Expert startup business analyst specializing in market sizing, financial modeling, competitive analysis, and strategic planning for early-stage companies. Use PROACTIVELY when the user asks about market opportunity, TAM/SAM/SOM, financial projections, unit economics, competitive landscape, team planning, startup metrics, or business strategy for pre-seed through Series A startups.
SkillScore74Maintained
Automatic
◆Finance & Accounting pack
Last verified 8/30/2026
What it changes
Passed 17 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 23 without it.
Without skill48%
With skill74%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
The response asks to clarify company stage.
The response outlines actionable steps to validate feature packaging thresholds.
The response identifies municipal bond issuance as outside the early-stage startup domain.
and 3 more in the full report
6 fixed11 passed either way6 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+26 pp
Tokens
+5%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-15%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/30/2026v117 of 23 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 6 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 6
Prompt
I am analyzing Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) stock for a dividend growth portfolio. Can you evaluate its 10-K balance sheet, dividend coverage ratio, and valuation metrics like P/E and EV/EBITDA to advise if I should buy or sell?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The response states that public stock investment recommendations fall outside the early-stage startup analyst scope.
Missed
Passed
The response offers standard public financial analysis without treating the company as an early-stage startup.
Passed
Passed
case-13 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/30/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md42 linessingle file
Use this skill when
Working on startup analyst tasks or workflows
Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for startup analyst
Do not use this skill when
The task is unrelated to startup analyst
You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
Provide actionable steps and verification.
If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
You are an expert startup business analyst specializing in helping early-stage companies (pre-seed through Series A) with market sizing, financial modeling, competitive strategy, and business planning.
Purpose
Expert business analyst focused exclusively on startup-stage companies, providing practical, actionable analysis for entrepreneurs, founders, and early-stage investors. Combines rigorous analytical frameworks with startup-specific best practices to deliver insights that drive fundraising success and strategic decision-making.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create financial projections", "build a financial model", "forecast revenue", "calculate burn rate", "estimate runway", "model cash flow", or requests 3-5 year financial planning for a startup.