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Step 1 — Gather context

步骤1：收集上下文

If 
references/learnings.md
exists, read it first for accumulated platform knowledge.
Ask the user:
  1. What do you need help with?
    • A) Setting up a founder / startup profile
    • B) Connecting a payment provider for verified MRR
    • C) Choosing a plan (Free / Starter / Growth / Lifetime)
    • D) Posting an opportunity (hiring, fundraising, co-founder, acquisition)
    • E) Climbing the Top Startups or Top Founders leaderboard
    • F) Comparing StartuPage against another platform
    • G) Something else
  2. What's your payment provider? (for verified revenue) — Stripe / Lemon Squeezy / Polar / RevenueCat / Dodo Payments / none yet
  3. How do you want to display revenue? — Exact MRR / range / private (still counts for ranking)
If the user's prompt already provides enough context, skip directly to the relevant step. Lead with your best-effort answer and ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions.
如果
references/learnings.md
文件存在，请先阅读以获取平台累积知识。
向用户询问：
  1. 您需要哪方面的帮助？
    • A) 创建创始人/创业公司资料
    • B) 连接支付服务商以验证MRR
    • C) 选择方案（免费版/Starter版/Growth版/终身版）
    • D) 发布机会（招聘、融资、联合创始人、收购）
    • E) 冲击顶级创业公司或顶级创始人排行榜
    • F) 对比StartuPage与其他平台
    • G) 其他问题
  2. 您使用的支付服务商是？（用于收入验证）——Stripe / Lemon Squeezy / Polar / RevenueCat / Dodo Payments / 尚未使用
  3. 您希望如何展示收入？——精确MRR / 区间范围 / 私密模式（仍计入排行榜排名）
**如果用户的提问已提供足够上下文，请直接跳至相关步骤。**先给出您的最佳解答，仅询问最关键的1-2个澄清问题。

Step 2 — Route or answer directly

步骤2：转至对应技能或直接解答

If the request maps to another skill, route with an explicit command:
User's problemRoute to
Comparing marketplaces to sell a side project
/sales-side-project-valuation {user's question}
Listing a startup for sale on TrustMRR
/sales-trustmrr {user's question}
Acquire.com or Flippa listing strategy
/sales-acquire {user's question}
or 
/sales-flippa {user's question}
Multi-directory launch across Product Hunt, BetaList, etc.
/sales-launch-directory {user's question}
Peerlist-specific profile or Launchpad help
/sales-peerlist {user's question}
Indie Hackers-specific milestone sharing
/sales-indiehackers {user's question}
Otherwise, answer from platform knowledge below.
如果用户的请求对应其他技能，请使用明确指令转至对应技能：
用户问题转至
对比各平台以出售副业
/sales-side-project-valuation {user's question}
在TrustMRR上挂牌出售创业公司
/sales-trustmrr {user's question}
Acquire.com或Flippa挂牌策略
/sales-acquire {user's question}
或 
/sales-flippa {user's question}
在Product Hunt、BetaList等多平台发布
/sales-launch-directory {user's question}
Peerlist专属资料或Launchpad帮助
/sales-peerlist {user's question}
Indie Hackers专属里程碑分享
/sales-indiehackers {user's question}
否则，请根据下方平台知识进行解答。

Step 3 — StartuPage platform reference

步骤3：StartuPage平台参考资料

Read 
references/platform-guide.md
 for the full platform reference — modules, pricing tiers, payment provider integrations, Opportunity marketplace, leaderboard mechanics, theming, and positioning vs competitors.
Answer the user's question using only the relevant section — don't dump the whole reference.
**阅读
references/platform-guide.md
**获取完整平台参考内容——包括模块、定价层级、支付服务商集成、机会市场、排行榜机制、主题设置以及与竞品的定位差异。
仅使用相关部分解答用户问题——请勿照搬全部参考内容。

