rt-horowitz

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

28|11|Updated Apr 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/risingdream/roundtable --skill rt-horowitz
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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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.