Startup Problem Finder

startup-problem-finder helps founders locate clarity gaps, business-model breaks, fundraising-story gaps, pitch-deck blockers, and likely investor questions in idea-stage through Series A projects.

What It Helps With

• reviews the project material already available
• identifies where the project, business model, or fundraising story stops connecting
• locates unsupported claims, contradictions, and missing evidence
• organizes likely investor questions and the next checks to prioritize
• uses current research when the host supports it, or provides search queries when it does not

The result is founder-side problem location, not an invest-or-pass decision or finished pitch-deck, fundraising, answer, or meeting copy.

Start

Provide a project description, pitch deck, one-pager, memo, or other readable material, then say what you want reviewed:

Review this startup and show me where investors may get stuck.

The agent reads the available material and asks one concise, project-specific intake round. You can reply “start now” to continue from the material already available. If a file cannot be read, paste the relevant text, provide a screenshot, or summarize the core facts.

Scope

The main scope is idea-stage through Series A, including pitch decks, fundraising material, and founder-meeting preparation. Post-Series-A requests receive limited support on material clarity, question organization, and public information research.

The skill does not make investment decisions or provide valuation, legal, tax, securities, transaction, or fundraising-success advice.

Install

Keep SKILL.md and references/ together in your agent's skill directory.

Codex

git clone https://github.com/lsall357357/startup-problem-finder.git \
  ~/.codex/skills/startup-problem-finder

Claude Code

git clone https://github.com/lsall357357/startup-problem-finder.git \
  ~/.claude/skills/startup-problem-finder

OpenClaw

git clone https://github.com/lsall357357/startup-problem-finder.git \
  ~/.openclaw/skills/startup-problem-finder

For another agent, copy the folder to its configured skills directory and load SKILL.md as the entrypoint.

Security

See SECURITY.md for security, privacy, and reporting guidance.