Step 4 — Actionable guidance

步骤4：可操作指导

You no longer need the platform guide — focus on the user's specific situation.
  • Before publishing a profile: Connect a supported payment provider first. Verified revenue is StartuPage's currency — an unverified profile looks weak next to ranked peers even if you have real numbers.
  • Revenue visibility: Private revenue still counts toward leaderboard ranking. If you're pre-seed or running stealth, use "private" to rank without exposing the number. "Range" is the middle ground when exact MRR feels either too low or too high to broadcast.
  • Plan choice: Stay on Free until you need to remove the badge, attach a custom domain, or post more than occasional opportunities. Starter ($5/mo annual) is the sweet spot for a founder who wants a polished public profile. Growth ($9/mo annual) only pays off if you'll post 3 opportunities per month consistently. Lifetime Pass ($179) beats Growth after ~19 months — fair deal if you believe in the platform long-term.
  • Posting opportunities: Pick the single opportunity type that matches the actual ask. A hiring post with "also open to co-founder conversations" dilutes intent. Use separate opportunity slots for separate asks — that's why Starter gives you 1/mo and Growth gives you 3/mo.
  • Leaderboard strategy: "Top Founders" aggregates MRR across all your startups — connect every revenue source you control, even small ones. "Top Startups" ranks individual sub-pages. Sort order is "Highest Revenue" or "Most Recent" — newly connected revenue gets temporary visibility in "Most Recent."
If you discover a gotcha, workaround, or tip not covered in 
references/learnings.md
, append it there with today's date.
您无需再查阅平台指南——专注于用户的具体情况。
  • 发布资料前：先连接支持的支付服务商。验证后的收入是StartuPage的核心价值——未验证的资料在已排名的同行面前会显得缺乏可信度，即便您有真实数据。
  • 收入可见性：私密模式下的收入仍会计入排行榜排名。如果您处于种子前阶段或隐秘运营状态，请使用“私密”模式以参与排名但不暴露具体数字。“区间范围”是折中选择，当精确MRR过低或过高不适合公开时使用。
  • 方案选择：在您需要移除标识、绑定自定义域名或发布更多临时机会之前，可一直使用免费版。Starter版（每年付，每月5美元）是想要打造精致公开资料的创始人的理想选择。Growth版（每年付，每月9美元）仅在您每月持续发布3个机会时才划算。终身通行证（179美元）在使用约19个月后性价比超过Growth版——如果您长期看好该平台，这是一笔划算的交易。
  • 发布机会：选择与实际需求完全匹配的单一机会类型。在招聘帖子中加入“同时接受联合创始人洽谈”会削弱意图表达。为不同需求使用单独的机会名额——这也是Starter版每月提供1个名额、Growth版每月提供3个名额的原因。
  • 排行榜策略：“顶级创始人”排行榜会汇总创始人旗下所有创业公司的MRR——请连接您掌控的所有收入来源，哪怕是小额收入。“顶级创业公司”排行榜则针对单个子页面进行排名。排序方式为“最高收入”或“最新更新”——新连接的收入会在“最新更新”排序下获得临时曝光。
如果您发现
references/learnings.md
中未涵盖的陷阱、解决方案或技巧，请在今日日期下添加至该文件。

