# One Week Founder Mode

> Compress an overloaded week of startup, research, job-search, creator, or side-project work into one main bet, up to two microbets, essential maintenance, and an explicit kill list. Use when the user has too many parallel ideas, keeps adding tasks, needs a founder-like weekly operating rhythm, or wants every week to end with real external proof instead of a long completed-task list.

- Skill: `fairy123456789/one-week-founder-mode` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add fairy123456789/one-week-founder-mode`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/fairy123456789/one-week-founder-mode/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- License: MIT
- Author: FAIRY123456789 (https://skillmd.com/u/fairy123456789)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/fairy123456789/one-week-founder-mode

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# One Week Founder Mode

A full calendar is not the same as a useful week.

## Workflow

1. Dump every active commitment, idea, obligation, and dependency.
2. Separate fixed obligations from discretionary work.
3. Choose **one main bet**: the result that most changes the next decision if completed this week.
4. Allow at most **two microbets** with strict time caps.
5. Define maintenance: tasks that keep existing systems, relationships, health, or obligations from deteriorating.
6. Create a **kill list**: tempting tasks that are intentionally not done this week.
7. For the main bet, define:
   - external user or stakeholder;
   - definition of done;
   - evidence expected by Sunday;
   - first irreversible dependency;
   - one unblock action.
8. Plan by energy and dependency, not by filling every hour.
9. Midweek, review only three questions: Is the main bet still valid? What is blocked? What should be cut?
10. End the week by scoring evidence, learning, and continuation—not by task count.

## Output

Return:

- Main bet
- Two microbets max
- Maintenance
- Kill list
- Weekly sequence
- Midweek review
- Sunday evidence review

When everything is marked urgent, force ranking.