SKILL.md
Investor Update Skill
This skill writes a complete investor update — structured for clarity, honest about challenges, and specific about asks. Output follows the format preferred by most early-stage and growth investors.
Required Inputs
Ask the user for these if not provided:
- Company name and stage (Seed / Series A / Series B / etc.)
- Period covered (month or quarter)
- Key metrics this period (revenue, MRR, users, churn, burn, runway — whatever's relevant)
- Biggest wins
- Biggest challenges or misses
- Specific asks from investors (intros, advice, talent, partnerships)
- What's coming next period
- Tone (formal / conversational — most investors prefer conversational)
Output Structure
[Company Name] — [Month/Quarter] Update [Date]
Hi [Investor names or "all"],
[One or two sentence opener — a specific highlight or honest framing of the period. Don't open with "Hope you're well." Open with the most important thing that happened.]
The Numbers
| Metric | This Period | Last Period | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| [MRR / ARR] | [Value] | [Value] | [+/- %] |
| [Active users / customers] | |||
| [Churn rate] | |||
| [Burn rate] | |||
| [Runway] | |||
| [Other key metric] |
[1–2 sentences of narrative on the numbers — what's the story behind the movement? Don't just repeat the table.]
Highlights
[Highlight 1 — 4–6 word title] [2–4 sentences. What happened. Why it matters. Be specific — name the customer, the number, the milestone.]
