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# Startup Founder Skills for AI Agents

Hey friends. Shawn here. I've been bootstrapping and starting companies for the past 10 years (still working hard at 996 level). Somewhere along the way, I realized that more and more of what I do every day — writing cold emails, drafting pitch decks, prepping for calls, reviewing contracts, writing job descriptions — can be automated. So I set out to find the 50 founder tasks that AI handles best and pair each one with the best open-source skill to do it.

The goal is simple: spend less time on repeatable work so I can spend more time on what actually matters — talking to users, trying more products, and making genuine connections.