Startup Critical Path Planning

Guide a startup to set a single quantified traction goal and define the critical path of milestones to reach it. Use whenever a founder needs to prioritize activities, set growth goals, define milestones, decide what NOT to work on, plan quarterly/yearly execution, cascade goals to teams, escape the 'too many things to do' trap, or apply a binary on-path/off-path filter to proposed work. Activates on phrases like 'traction goal', 'critical path', 'what should we focus on', 'too many priorities', 'prioritization', 'milestones', 'quarterly planning', 'yearly goals', 'OKRs', 'where should I spend my time', 'what NOT to do', 'company planning', 'goal setting', 'DuckDuckGo', 'roadmap'.

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Install

Claude CodeClawhHubnpxCursorCodexGemini CLI

1. Add marketplace

› /plugin marketplace add bookforge-ai/bookforge-skills

2. Install plugin

› /plugin install traction@bookforge-skills

3. Use the skill

› /startup-critical-path-planning

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Traction

Gabriel Weinberg, Justin Mares

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