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12 detailed, ready-to-use prompts: ideas, validation, business models, pitching and growth. Each prompt explains when to use it, what to replace and an expert tip. They work with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and other assistants.
When to use it: Find weaknesses before investing.
Act as a sceptical investor. Stress-test this business idea: [idea]. Target: [audience]. Revenue model: [model]. List the 10 biggest risks (market, competition, execution, money, legal), how likely each is, and a cheap test to reduce each risk in under two weeks.
When to use it: Interview potential customers without biasing them.
Write a 20-minute customer interview guide to validate [problem] among [audience]. Focus on past behaviour and real costs, avoid leading questions, and never pitch the solution. Include 12 questions, follow-up prompts and how to record answers.
When to use it: Map the whole model on one page.
Fill in a one-page business model for [business]: customer segments, problem, value proposition, channels, revenue streams, cost structure, key activities, key partners, unfair advantage. Mark untested assumptions with [ASSUMPTION] and suggest the first three to test.
When to use it: Structure an investor or partner pitch.
Create a 12-slide pitch deck outline for [startup]: problem, solution, why now, market, product, business model, traction, competition, go-to-market, team, financials, ask. For each slide: headline, 3 bullet points and the visual to show.
When to use it: Explain your business in 30 seconds.
Write 3 versions of a 30-second elevator pitch for [business] for [audience: investor / client / partner]. Each: the problem, what we do, proof, and a question to continue the conversation.
When to use it: Plan how to reach first customers.
Create a 90-day go-to-market plan for [product] targeting [segment]. Include: positioning, first channel and why, offer for early customers, weekly actions, budget, and 5 metrics with targets.
When to use it: Decide what to build first.
List all the features I am considering for [product]: [list]. Classify them as must-have for testing the main promise, nice-to-have, or later. Propose the smallest version that lets early users get the core result, with a 4-week build plan.
When to use it: Map alternatives customers already use.
Map the competitive landscape for [product] in [market]: direct competitors, indirect alternatives, do-it-yourself options. For each: target, price level, strengths, weaknesses. Then suggest a positioning gap we could own. Use only the competitor information I provide: [paste].
When to use it: Prepare an application for funding or an accelerator.
Draft answers for an application to [programme]. Questions: [paste questions with word limits]. Our information: [paste]. Answer each within the limit, concretely, with measurable objectives. Mark anything I must verify with [CHECK].
When to use it: Keep focus every week.
Here are my notes for this week: [paste]. Create a founder weekly review: wins, numbers vs targets, problems, decisions needed, top 3 priorities for next week, and one thing to stop doing.
When to use it: Decide when and whom to hire first.
My business: [describe]. My weekly time use: [list]. Revenue: [x]. Help me decide whether to hire now, what role to hire first (or outsource), the job scope, cost estimate and how to measure if the hire works after 90 days.
When to use it: Turn feedback into product decisions.
Analyse this customer feedback: [paste]. Group into themes, count mentions, quote one representative comment per theme, and recommend the top 3 improvements by impact and effort.
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