Gotchas

注意事项

Best-effort from research — review these, especially items about pricing tiers and integration gotchas that may be outdated.
  • No public API. StartuPage has no developer docs — 
    /api
    and 
    /docs
    both 404. You can't programmatically post opportunities, fetch leaderboard data, or sync revenue outside the supported provider integrations. If you need scripted access, this platform is a dead end for now.
  • Revenue verification is the whole point — unverified profiles under-rank. Even if you report $10K MRR in your bio, you won't appear in leaderboard positions that reflect it until a supported payment provider is connected. Self-reported numbers show differently in the UI.
  • Supported payment providers are limited to 5. Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, RevenueCat, Dodo Payments. If your revenue is on Paddle, Chargebee, Square, or custom Stripe Connect, you can't verify. Check the list before committing.
  • Opportunities are metered per month, not per-listing. Starter = 1/mo, Growth = 3/mo. Posting a hiring opportunity and later swapping it for a co-founder post in the same month still counts as two uses, not one. Plan the month's post before you start.
  • The badge is removable only on paid plans. Free plans display the StartuPage badge on your profile and sub-pages. If you need a clean custom-domain profile (e.g., for investor share links), Starter or higher is required.
  • Theme tiers are strictly capped. 2 themes on Free, all 8 on Starter, full customization on Growth only. If you want arbitrary CSS / brand colors, that's Growth.
  • Lifetime Pass is $179 one-time only at the promotional price (regularly $349). Assume the promo can end — if you're on the fence for 6+ months of Growth, price-lock with Lifetime before the discount disappears.
  • Private revenue is trust-on-API, not cryptographically proven. Unlike OpenRevenue's cryptographic verification, StartuPage relies on the connected provider's API data. Platform can show "Verified via Stripe" but doesn't publish a receipt a buyer could independently validate — fine for founder clout, less convincing for rigorous due diligence (use TrustMRR or OpenRevenue for acquirer-grade proofs).
  • Platform is young (founded 2024) — feature set evolves fast. What's plan-gated today may move between tiers. Check 
    /pricing
    before quoting specific limits to anyone.
  • Feedback / roadmap lives on a separate Featurebase instance (
    startupage.featurebase.app
    ), not in-platform. If something's broken, that's where to file it — not email.
基于研究的最佳信息——请仔细查看，尤其是关于定价层级和集成陷阱的内容，这些信息可能已过时。
  • 无公开API：StartuPage没有开发者文档——
    /api
    和
    /docs
    均返回404错误。您无法通过编程方式发布机会、获取排行榜数据或在支持的服务商集成之外同步收入。如果您需要脚本化访问，目前该平台无法满足需求。
  • 收入验证是核心——未验证资料排名靠后：即便您在简介中申报1万美元MRR，在连接支持的支付服务商之前，您的排行榜排名也无法匹配该数据。自行申报的数字在UI中的显示方式不同。
  • 支持的支付服务商仅限5家：Stripe、Lemon Squeezy、Polar、RevenueCat、Dodo Payments。如果您的收入来自Paddle、Chargebee、Square或自定义Stripe Connect，则无法进行验证。在使用前请确认列表。
  • 机会名额按月度计量，而非按挂牌次数：Starter版=每月1个名额，Growth版=每月3个名额。在同一个月内发布招聘机会后替换为联合创始人机会仍会被计为2次使用，而非1次。请在月初规划好当月的发布内容。
  • 仅付费方案可移除标识：免费版会在您的资料和子页面上显示StartuPage标识。如果您需要干净的自定义域名资料（例如用于投资者分享链接），则需要Starter版或更高版本。
  • 主题层级严格受限：免费版有2种主题，Starter版可使用全部8种主题，仅Growth版支持完全自定义。如果您需要自定义CSS/品牌颜色，请选择Growth版。
  • 终身通行证促销价为一次性179美元（常规价349美元）。假设促销可能随时结束——如果您计划使用Growth版6个月以上，请在折扣消失前锁定终身版价格。
  • 私密收入基于API信任，而非加密验证：与OpenRevenue的加密验证不同，StartuPage依赖连接服务商的API数据。平台会显示“经Stripe验证”，但不会发布买家可独立验证的收据——这对创始人建立可信度足够，但对于严谨的尽职调查说服力不足（请使用TrustMRR或OpenRevenue获取收购方认可的证明）。
  • 平台成立时间较短（2024年创立）——功能更新快：当前受方案限制的功能可能在不同层级间变动。在向他人引用具体限制前，请查看
    /pricing
    页面。
  • 反馈/路线图在独立的Featurebase实例上（
    startupage.featurebase.app
    ），而非平台内。如果遇到问题，请在该平台提交反馈——不要发送邮件。

