LaunchKit · 2026
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founder-playbook

Decision validation and thinking frameworks for startup founders.

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by @xeroc

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @xeroc/founder-playbook

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install founder-playbook

What This Skill Does

A structured coaching framework for startup founders, built around the GROW model and Solution-Focused techniques. It helps founders pressure-test decisions, uncover avoidance patterns, and commit to concrete next steps across fundraising, customer development, runway management, and crypto/web3 challenges.

Unlike generic business advice, it combines structured coaching methods (GROW, Solution-Focused) with 2025 startup data and crypto/web3 ecosystem specifics, and keeps founders in the driver's seat rather than prescribing answers.

When to use it

  • Pressure-testing a pivot decision against current market reality
  • Working through fundraising timing when runway is under 3 months
  • Identifying avoidance behaviors that block early sales conversations
  • Choosing between hiring senior roles and building revenue first
  • Validating a pricing model before public launch

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: I can't decide whether to keep building features or start selling. We have two months of runway.

AGENT
  1. 1Acknowledge the tension and ask what makes the decision feel urgent right now
  2. 2Apply GROW framework to surface what success looks like and where the founder currently stands
  3. 3Use 'What else?' technique repeatedly to uncover the real blocker beneath the stated dilemma
  4. 4Reframe fear of rejection as data collection rather than personal verdict
  5. 5Establish a specific, time-bound commitment for the next 48 hours and check commitment level on a 1-10 scale
OUTPUT

Founder identifies product work as avoidance behavior, commits to sending 10 personalized outreach emails within 48 hours