founder-comp-playbook SKILL.md skillA
founder-comp-playbook from leadmagic/gtm-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add leadmagic/gtm-skills/founder-comp-playbook@v1.1.0Pins v1.1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- leadmagic/gtm-skills
- Path
skills/founder-led/founder-comp-playbook/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v1.1.0, committed Oct 1, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 10, 2026
- Size
- 10,426 bytes
- Repository stars
- 76
- License
- MIT
Founder guide to GTM compensation — what you can afford, how to set OTE and equity, budget guardrails, valuing packages for candidates, and negotiation scripts when cash is tight. Covers hiring first AE/SDR/VP and founder-side offer/counter-offer tactics. Use when a founder asks how to comp sales hires, negotiate offers, explain equity, or defend quota math. Triggers on: "founder comp", "how much to pay first AE", "negotiate sales offer as founder", "comp budget startup…
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What the file says
# Founder Comp Playbook ## Overview Founders lose hires in two ways: **underpaying with mystery** (candidate ghosts after RepVue check) or **overpaying with hero OTE** (runway dies in 9 months). Cash-constrained founders must negotiate with **total package math** — OTE, quota, equity, ramp, and trajectory — not emotional number-matching. This skill is the **founder-specific comp layer**: what you can afford by ARR stage, how to value equity honestly, employer negotiation scripts, and when to walk. **Canonical GTM comp strategy** → `executive-compensation/references/gtm-compensation-strategy.md` (Pattern 35). IC bands + templates → `gtm-role-descriptions`. Close mechanics → `gtm-recruiting`. VP/CRO clauses → `executive-compensation`. **Not legal advice.** Offer letters → `employment-compliance`. ## When to Use - "How much should I pay my first AE?" - "Candidate wants $20K more — what do I do?" - "How do I explain our equity grant?" - "Can we afford a VP Sales?" - "Founder comp budget for sales team" - "Negotiate without matching Google cash" - "What quota goes with $140K OTE?" - "Post-acquisition retention comp" / "earn-out employment package" ## Authoritative Foundations …
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How to install
mdr add leadmagic/gtm-skills/founder-comp-playbook@sha256:ade008a705b0476cThe line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Jun 10, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026, about one every 28 days.
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| v1.1.0 latest | 2026-10-01 | ca0d2ec | 10,426 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-09-02 | a19750a | 10,561 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-06-10 | e030e67 | 10,555 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-06-10 | 17b6e1f | 10,559 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-06-10 | 9f00d65 | 10,560 B | A | view |
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Source
leadmagic/gtm-skills · 76 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-14 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7bbxz3lulozmvoan GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=leadmagic/gtm-skills/founder-comp-playbook GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/ade008a705b0476c9c1fec76c604a9dc47147a3b55ced544d890a2082625da1a
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