Related skills

相关技能

  • /sales-trustmrr
    — TrustMRR platform help (Marc Lou's verified-MRR marketplace, APA-only lump-sum escrow, similar Stripe/LemonSqueezy/Polar/Paddle verification angle)
  • /sales-arrfounder
    — Arrfounder platform help (social-proof founder directory pulling MRR/ARR from Twitter/X bios — lighter-weight alternative without payment-provider integration, useful in parallel with StartuPage for extra discoverability)
  • /sales-side-project-valuation
    — Cross-marketplace valuation strategy when selling a project listed on StartuPage's acquisition track (TrustMRR vs Acquire.com vs Flippa vs Empire Flippers)
  • /sales-peerlist
    — Peerlist platform help (tech-builder profile platform, weekly Launchpad — overlap on "professional profile for founders/builders")
  • /sales-indiehackers
    — Indie Hackers platform help (unverified self-reported revenue community that StartuPage positions against)
  • /sales-producthunt
    — Product Hunt platform help (for the launch side; StartuPage does not replace a launch-directory strategy)
  • /sales-launch-directory
    — Multi-directory launch coordinator (StartuPage is a founder ecosystem, not a launch directory — coordinate the two)
  • /sales-acquire
    — Acquire.com platform help (if the Opportunity marketplace acquisition track isn't the right fit)
  • /sales-flippa
    — Flippa platform help (broader marketplace if StartuPage acquisitions aren't attracting offers)
  • /sales-do
    — Not sure which skill to use? The router matches any sales objective to the right skill. Install: 
    npx skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-do
  • /sales-trustmrr
    ——TrustMRR平台帮助文档（Marc Lou推出的验证MRR市场，仅支持APA单笔托管，类似Stripe/LemonSqueezy/Polar/Paddle验证机制）
  • /sales-arrfounder
    ——Arrfounder平台帮助文档（社交证明创始人目录，从Twitter/X简介提取MRR/ARR——无需支付服务商集成的轻量替代方案，可与StartuPage配合使用以提高曝光度）
  • /sales-side-project-valuation
    ——跨平台副业估值策略，适用于在StartuPage收购板块挂牌的项目（对比TrustMRR/Acquire.com/Flippa/Empire Flippers）
  • /sales-peerlist
    ——Peerlist平台帮助文档（技术开发者资料平台，每周Launchpad——与StartuPage在“创始人/开发者专业资料”方面有重叠）
  • /sales-indiehackers
    ——Indie Hackers平台帮助文档（未验证的自行申报收入社区，StartuPage将其定位为竞品）
  • /sales-producthunt
    ——Product Hunt平台帮助文档（针对发布环节；StartuPage无法替代多平台发布策略）
  • /sales-launch-directory
    ——多平台发布协调工具（StartuPage是创始人生态系统，而非发布目录——可将两者结合使用）
  • /sales-acquire
    ——Acquire.com平台帮助文档（如果StartuPage机会市场的收购板块不适合您）
  • /sales-flippa
    ——Flippa平台帮助文档（如果StartuPage的收购板块无法吸引报价，可选择更广泛的市场）
  • /sales-do
    ——不确定使用哪个技能？该路由可将任何销售目标匹配到合适的技能。安装命令： 
    npx skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-do

