MCP for Startups: Fast Execution with Task and Time Tracking
Startups need to move fast, ship frequently, and stay organized without overhead. This startup-focused playbook covers weekly planning, shipping cadence, lightweight reporting, prompt templates, and how to keep your data clean for maximum productivity.
Startup-Specific Needs
Speed & Agility
- Quick task creation
- Fast status updates
- Rapid iteration
- Minimal process overhead
- Focus on execution
Lightweight Operations
- Simple workflows
- Minimal meetings
- Lightweight reporting
- Data hygiene
- Time tracking
Weekly Planning
Monday Planning Session
✅ Weekly Planning Workflow
- AI reviews last week's completed work
- AI identifies unfinished tasks
- AI suggests priorities for this week
- AI creates weekly task list
- AI assigns tasks to team members
Prompt Template
"Create a weekly plan for this week. Review last week's completed tasks, identify what's still pending, and create a prioritized task list for this week. Assign tasks based on team member availability."
Result: Complete weekly plan ready to execute
Sprint Planning
Two-Week Sprint Planning
"Plan a 2-week sprint for the user authentication feature. Break it into tasks, estimate effort, assign owners, and set due dates. Include testing and deployment tasks."
Use Case: Feature development sprints
Shipping Cadence
Weekly Shipping
Pre-Ship Checklist
"Show me all tasks marked 'ready to ship' for this week. Check that all have acceptance criteria met and tests passing. Create a shipping checklist."
Post-Ship Follow-up
"Mark all shipped tasks as done. Create follow-up tasks for monitoring and bug fixes. Update the project status."
Daily Standups
Quick Daily Updates
"What did I complete yesterday? What am I working on today? Any blockers? Use my time tracking data to summarize."
Result: Instant standup update from your work data
Lightweight Reporting
Weekly Status Reports
Team Status Report
"Generate a weekly status report. Include completed work, time spent, blockers, and next week's priorities. Keep it brief and actionable."
Use Case: Investor or stakeholder updates
Sprint Retrospective
"Analyze last sprint. What was completed? What took longer than expected? What should we improve next sprint?"
Metrics Tracking
✅ Key Metrics
- Velocity: Tasks completed per week
- Time to Ship: Average time from start to done
- Blocker Frequency: How often tasks get blocked
- Time Allocation: Where time is being spent
Keeping Data Clean
Task Hygiene
Weekly Cleanup
"Review all tasks. Archive completed tasks older than 2 weeks. Update stale tasks. Ensure all tasks have owners and due dates."
Data Quality Checks
- Remove duplicate tasks
- Update outdated task descriptions
- Close abandoned tasks
- Standardize task titles
- Ensure proper project organization
Project Organization
Best Practices
- Feature-Based Projects: One project per major feature
- Clear Naming: Use consistent naming conventions
- Regular Archiving: Archive completed projects monthly
- Board Organization: Use boards for active workstreams
Prompt Templates
Daily Start
"Show me my tasks for today. Sort by priority. Start tracking time on the highest priority task."
Task Creation
"Create a task for [description]. Add it to [project]. Set due date [date]. Assign to [person]."
Progress Update
"Update [task] to in_progress. Log [X] hours worked. Add comment: [summary of progress]."
Weekly Review
"Generate weekly report: completed tasks, time spent, blockers, next week priorities."
Getting Started
Startup Setup Steps
- Create Corcava API key
- Create projects for major features
- Set up weekly planning workflow
- Configure time tracking
- Train team on prompt templates
Related Resources
Corcava MCP Quickstart
Get started in 5 minutes
Weekly Planning
Planning workflows
Time Tracking
Time tracking basics
Status Reports
Lightweight reporting
Move Fast, Stay Organized
Use MCP to maintain startup speed while keeping tasks and time organized