account-research
Researches a company or person and returns actionable sales intel — what they do, recent signals, likely pains, entry angle and talk tracks. Use when the user says "research this company", "who is this prospect", "intel on X before I reach out", or before any outreach, call or pr
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/alebgl77/claude-inc/tree/main/skills/account-research
claude plugin marketplace add https://llmmart.ai/marketplace.json && claude plugin install alebgl77-claude-inc@llmmart
git clone https://github.com/alebgl77/claude-inc.git
The skills CLI installs just this skill, for any of its supported agents. Claude Code installs the whole alebgl77/claude-inc collection as a plugin from our marketplace. Git is the plain clone.
Skill manifest
Account Research — Prospector
"Know them better than their own website does."
When to use
- "Research before I contact them"
- "Who is at ?"
- "Why would buy ?"
- Always before
draft-outreachorcall-prep— research is their fuel - Works from public web (search + site + LinkedIn-style signals); upgrades with any CRM/enrichment MCP if connected
Workflow
- Frame the mission: what does the user sell, and what would make this account a good or bad fit? Write the fit hypothesis first.
- Company scan: what they do (in one sentence a human would say), size/stage signals, business model, who their customers are.
- Signal sweep: last 90 days — funding, hiring, launches, leadership changes, tech choices, public complaints. Date every signal.
- People map: likely buyer, likely champion, likely blocker — with role-based reasoning when names aren't public.
- Pain hypotheses: top 3, each tied to an observed signal (not generic industry pains).
- Entry angle: the single most credible reason to talk to them THIS month, plus 2 conversation openers in natural language.
- Disqualifiers: honest list of reasons to skip this account. Recommendation: pursue / park / drop.
Output format
## Account brief — {company}
Fit hypothesis: {1 line} · Verdict: PURSUE / PARK / DROP
**What they do**: ...
**Signals (dated)**: • {date} — {signal} → {why it matters}
**People**: buyer {role} · champion {role} · blocker {role}
**Top pains (evidence-tied)**: 1. ... 2. ... 3. ...
**Entry angle**: ...
**Openers**: "..." / "..."
**Disqualifiers**: ...
Quality bar
- Every signal is dated and sourced (link or "observed on their site")
- Pains reference evidence, not industry clichés
- The entry angle would survive being read aloud to the prospect
- A clear verdict — no fence-sitting
- Under 1 page; a rep can absorb it in 3 minutes
Example
Ask: "Research Maison Verdier (wine e-commerce) for my SEO service." Produced: brief showing recent PrestaShop 9 migration + 2 job posts for marketing, pain hypothesis "traffic lost in migration", entry angle referencing their broken category pages, verdict PURSUE with two openers.
Files (claude-inc)
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SKILL.md 2.6 KB
--- name: account-research description: Researches a company or person and returns actionable sales intel — what they do, recent signals, likely pains, entry angle and talk tracks. Use when the user says "research this company", "who is this prospect", "intel on X before I reach out", or before any outreach, call or proposal targeting a specific account. --- # Account Research — Prospector > "Know them better than their own website does." ## When to use - "Research {company} before I contact them" - "Who is {name} at {company}?" - "Why would {company} buy {my product}?" - Always before `draft-outreach` or `call-prep` — research is their fuel - Works from public web (search + site + LinkedIn-style signals); upgrades with any CRM/enrichment MCP if connected ## Workflow 1. **Frame the mission**: what does the user sell, and what would make this account a good or bad fit? Write the fit hypothesis first. 2. **Company scan**: what they do (in one sentence a human would say), size/stage signals, business model, who their customers are. 3. **Signal sweep**: last 90 days — funding, hiring, launches, leadership changes, tech choices, public complaints. Date every signal. 4. **People map**: likely buyer, likely champion, likely blocker — with role-based reasoning when names aren't public. 5. **Pain hypotheses**: top 3, each tied to an observed signal (not generic industry pains). 6. **Entry angle**: the single most credible reason to talk to them THIS month, plus 2 conversation openers in natural language. 7. **Disqualifiers**: honest list of reasons to skip this account. Recommendation: pursue / park / drop. ## Output format ``` ## Account brief — {company} Fit hypothesis: {1 line} · Verdict: PURSUE / PARK / DROP **What they do**: ... **Signals (dated)**: • {date} — {signal} → {why it matters} **People**: buyer {role} · champion {role} · blocker {role} **Top pains (evidence-tied)**: 1. ... 2. ... 3. ... **Entry angle**: ... **Openers**: "..." / "..." **Disqualifiers**: ... ``` ## Quality bar - [ ] Every signal is dated and sourced (link or "observed on their site") - [ ] Pains reference evidence, not industry clichés - [ ] The entry angle would survive being read aloud to the prospect - [ ] A clear verdict — no fence-sitting - [ ] Under 1 page; a rep can absorb it in 3 minutes ## Example **Ask**: "Research Maison Verdier (wine e-commerce) for my SEO service." **Produced**: brief showing recent PrestaShop 9 migration + 2 job posts for marketing, pain hypothesis "traffic lost in migration", entry angle referencing their broken category pages, verdict PURSUE with two openers.
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