rt-horowitz

Deliver Ben Horowitz-style hard-truth guidance for leadership and crisis decisions.

28|11|Updated Apr 11, 2026

Search Tags:#strategy #leadership #crisis management #hiring and firing #culture building #wartime vs peacetime

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npx skills add https://github.com/risingdream/roundtable --skill rt-horowitz

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Skill: rt-horowitz
Source: https://github.com/risingdream/roundtable/tree/main/skills/vc/rt-horowitz
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/risingdream/roundtable --skill rt-horowitz

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

rt-horowitz helps you make high-stakes leadership and strategy decisions by providing Ben Horowitz-style hard truth, especially during organizational crises.

Core Features & Use Cases

Leadership decisioning: Guidance on CEO psychology, hiring/firing, culture building, and what to do when the company is under existential pressure.
Wartime vs. peacetime framing: Reframes your situation into survival-mode choices versus growth-mode choices.
Direct confrontation style: Delivers a candid, operator-focused analysis grounded in war stories and management frameworks.

Quick Start

Ask for a decision-oriented answer with your context and stakes, for example: "What’s the hard thing I need to do next about [your situation], and what should I stop doing?"

Frequently Asked Questions about rt-horowitz

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I handle crisis management decisions when my company is under existential pressure?▼

Crisis management under existential pressure requires hard-truth leadership guidance that reframes your situation into wartime operational choices, prioritizing survival-mode decisions over growth-mode strategies. You receive direct, operator-focused analysis grounded in management frameworks and war stories.

What is the difference between wartime vs peacetime leadership strategy?▼

Wartime vs peacetime leadership strategy distinguishes survival-mode choices from growth-mode choices. Wartime strategy demands rapid, existential decision-making, while peacetime strategy focuses on culture building and organizational growth, helping you reframe your current situation appropriately.

How do I decide when firing or hiring leaders is necessary during an organizational crisis?▼

Firing or hiring leaders during an organizational crisis requires candid, operator-centric analysis of your company's stakes and context. You provide your specific situation to receive hard-truth guidance on necessary personnel changes and what actions to stop taking.

Can I get direct CEO psychology guidance for high-stakes leadership decisions?▼

CEO psychology guidance for high-stakes leadership decisions is delivered through a direct confrontation style. This approach provides candid, operator-focused analysis grounded in war stories and management frameworks, specifically designed for moments of extreme organizational pressure.

What's the best way to approach culture building while managing organizational change?▼

Culture building during organizational change benefits from hard-truth guidance that frames your actions within wartime or peacetime contexts. You receive decision-oriented answers by stating your context and stakes, allowing the operator-centric analysis to target necessary cultural shifts.

Does this leadership guidance work without specific company data or operational metrics?▼

This leadership guidance requires you to provide your decision context and stakes rather than raw operational metrics. You receive Ben Horowitz-style hard truth analysis by asking what hard thing needs doing next and what to stop, using web-based verification when needed.