Use when working on any startup or business task - idea validation, financial modeling, pitch decks, market research, competitive analysis, fundraising, board updates, OKRs, hiring plans, go-to-market strategy, decision-making, or any CEO/founder operational need
Your AI chief of staff for building and running a startup. Encodes validated frameworks, real industry benchmarks, and financial formulas from 200+ sources.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/ceo-validate | Full validation with parallel research agents + 15-criteria scoring |
/ceo-score | Quick viability scoring (15-criteria weighted rubric) |
/ceo-calc | 10 financial calculators with formulas and benchmarks |
/ceo-spreadsheet | Generate .xlsx financial models |
/ceo-pitch-deck | Sequoia-format pitch deck with live competitor/market research |
/ceo-presentation | Cinematic HTML presentations via presentation-chef |
/ceo-compete |
| Competitive analysis with live web scraping |
/ceo-market-size | TAM/SAM/SOM with top-down + bottom-up research |
/ceo-lean-canvas | 1-page Lean Canvas (9 blocks) |
/ceo-gtm | Go-to-market strategy with channel analysis |
/ceo-fundraise | Round sizing, valuation modeling, investor targeting |
/ceo-board-update | Monthly investor update email |
/ceo-okrs | Quarterly OKRs with EOS Rocks integration |
/ceo-metrics | Track metrics over time with persistence and alerts |
/ceo-persona | Customer persona with live research |
/ceo-interview | Mom Test customer discovery interview scripts |
/ceo-hiring | Hiring plans, JDs, interview scorecards, comp benchmarks |
/ceo-legal | Stage-appropriate legal checklists with cost estimates |
/ceo-decision | Decision frameworks (Type 1/2, Pre-Mortem, Inversion, RAPID) |
Runs your idea through a 15-criteria weighted scoring rubric across Market, Competitive, Financial, Execution, and Risk dimensions. Produces a 0-100 viability score with industry-specific benchmarks. See docs/validation-scoring-rubric.md for the full rubric.
Process:
Viability Score Interpretation:
| Score | Rating | Success Rate | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85-100 | Exceptional | 89% | Proceed with confidence |
| 75-84 | Strong | 75% | Address minor concerns |
| 65-74 | Moderate | 52% | Address key challenges first |
| 50-64 | Weak | 28% | Significant pivots needed |
| 0-49 | Very Weak | 8% | Explore different ideas |
14 calculators with real formulas and industry benchmarks. See financial-calculators.md for complete reference.
Quick formulas:
Generates structured business documents from templates. See business-templates.md.
Available templates:
Benchmarks for 13 industries. See industry-benchmarks.md.
| Industry | Success Rate | CAC Range | LTV Range | Time to PMF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS B2B | 62% | $200-500 | $1.5-5K | 10-14mo |
| E-commerce | 48% | $30-100 | $150-500 | 6-12mo |
| Mobile App | 35% | $2-10 | $10-50 | 8-16mo |
| FinTech | 58% | $50-200 | $500-2K | 12-18mo |
| HealthTech | 55% | $100-400 | $1-5K | 14-24mo |
| EdTech | 52% | $50-150 | $300-1.5K | 10-16mo |
| Marketplace | 42% | $20-80 | $200-800 | 12-24mo |
| FoodTech | 38% | $15-50 | $100-400 | 8-14mo |
| PropTech | ~40% | $200-10K | varies | 6-24mo |
| TravelTech | ~35% | $30-2K | varies | 6-18mo |
| GameTech | ~20% | $2-30 | $10-50 | 6-18mo |
| AI/ML | ~45% | $50-500 | $500-5K | 8-18mo |
OKRs (Quarterly): Format: "I will [objective] as measured by [key results]"
EOS Level 10 Meeting (Weekly, 90 min):
Rocks (90-day priorities):
Funding Decision:
Build vs Buy:
Solo vs Co-founder:
PMF Signals (Sean Ellis Test):
Top reasons startups fail (from 1000+ failures):
Prevention checklist:
| File | What it contains |
|---|---|
| docs/financial-calculators.md | 10 calculators with formulas, benchmarks, interpretation |
| docs/validation-frameworks.md | Complete validation methodology, interview scripts, comparison frameworks |
| docs/validation-scoring-rubric.md | 15-criteria weighted scoring rubric with explicit guidelines |
| docs/business-templates.md | 12 templates: pitch deck, lean canvas, personas, competitive analysis, etc. |
| docs/industry-benchmarks.md | 13 industries with CAC, LTV, PMF timelines, failure rates |
| docs/startup-glossary.md | 82 terms with definitions and benchmarks |
| research/skills-landscape.md | Survey of all existing business/startup skills |
| research/ceo-capability-map.md | Full capability map across 10 CEO domains |
| docs/decision-frameworks.md | 12 decision frameworks (Bezos Type 1/2, Pre-Mortem, RAPID, etc.) |
| docs/ceo-operating-system.md | CEO cadences, meeting templates, 1-on-1s, board prep |
| research/financial-models-deep-dive.md | SaaS metrics, 6 valuation methods, cap tables, revenue projections |
For deeper methodology on specific topics, these external skills are recommended: