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Pitch Your Idea to a Panel of Claude Sharks Who Want to Say No: How to Install the Free Skill

Claude says almost every business idea is great. This free Claude Code skill puts yours in front of five Claude investors who grill it, decide in or out, and hand you the questions you couldn't answer. How to install it, six ready-made pitches, and a real session

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Ask Claude whether your business idea is good and it usually says yes. It's built to be helpful, so it finds the best version of whatever you bring it. That's the opposite of what you need before you spend money on an idea.

This skill turns that around. Your idea goes in front of a panel of Claude sharks, and every one of them is looking for a reason to say no.

What happens when you pitch

  1. Five sharks read your pitch. Each one writes its biggest worry and its three hardest questions. Each shark has its own lens: the numbers shark, the customer shark, the skeptic, the one who only invests for a cut of every sale, and the one who asks whether this is a business or a hobby.
  2. A founder Claude answers every question, using only what you told it. When your pitch doesn't have the answer, it says so, and that question goes on your homework list.
  3. Each shark decides IN or OUT, with a practice offer like "$50,000 for 10%", one line of why, and the one thing that would change its mind.

You get back one page: how many sharks are in, every decision and offer, what would change their minds, and every question you couldn't answer yet. That last list is the useful part. It's your to-do list before you pitch anyone real.

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