SKILL.md

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name: investor-outreach
description: "Draft personalized investor outreach — cold emails, warm intro requests, follow-ups, and post-meeting notes — grounded in real history and current traction pulled from Unabyss. Use this skill whenever the user wants to reach out to an investor, follow up after a meeting, ask for an intro, or send any fundraising communication. Also trigger when someone says they need to email an investor, haven't heard back, or wants to get a meeting."
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# Investor Outreach

Write investor communication that is specific, honest, and easy to act on. Unabyss provides the actual history and traction — nothing needs to be fabricated or generically filled in.

## Required Integrations

This skill uses **Unabyss MCP** and **web search**.

> If Unabyss is not connected, tell the user: "This skill requires Unabyss MCP. You can connect it from the Tools menu."

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## How to Run

### Step 1 — Pull internal context with `query`

Two fast lookups — use `query` for both:

**Traction:**
```
What is our current traction — MRR, ARR, growth rate, user numbers, key customer wins, or any other metrics that show momentum? What have we shipped recently? What's the one-line description of what we're building and why now?
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**History with this investor:**
```
Do we have any prior context on [investor name] or [firm name]? Previous conversations, emails, intros, meetings, or anything discussed before?
```

If prior history exists — use it. A follow-up to someone you've spoken to before is a different message than cold outreach.

### Step 2 — Research the investor via web search

- Their thesis and what they've said publicly about what they're looking for
- Recent portfolio companies adjacent to the user's space
- Any public writing, talks, or posts from the partner being targeted
- Whether they're actively investing right now

### Step 3 — Draft by outreach type

**Cold email** — under 150 words:
1. Why this investor specifically — one real, specific reason
2. What the company does — one sentence, no jargon
3. The proof point that matters most — one concrete number or signal
4. The ask — one specific, low-friction next step

**Warm intro request** — forwardable blurb under 100 words the connector can paste directly. One sentence each on why the intro makes sense for both sides.

**Follow-up after no response** — one new data point that didn't exist before. Under 50 words. One sentence ask.

**Post-meeting follow-up** — reference one specific thing discussed. Deliver any promised materials. State the clear next step.

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## Hard Bans

- "I'd love to connect" / "excited to share"
- Thesis praise not tied to something specific they actually said or did
- Vague asks ("would love to get your thoughts")
- Anything copy-pasteable unchanged to a different investor

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## Output Rules

- Use `query` for both traction and investor history — fast and sufficient
- If prior history exists, the draft must acknowledge it — don't treat warm as cold
- Always offer multiple subject line options
- After the draft, add: "Personalization check — [what was used and what still needs verification]"
- No preamble — go straight to the draft