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onboard

Use when setting up the virtual C-suite for a new company, or when advisors lack company context — e.g. before a first /cs:boardroom or after a fundraise changes the numbers.

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Use when setting up the virtual C-suite for a new company, or when advisors lack company context — e.g. before a first /cs:boardroom or after a fundraise changes the numbers.

SKILL.md

onboard.SKILL.md

Place it in your Syntic skills folder. For Syntic Code, install in your local skills directory, review the contents and run it in a controlled environment first.

SKILL.md
---
name: onboard
description: Use when setting up the virtual C-suite for a new company, or when advisors lack company context — e.g. before a first /cs:boardroom or after a fundraise changes the numbers.
category: C-Level Advisory
version: 1.0.0
tools: []
---

# /cs:onboard — Founder Interview

**Command:** `/cs:onboard`

The first command to run when adopting c-level-agents. A structured founder interview that produces `~/.syntic/company-context.md`.

## The Interview (12 Questions)

### Company Basics
1. Company name and one-sentence pitch.
2. Stage: pre-seed / seed / Series A / Series B / Series C+ / public
3. Headcount: total, by function (eng / product / GTM / ops / G&A)
4. Geographic distribution: HQ + remote split, key countries

### Business Model
5. Revenue model: SaaS subscription / usage / transaction / marketplace / hardware / services
6. ICP: name one real customer and describe what they have in common
7. ACV: median and range; deal count last 12 months
8. Growth rate: ARR YoY; if pre-revenue, leading metric (users, MAU, etc.)

### Financial Posture
9. Runway: months of cash at current burn; bear-case months
10. Last raise: amount, valuation, lead investor, date

### Strategic Context
11. Top 3 priorities for the current quarter
12. Top 3 risks the founder loses sleep over

## Output Format

`~/.syntic/company-context.md` follows the 7-dimension canonical schema: Company Identity, Stage & Scale, Founder Profile, Team & Culture, Market & Competition, Current Challenges, Goals & Ambition.

```markdown
# Company Context
**Generated:** YYYY-MM-DD

## Identity
- **Company:** <name>
- **Pitch:** <one sentence>
- **Stage:** <stage>

## Business
- **Model:** <type>
- **ICP:** <description + named customer>
- **ACV:** $<median> (range)
- **Growth:** <YoY>

## Financial
- **Runway:** <N months>
- **Last raise:** $<amount> at $<post>

## Team
- **Total:** <N>
- **Distribution:** Eng / Product / GTM / Ops / G&A
```

## When to Re-Run

- After a fundraise
- After a major pivot or product launch
- After 6+ months
- After a major hire
- Always before high-stakes `/cs:boardroom`

---

**Version:** 1.0.0

Install

Syntic App

  1. 1Create a dedicated folder for this skill in your local skills library.
  2. 2Place SKILL.md into that folder.
  3. 3Restart Syntic and invoke this skill on matching tasks.

Syntic Code (CLI)

  1. 1Save SKILL.md in your local Syntic Code skills directory.
  2. 2Keep related files in the same skill folder.
  3. 3Run in a safe environment and validate outputs.

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