language and bottom-up-market rules. Triggers when the user wants to write, prepare, or practice a startup pitch for investors, accelerators, or demo day. Runs standalone with no external tools, though its research waves lean on WebSearch when available.

How to install Startup Pitch

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ferdinandobons/startup-skill.git /tmp/startup-pitch-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/startup-pitch-src/startup-pitch ~/.claude/skills/startup-pitch
# No external deps, API keys, or scripts. Pure prompt/methodology skill.
# Repo also ships startup-design, startup-competitors, startup-positioning skills as sibling dirs.
# Plugin-marketplace alt: repo has .claude-plugin/marketplace.json if you prefer plugin install.
# Phase 2 research waves use WebSearch; without it the skill falls back to Knowledge-Based mode.

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Startup Pitch

/startup-pitch Turns founder facts into investor pitch scripts in five formats plus Q&A prep

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Write a 5-minute investor pitch script
Prepare Q&A answers for my demo day pitch
Practice my elevator pitch with investor roleplay

Frequently asked questions

Is the Startup Pitch skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from ferdinandobons/startup-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Startup Pitch work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched startup-pitch/SKILL.md (25KB) and spot-checked 3 referenced files (pitch-frameworks.md, research-scaling.md, verification-agent.md) — all HTTP 200. Cloned into a temp HOME and confirmed SKILL.md lands at ~/.claude/skills/startup-pitch/SKILL.md. For the output test I fixed a fictional startup (MealLoop, 40 restaurants/$12K MRR in 6mo) and wrote a baseline 1-min pitch without the body, then one following it strictly: the skill version replaced banned jargon ("AI-powered platform that revolutionizes") with a concrete 7am "make 60 burritos not 90" scene, timeframed the traction ("0 to 40 in 6 months"), swapped "massive multi-billion market" for bottom-up math (700K x $300/mo = $2.5B), added an explicit insight, made the ask "$1.5M to reach 400 restaurants and $120K MRR in 18 months" vs baseline's "raising a seed round," and appended Red/Yellow flags. Category hint "design" is wrong; corrected to sales (investor fundraising). No security smells found.
What is the Startup Pitch SkillProof Score?: 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Startup Pitch?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Startup Pitch with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.