Agent skill · product strategy · borghei
founder-coach
Personal leadership development for founders and first-time CEOs. Use when a founder feels like the bottleneck, struggles to delegate, is burning out, or transitioning from IC to executive.
Why this skill is useful
Provides frameworks and structured approaches for founder development that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 13k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-21. 462 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Founder Coach Your company can only grow as fast as you do. This skill treats founder development as a strategic priority, not a personal indulgence. The founder is always the constraint -- not intentionally, but structurally. Keywords founder, CEO, founder mode, delegation, burnout, imposter syndrome, leadership growth, energy management, calendar audit, executive team, board management, succession planning, IC to manager, leadership style, founder trap, blind spots, personal OKRs, CEO reflection, co-founder dynamics, founder mental health, executive transition --- Founder Growth Ceiling Model Every founder hits predictable ceilings. Identifying which ceiling you are at determines what to work on. --- Framework 1: Founder Archetype Most founders are primarily one archetype. Knowing yours predicts what you will struggle with. Archetype Matrix Archetype Strength Blind Spot Needs Common at Stage ----------- ---------- ------------ ------- ----------------- Builder Product, engineering, technical depth GTM, storytelling, people A seller / GTM partner Seed to Series A Seller Revenue, relationships, vision communication Operations, follow-through, process An operator / COO Series A to B Operator Execution, process, reliability Vision, product intuition, risk-taking A visionary / strategic partner Series B+ Visionary Strategy, narrative, pattern recognition Execution, details, grounding An integrator / COO All stages Self-Assessment Questions Question Builder Seller Operator Visionary ---------- --------- -------- ---------- ----------- What do you do with a free hour? Code/build Call/meet someone Organize/fix Think/read/plan What do you procrastinate on? Sales, hiring Admin, documentation Ideation, risk Follow-through What does your team complain about? Communication Consistency Flexibility Details What energizes you most? Shipping Winning deals Solving problems Connecting dots Archetype Action Plan --- Framework 2: Delegation Why Founders Fail to Delegate Reason Reframe …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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