whawkinsiv

59 mods across 1 repository, 241 stars between them.

finances

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to build a financial model, calculate unit economics, understand MRR/ARR/churn, or figure out their quit number. Covers SaaS metrics, CAC/LTV, burn rate, cash flow modeling, and making unit economics legible for non-finance founders.

241 5d ago A 63 tokens original MIT

focus

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user suspects an activity isn't worth their time, feels stuck on something, or wants to know if they should keep doing X or try something else. Also use when the user mentions '80/20,' 'Pareto,' 'is this worth my time,' 'should I keep doing X,' 'not getting results from X,' 'spending too much…

241 5d ago A 106 tokens original MIT

glossary

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user doesn't understand a technical term, asks 'what is a [technical concept],' 'what does [term] mean,' seems confused by jargon in another skill, or is encountering developer concepts for the first time. Covers the 50+ technical terms non-technical founders encounter most, explained in plain…

241 5d ago A 73 tokens original MIT

go-live

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user is about to launch, thinks they're ready to go live, wants a pre-launch checklist, or asks 'am I ready to launch?' This is the quality gate between building/testing and deploying/launching — a single go/no-go decision that checks whether the product is actually ready for real users and…

241 5d ago A 71 tokens original MIT

growth

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to design a product-led growth strategy, build viral loops, improve activation metrics, or reduce churn. Covers PLG funnels, activation metrics, viral mechanics, retention strategies, and growth systems.

241 5d ago A 47 tokens original MIT

hiring

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to hire a developer, find a technical contractor, vet engineering talent, manage freelancers, write a job brief, decide between hiring and contracting, or bring on their first technical team member. Also use when the user says 'I need a developer,' 'should I hire someone,' 'how do I…

241 5d ago A 118 tokens original MIT

humanize

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user wants to remove AI-generated writing patterns from text, make copy sound more natural and human-written, or edit content that reads like it was written by ChatGPT. Also use when the user says 'this sounds like AI,' 'too robotic,' 'AI slop,' 'make this sound human,' 'sounds like ChatGPT,'…

241 5d ago A 110 tokens copy · 78% MIT

improve

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill to autonomously improve any other skill in solo-founder-skills. Point it at a skill (e.g., 'improve the seo skill') and it runs an autoresearch-style loop: diagnoses weaknesses, experiments with improvements, evaluates each change via A/B comparison, keeps winners, discards regressions, and reports…

241 5d ago A 82 tokens original MIT

integrations

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to connect third-party services, set up APIs, add OAuth, configure webhooks, or integrate tools like Slack, Zapier, email providers, or payment processors. Covers API integration patterns, auth flows, webhook handling, and building integrations that non-technical founders can…

241 5d ago A 65 tokens original MIT

journey

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user is new and doesn't know where to start, asks 'what should I do first,' 'what order do I do things in,' 'where do I begin,' 'I have an idea but don't know what's next,' or seems lost among the available skills. Also use when the user asks for a roadmap or overview of the full process from…

241 5d ago A 99 tokens original MIT

landing-page

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to create or improve a landing page, write above-the-fold copy, structure a sales page, or increase landing page conversion rates. Also use when the user says 'build my landing page,' 'homepage copy,' 'hero section,' or 'marketing site.' Covers page structure, headline formulas…

241 5d ago A 75 tokens original MIT

launch

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to plan a product launch, prepare for Product Hunt, build a waitlist, coordinate a launch week, sequence go-to-market activities, or figure out how to get first users. Covers launch playbooks, beta programs, Product Hunt strategy, and post-launch momentum for bootstrapped SaaS.

241 5d ago A 68 tokens original MIT

legal

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to form a business entity, choose between LLC and C-Corp, create Terms of Service, write a Privacy Policy, or handle legal compliance. Covers entity selection, legal documents, contracts, and compliance for solo-founded SaaS.

241 5d ago A 55 tokens original MIT

market-research

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to size a market, analyze competitors, calculate TAM/SAM/SOM, or validate a business idea. Covers market sizing, competitive analysis frameworks, napkin math, and bottom-up revenue estimation.

241 5d ago A 50 tokens original MIT

monitor

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to set up production monitoring, track app health, configure error alerts, or respond to incidents. Also use when the user says 'my app went down,' 'how do I know if something breaks,' 'set up alerts,' 'is my app healthy,' or 'I found out from a user that my site was down.' Covers…

241 5d ago A 92 tokens original MIT

motion-polish

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user wants to add animations, make transitions smooth, add micro-interactions, or apply final polish. Also use when the user says 'my app feels static,' 'add some life to this,' 'make it feel smoother,' 'the transitions are janky,' or 'make this feel like Linear/Stripe.' Covers transition…

241 5d ago A 93 tokens original MIT

next

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user doesn't know what to work on next, asks 'what should I do?', wants to find high-value opportunities, or needs help deciding where to spend their time. Also use when the user mentions 'what should I do next,' 'what should I work on,' 'where should I focus,' 'find low-hanging fruit,' 'what's…

241 5d ago A 134 tokens original MIT

niche-advantage

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user is a domain expert building for their own industry and wants to leverage their professional expertise as a competitive advantage. Also use when the user mentions 'I'm a [profession] building for [same profession],' 'I know my industry,' 'I have connections in my field,' 'how do I reach…

241 5d ago A 107 tokens original MIT

optimize

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user's app feels slow, the codebase feels bloated, or after significant development work. Also use when the user says 'my app is slow,' 'clean up my code,' 'reduce bundle size,' 'my hosting bill is too high,' or 'everything feels sluggish.' Optimizes across four dimensions: Speed (page load…

241 5d ago A 105 tokens original MIT

payments

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to set up Stripe, implement subscriptions, handle billing, configure payment plans, manage failed payments, deal with refunds, set up tax collection, or troubleshoot payment issues. Covers Stripe configuration, subscription lifecycle, dunning, tax compliance, and billing operations…

241 5d ago A 65 tokens original MIT

plan

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whawkinsiv/solo-founder-skills

Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to turn an idea into a buildable spec, write a project scope, create feature requirements, or define an MVP. Covers quick feature specs (10-15 min) for immediate AI builds and full project scopes (1-2 hours) for planning and contractor estimates.

241 5d ago A 63 tokens original MIT

pricing

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to set pricing, design pricing tiers, choose value metrics, build a pricing page, or test price changes. Also use when the user mentions 'how much should I charge,' 'freemium vs free trial,' 'pricing page,' or 'monetization.' Covers pricing psychology, tier design, anchoring…

241 5d ago A 84 tokens original MIT

prioritize

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user needs to prioritize features, define an MVP, create a roadmap, or decide what to build next. Also use when the user asks 'what should I build first,' 'is this feature worth building,' 'how do I decide between X and Y,' or 'feature prioritization.' Covers RICE prioritization, hypothesis…

241 5d ago A 88 tokens original MIT

prose-writing

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Skill Claude CodeCodex

Use this skill when the user wants to write long-form prose — blog posts, founder essays, build-in-public posts, About pages, newsletter intros, or origin stories. Also use when the user mentions 'blog post,' 'essay,' 'long-form,' 'founder voice,' 'build in public,' 'BIP post,' 'About page,' 'origin story,' or…

241 5d ago A 123 tokens original MIT