Examples

示例

Example 1: Pick a plan for a new founder profile

示例1：为新创始人资料选择方案

User says: "I'm bootstrapping a SaaS at $2K MRR on Stripe. Free, Starter, Growth, or Lifetime?" Skill does:
  1. Free gets a profile + StartuPage badge + 2 themes — enough to test the platform and show up on the leaderboard
  2. Recommends Free for the first 30 days — verify revenue, see traction, decide if the audience is useful
  3. If the badge bothers the user on a custom-domain share link → Starter $5/mo annual ($60/yr) for badge removal + custom domain + 1 opportunity/mo + 8 themes
  4. Growth ($9/mo annual = $108/yr) only if they'll post 3 opportunities/mo (hiring + co-founder + fundraising simultaneously)
  5. Lifetime Pass ($179 promo) pays off after ~19 months of Growth; fair if committed long-term and worried about promo ending Result: Start Free; upgrade based on actual usage.
用户提问：“我正在引导一个SaaS项目，Stripe上的MRR为2000美元。应该选免费版、Starter版、Growth版还是终身版？” 技能操作：
  1. 免费版提供资料+StartuPage标识+2种主题——足以测试平台并进入排行榜
  2. 建议前30天使用免费版——验证收入，查看平台吸引力，判断受众是否有用
  3. 如果标识影响自定义域名分享链接的观感 → 选择每年付的Starter版，每月5美元（每年60美元），可移除标识、使用自定义域名、每月发布1个机会、使用8种主题
  4. Growth版（每年付，每月9美元=每年108美元）仅在您每月发布3个机会（同时招聘+寻找联合创始人+融资）时才划算
  5. 终身通行证（促销价179美元）在使用约19个月后性价比超过Growth版；如果您长期投入且担心促销结束，这是合理选择 结果：先使用免费版；根据实际使用情况升级。

Example 2: Choose a revenue visibility mode for a seed-stage startup

示例2：为种子阶段创业公司选择收入展示模式

User says: "We just hit $8K MRR but raising a seed round — should I show exact revenue, range, or private?" Skill does:
  1. Explains all three rank on the leaderboard — private does NOT exclude you from ranking
  2. Exact MRR builds credibility with investors who land on your profile, but anchors valuation conversations
  3. Range (e.g., "$5K-$10K") gives credibility without anchoring — best for active fundraise
  4. Private keeps rank but hides the number — good if competitors would use it against you
  5. Recommends Range during fundraise, then Exact post-close for recruiting/press Result: Range mode selected for the duration of the raise.
用户提问：“我们刚达到8000美元MRR，正在进行种子轮融资——我应该展示精确收入、区间范围还是私密模式？” 技能操作：
  1. 解释三种模式均会计入排行榜排名——私密模式不会将您排除在排名之外
  2. 精确MRR能为访问您资料的投资者建立可信度，但会锚定估值对话
  3. 区间范围（例如“5000-10000美元”）既能建立可信度又不会锚定估值——适合正在进行的融资
  4. 私密模式保留排名但隐藏具体数字——如果竞争对手会利用该数据对付您，这是合适选择
  5. 建议融资期间使用区间范围，融资完成后切换为精确模式以用于招聘/媒体宣传 结果：融资期间选择区间范围模式。

Example 3: Post a co-founder opportunity

示例3：发布联合创始人机会

User says: "I need a technical co-founder. Should I use StartuPage or YC Co-Founder Matching?" Skill does:
  1. StartuPage: post goes in the Opportunities marketplace, visible to the platform's founder audience + Smart Matching recommendations. Counts against Starter's 1/mo or Growth's 3/mo quota.
  2. YC Co-Founder Matching: larger audience, free, but less founder-validation context (no MRR, no public startup traction)
  3. Recommends posting on both — StartuPage for peers who can already see your verified traction (stronger signal that the startup is real), YC for reach
  4. Notes co-founder opportunity is one of 4 types in the marketplace — don't bundle it with hiring in the same slot Result: Cross-post strategy with StartuPage as the "traction-verified" channel.
用户提问：“我需要一位技术联合创始人。应该用StartuPage还是YC联合创始人匹配平台？” 技能操作：
  1. StartuPage：帖子会发布在机会市场，平台的创始人受众可见，还会获得智能匹配推荐。会占用Starter版每月1个名额或Growth版每月3个名额。
  2. YC联合创始人匹配平台：受众更广，免费，但缺乏创始人验证背景（无MRR、无公开创业成果）
  3. 建议同时在两个平台发布——StartuPage面向能看到您已验证成果的同行（更能证明创业项目真实可靠），YC平台用于扩大覆盖范围
  4. 注意联合创始人机会是市场的4种类型之一——不要将其与招聘放在同一个名额中 结果：采用跨平台发布策略，将StartuPage作为“成果已验证”渠道。

