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An AI Chief of Staff and a team that does the work. Free and open source, from Ferrox Labs.

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Productivity skills

Startup Launcher

Synthesizes Lean Startup, Jobs-to-be-Done, Design Thinking, Blue Ocean Strategy, and Business Model Canvas into The Venture Validation Engine - a systematic approach to finding, validating, and launching new business ideas.

Download Murage

Free and open source. macOS, Windows and Ubuntu.

Try it

Add the skill to a bot, then ask your Chief of Staff:

“Use the Startup Launcher skill on this: [describe the job, or paste your notes].”

Example (for a hypothetical online education platform): ELIMINATE: Long lecture videos, complex navigation, prerequisite requirements REDUCE: Price, time-to-completion, technical jargon RAISE: Hands-on practice, real-world projects, community support CREATE: AI-powered personalized learning paths, job placement guarantee.

What it covers

  • The Venture Validation Engine
  • Source Methodology Comparison
  • Stage 1: Discover - Find Problems Worth Solving
  • Stage 2: Define - Frame the Opportunity
  • Stage 3: Validate - Test Before You Build
  • Stage 4: Build - The Minimum Viable Offering
  • Stage 5: Scale - Grow What Works
  • Build Your Personal System

Skill Guard: clean

Scanned and clear. A bot can use it as soon as you add it.

Subject
Productivity
Level
intermediate
License
Apache-2.0
time-managementframeworksstep-by-steptestingresearchplanningnetworkingwaste-reduction

How to use it.

  1. 1

    Download Murage

    Free for Mac, Windows and Ubuntu.

  2. 2

    Add the skill

    Open Settings → Skills and switch on Startup Launcher for any bot. Or ask your Chief of Staff to pick skills for a job.

  3. 3

    Give it a job

    The bot reads the skill when the job calls for it, and works the way it lays out.

Put this skill to work.

  • Morning briefOne page at 7am. Everything else can wait.
  • Meeting prepWalk into every meeting already briefed.
  • Skill GuardEvery skill is scanned before a bot can use it.

Questions.

What is the Startup Launcher skill?+

Synthesizes Lean Startup, Jobs-to-be-Done, Design Thinking, Blue Ocean Strategy, and Business Model Canvas into The Venture Validation Engine - a systematic approach to finding, validating, and launching new business ideas.

How much does it cost?+

Nothing. It ships with Murage, which is free and open source. Your bots run on the AI plan you already have.

Can I change it?+

Yes. Open it in Settings → Skills to read, edit or duplicate it. Skill Guard scans it again after every edit.

More productivity skills.

  • Bayesian ReasonerPractical Bayesian thinking covering Bayesian updating, base rates, prior probabilities, likelihood ratios and prediction calibration.
  • Conflict Resolution Framework BuilderSynthesizes Thomas-Kilmann conflict modes, Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Crucial Conversations concepts.
  • Creative Problem SolverStructured creativity methodologies including TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), lateral thinking (Edward de Bono) and design thinking (5 stages).
  • Critical ThinkerComprehensive critical thinking toolkit covering 30+ logical fallacies with examples, evidence evaluation (sources, methodology and claims).
  • Cynefin NavigatorPractical guide to the Cynefin complexity framework covering domain identification, appropriate responses for each context and boundary management.
  • Debt Elimination StrategistSynthesizes Debt Snowball, Debt Avalanche, Debt Consolidation, and Balance Transfer strategies into The Debt Freedom Roadmap - a systematic approach to eliminating debt based on your financial profile and psychology.

All productivity skills

Give your first job to Murage.

Download the free app, connect the AI you already pay for, and tell your Chief of Staff what needs doing. Plan on about ten minutes from install to a working team.

Free · Download Murage

No account needed · Runs on the AI plan you already pay for