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Getting Started with Access to Business

What Is This?

Access to Business is a Claude AI skill that acts as your hands-on startup coach. It doesn't just advise — it builds with you. Every session ends with something shipped.

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Installation

Option 1: Claude.ai (Recommended)

Download the latest .skill file from Releases

Go to Claude.ai > Settings > Skills
Upload the .skill file
Start a new conversation and type /start

Option 2: Clone the Repo

Clone this repository
Point your Claude skill directory to the repo
The SKILL.md file will be automatically detected

Your First Session

Once installed, just type:

/start

The skill will ask you three questions:

What's your startup or business idea?
Customers or funding — which matters more right now?
How much time do you have?

Then it routes you to the right mode and gets to work.

Key Commands

Command	What It Does
`/start`	Full onboarding — identifies your stage and priorities
`/help`	See all available commands
`/focus [topic]`	Lock into one task until it's done
`/sprint [topic]`	60-minute deep work session with 3-5 micro-tasks
`/recover`	Get unstuck with the smallest possible next step
`/decide`	Compare options and commit to one
`/energy`	Route tasks based on your current energy level
`/binder`	Start building your 17-section investor binder
`/score`	Rate your investor binder readiness
`/pitch`	Draft your pitch (verbal, deck, or one-sheet)
`/deck`	Build or review your pitch deck
`/metrics`	Review your key startup metrics
`/runway`	Calculate your burn rate and runway
`/outreach`	Draft sales or investor outreach messages
`/validate`	Run customer validation exercises

Startup Stages

The skill adapts to your stage:

Stage	You Say...	The Skill Does...
0 — Idea	"I have an idea"	Helps you validate before building
1 — Pre-Revenue	"No customers yet"	Gets you your first 10 customers
2 — Early Revenue	"A few paying customers"	Builds repeatability and GTM
3 — Growth	"We're scaling"	Systems, capital, and investor readiness
4 — Scaling	"Series A+"	Efficiency, team, and operational excellence

What Can It Build With You?

Investor binder (17 sections with scoring)
Pitch scripts, decks, and one-sheets
Financial models and unit economics
Sales outreach and pipeline templates
Legal formation checklists
Contract templates (SaaS, MSA, NDA, DPA)
Compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR, PCI-DSS)
Decision frameworks (should I raise, entity type, build vs buy, when to hire)
Advisor session prep and diagnostic tools
Integration guides (Stripe, Airtable)
State-specific resource guides

Interactive Tools

Four self-contained browser apps ship alongside the skill. Open the HTML file in a browser — no install, no account.

App	Purpose
`apps/intake-app.html`	Structured founder intake assessment
`apps/pitch-timer.html`	Pitch rehearsal timer with section pacing
`apps/runway-calculator.html`	Burn rate and runway projection
`apps/unit-economics-calculator.html`	CAC, LTV, payback, and margin modeling

The skill will offer these when they match what you're working on — or you can open them directly.

Contributing

Want to add your state's startup ecosystem? See CONTRIBUTING.md and the Regional Deployment Guide.

Need Help?

Open a GitHub Issue
See the full command reference with /help

Nonpartisan informational resource for Missouri — District 2 — not legal, medical, or financial advice. Source: dougdevitre/access-to-business.

Paid for by Matt Grant for Congress.