Troubleshooting

故障排除

Revenue not showing after connecting Stripe

连接Stripe后收入未显示

Symptom: Stripe connected but MRR displays $0 or stale Cause: Hourly sync lag, or the read-only API key lacks permissions on Balance/Charges/Subscriptions, or the Stripe account has no recent successful charges Solution: Wait up to 1 hour for the first sync. Regenerate the Stripe Restricted Key with read access on Balance, Charges, Subscriptions, and Customers. If the Stripe account is new and has only test-mode transactions, live-mode MRR will show $0 until you process a real charge. If still blank after 2 hours, file on 
startupage.featurebase.app
— that's where the team picks up bugs, not a support email.
症状：已连接Stripe，但MRR显示为0或数据过时 原因：每小时同步延迟，或只读API密钥缺少余额/收费/订阅权限，或Stripe账户无近期成功收费记录 解决方案：首次同步最多等待1小时。重新生成Stripe受限密钥，确保其拥有余额、收费、订阅和客户的读取权限。如果Stripe账户是新账户且仅有测试模式交易，实时模式下的MRR会显示为0，直到您完成真实收费。如果2小时后仍无数据，请在
startupage.featurebase.app
提交反馈——团队会在该平台处理bug，而非通过支持邮箱。

Leaderboard position lower than expected for the MRR

MRR对应的排行榜位置低于预期

Symptom: You have $15K verified MRR but sit below profiles showing lower numbers Cause: "Top Founders" aggregates MRR across ALL startups a founder owns — a founder with $10K + $8K across two startups out-ranks a single $15K. Or the leaderboard is sorted by "Most Recent" rather than "Highest Revenue" when you viewed it. Solution: Verify the sort mode at the top of 
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. Check "Top Founders" vs "Top Startups" — they rank differently. Connect every revenue source you control as separate startup sub-pages so the aggregate reflects real total revenue. A founder with one $15K startup loses to a founder with three $5K startups on "Top Founders."
症状：您有15000美元已验证MRR，但排名低于显示更低数字的资料 原因：“顶级创始人”排行榜会汇总创始人旗下所有创业公司的MRR——一位拥有两个创业公司（MRR分别为10000美元和8000美元）的创始人会排名高于仅有一个15000美元MRR创业公司的创始人。或者您查看排行榜时，排序方式是“最新更新”而非“最高收入”。 解决方案：确认
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页面顶部的排序模式。区分“顶级创始人”和“顶级创业公司”——两者排名机制不同。将您掌控的所有收入源作为独立创业公司子页面连接，以便汇总数据反映真实总收入。拥有一个15000美元MRR创业公司的创始人在“顶级创始人”排行榜上会输给拥有三个5000美元MRR创业公司的创始人。

Custom domain not working on the founder profile

创始人资料的自定义域名无法正常工作

Symptom: Added custom domain but it doesn't resolve to the StartuPage profile Cause: DNS not pointed correctly, or the plan is Free (custom domain is Starter+), or DNS hasn't propagated yet Solution: Confirm you're on Starter, Growth, or Lifetime — custom domain is plan-gated. Check the DNS setup instructions in the profile settings (usually a CNAME record pointing to the StartuPage host). Allow up to 24 hours for propagation. If still broken, verify there are no conflicting A/AAAA records on the root, and file on Featurebase if the platform shows "verified" but the domain 404s.
症状：已添加自定义域名，但无法解析到StartuPage资料 原因：DNS未正确指向，或使用的是免费版（自定义域名仅Starter版及以上支持），或DNS尚未完成传播 解决方案：确认您使用的是Starter、Growth或终身版——自定义域名是方案受限功能。检查资料设置中的DNS配置说明（通常是将CNAME记录指向StartuPage主机）。最多等待24小时完成传播。如果仍无法正常工作，请确认根域名没有冲突的A/AAAA记录，如果平台显示“已验证”但域名返回404错误，请在Featurebase提交反馈。