Founder Character | Agent Skills Atlas

About this skill

What makes founders succeed? Paul Graham has observed thousands of founders and distilled patterns. Relentlessly resourceful. Fierce nerds. Earnest. These traits matter more than credentials or connections. This skill synthesizes PG's essays on founder character into actionable guidance for developing the traits that predict success. Use when "keywords, contexts, " mentioned.

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Category: Security
Reported license: Apache-2.0
Listing language (estimated): English
Review status: Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility: Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.