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Found 18 Skills
Apply the Born Global framework to analyze firms that internationalize rapidly from inception under resource constraints. Use this skill when the user needs to evaluate whether a startup or SME can pursue early internationalization, identify the capabilities enabling born globals, or design a resource-constrained international market entry strategy.
Trigger: Invoke when you start from scratch with extremely limited resources and need to find the minimum viable entry point first to build a stable base. Common signals include bootstrap, MVP, pilot, first foothold, and small team startup. Trigger when starting from almost nothing and needing a viable foothold before scaling up. Use this skill to build a durable base, start small, and grow from a validated nucleus instead of scattering effort.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "calculate TAM", "determine SAM", "estimate SOM", "size the market", "calculate market opportunity", "what's the total addressable market", or requests market sizing analysis for a startup or business opportunity.
Document your business model on one page and systematically de-risk it. Master Ash Maurya's adaptation of Business Model Canvas optimized for startups and uncertainty. Use when: **Starting a new venture** to articulate and test your business model; **Preparing for customer discovery** to document hypotheses to validate; **Pivoting decisions** to compare alternative business models; **Investor conversations** to communicate your model concisely; **Team alignment** to get everyone on the same page
Startup diagnostic router. Use FIRST when a founder doesn't know where to start, has multiple overlapping problems, or asks a vague question like 'what's wrong with my startup', 'why aren't people buying', 'what should I focus on', 'where do I even begin', 'nothing is working'. Routes to the right framework from the 14 available skills — or tells you when no framework fits and you just need to go talk to people. This is the entry point. Use it before reaching for any specific skill.
YC office hours skill. Used by founders for product diagnostic with six forcing questions, premise challenges, alternatives, and a design doc. Use when the user wants founder coaching, startup strategy feedback, or a mock office-hours conversation.