Expert in Y Combinator (YC) cold email outreach techniques based on Startup School principles. Use to draft, critique, or iterate on cold emails to potential customers, partners, or investors. Based on Aaron Epstein's methodology for high-conversion outreach.
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Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install yc-cold-outreachOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install yc-cold-outreachβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/yc-cold-outreach/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.
Category
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What YC Cold Outreach can do for your AI workflow
Expert in y combinator directly from your Claude conversation
Works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw β install once, use everywhere
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One-command installation β no complex setup required
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YC Cold Outreach extends your AI assistant with the ability to expert in Y Combinator (YC) cold email outreach techniques based on Startup School principles. Use to draft, critique, or iterate on cold emails to potential customers, partners, or investors. Based on Aaron Epstein's methodology for high-conversion outreach. Rather than leaving your conversation to handle this manually, you can ask your Claude agent directly β and it will take care of the task end-to-end, using YC Cold Outreach as its underlying capability.
YC Cold Outreach works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) β an open standard that lets AI clients share tools and skills without lock-in. Because MCP is platform-agnostic by design, you install YC Cold Outreach once and it becomes available across all your AI clients. Whether you're working in Claude for focused sessions or Cursor for integrated workflows, the skill behaves consistently.
Getting started with YC Cold Outreach takes about two minutes. Place the skill at `~/.claude/skills/yc-cold-outreach/` (personal, all projects) or `.claude/skills/yc-cold-outreach/` (project-specific), then restart your AI client. From that point, typing `/yc-cold-outreach` in any conversation activates it, or the AI will use it on its own when it detects a relevant request.
YC Cold Outreach has been installed 3,039 times, making it one of the more actively used skills in the Marketing & Growth category. The install rate suggests it solves a real, recurring need rather than a niche edge case. Like all skills on DiscoverAISkills, it is free to install and use. The broader AI skills ecosystem continues to expand as developers contribute new capabilities across categories like developer tools, data analysis, writing, automation, and more.
Place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/yc-cold-outreach/ for personal use (all projects), or .claude/skills/yc-cold-outreach/ for project-specific use. Restart your AI client, then invoke with /yc-cold-outreach or let the AI discover it automatically.
YC Cold Outreach supports Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw. It integrates seamlessly with these AI platforms to extend their capabilities.
YC Cold Outreach is free to install. Check the repository for licensing information.
Expert in Y Combinator (YC) cold email outreach techniques based on Startup School principles. Use to draft, critique, or iterate on cold emails to potential customers, partners, or investors. Based on Aaron Epstein's methodology for high-conversion outreach.
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