Founder Interview
The Founder Interview skill runs a structured 12-question interview with a company founder and writes the answers to ~/.claude/company-context.md, the canonical context file used by all c-level advisors. It captures company identity, business model, financials, team, and quarterly priorities/risks in a standardized format.
✨ What it does
- Runs a 12-question structured interview covering company basics, business model, financials, and strategic context.
- Generates ~/.claude/company-context.md in a canonical 7-dimension schema.
- Quotes the founder's own words where possible, especially for ICP.
- Supports optional symlinking to a markdown vault for persistence.
- Provides guidance on when to re-run the interview.
- Confirms accuracy by reading the file back to the founder.
🎯 When to use it
- When first setting up c-level-agents for a new company.
- Before a high-stakes /cs:boardroom session to ensure advisors have accurate context.
- After a fundraise, major pivot, product launch, or significant hire that changes company facts.
- When advisors lack company context or when the existing context file is outdated (e.g., older than 6 months).
🚀 How to use
Trigger: /cs:onboard
Trigger the skill with the slash command /cs:onboard. The skill expects the founder to answer 12 questions covering company name/pitch, stage, headcount, geography, revenue model, ICP, ACV, growth rate, runway, last raise, top quarterly priorities, and top risks. Example prompts:
/cs:onboard
Run the founder interview for my startup.
📄 Output: Produces ~/.claude/company-context.md, a single file with the company's durable facts in a structured format.
📦 Add this skill to Claude Code
# 1. Get the skills repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills /tmp/claude-skills
# 2. Copy this skill into your project (or ~/.claude/skills for all projects)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/c-level-agents/skills/onboard .claude/skills/onboardSkill source: c-level-agents/skills/onboard/SKILL.md
⚠️ Good to know
The quick intake does not capture Founder Profile and Market & Competition dimensions; these are marked as [not captured] and require running the full cs-onboard interview to fill.
❓ FAQ
What file does /cs:onboard produce?
It produces ~/.claude/company-context.md, which contains the company's durable facts in a canonical schema.
When should I re-run the founder interview?
Re-run after a fundraise, major pivot or product launch, after 6+ months, after a major hire, or before a high-stakes /cs:boardroom.
Does the quick interview capture all dimensions of the full cs-onboard schema?
No, it captures Identity, Stage & Scale, Team & Culture, Current Challenges, and Goals & Ambition, but leaves Founder Profile and Market & Competition as [not captured].
🤖 Overview, features, install steps and FAQ were generated from the project's SKILL.md on Sep 4, 2026. Always check the original source before running commands.