1Learn
Skills & commands
What skills are. Using existing ones. Creating a custom skill (e.g. house-style memo). When a skill beats a Project.
2
NO-CODE CEILING
Power User
Claude is connected to your actual stack. Repetitive research happens with one command — no code required.
01 — Modules
2Apply
Connect your stack
MCP fundamentals — the plug that lets Claude use your tools. Connecting email, calendar, Notion/Drive, CRM (Affinity/Attio). Permissioning and what to trust.
3Extend
Automated research
Deep research runs. Scheduled and recurring tasks (weekly digests). Multi-step workflows chained without code. Claude in Chrome / desktop for in-context work.
02 — Tool belt
- ▸Custom skills
- ▸MCP connectors (calendar, email, Notion, CRM)
- ▸Deep research
- ▸Scheduled tasks
- ▸Claude desktop / Cowork
03 — Say it out loud
Terms you should be able to explain to a colleague.
- MCP
- skill vs. project
- agent (basic definition)
- automation vs. delegation
- data permissions
04 — VC playbook
- 01Company deep-dive command: one line in → structured diligence brief out
- 02Weekly deal-flow digest: new inbound + portfolio news, auto-compiled every Monday
- 03CRM hygiene: meeting notes → CRM entries drafted automatically
- 04Competitive landscape scan for a thesis area, refreshed monthly
- 05LP meeting prep pulled from calendar + CRM + last update
Checkpoint challenge
The Machine That Runs Without You
Ship two things: (1) a scheduled weekly digest relevant to your desk that arrives without you touching it, and (2) one custom skill that at least one teammate has successfully used.
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