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Choose The Department
Open Canvas, then choose a department workspace or open the Roadmap and pick an available department step.
Department onboarding choices include:
- Engineering when you want to build or change the app
- Marketing when you want a launch plan, campaign, content, or marketing-site work
- Sales when you want ICP, outbound, consult notes, or pipeline work
- Design when you want brand identity, decks, email templates, or UI kits
The exact label can vary by workspace, but you are looking for the onboarding task for that department, such as Build your app, Run marketing campaign, or Send email outreach.
If you are not sure which department onboarding to start, ask Cofounder in the side panel:
Which department onboarding should I start based on our current company setup?
Start The Department Onboarding Task
Start from the department workspace, the Roadmap step, or the + menu on Canvas.
Attach any files the department needs and use Auto Assign if you want Cofounder to pick the right agent.
Example requests:
- Engineering:
Build the first version of the app flow and open a PR with a preview. - Marketing:
Run the first launch campaign workflow and create the draft pack for review. - Sales:
Define the ICP, find the first target accounts, and draft outreach without sending it. - Design:
Set up the brand identity and save the brand kit for future work.
Review The Department's Output
The output should match the department you chose:
- Engineering should produce a PR, preview, test notes, or implementation plan.
- Marketing should produce a campaign brief, draft pack, copy, or marketing artifact in the Library.
- Sales should produce ICP notes, account research, outreach drafts, CRM updates, or next-step recommendations.
- Design should produce brand assets, a brand kit, deck material, templates, or design guidance.
Open the task detail page or Canvas attention queue, then approve, request changes, or ask the agent to keep going.
Move To The Next Department
When you are ready to continue, go back to the Roadmap or Canvas and pick the next department.
Add integrations, files, and department context as the next workflow calls for them.