Business Strategy & Startups AI prompts

Prompts for the thinking that sits behind a business: sizing a market, stress-testing a plan, comparing positioning options, and preparing investor or board material. Each one asks AI to reason from the facts you supply rather than from generic advice.

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78 Business Strategy & Startups prompts

Agree on co-founder roles, equity, and decisions in writingA structured discussion guide and term summary for co-founders to take to a lawyer before signing anything.
Analyze a business problem strategically and recommend a directionFrames a business problem, looks at it from market, customer, competitor, and capability angles, and recommends a direction with the trade-offs spelled out.
Assess whether my fleet can switch to electric vehiclesChecks which routes and vehicles suit electric trucks or vans and compares total cost, charging needs, and operational risks.
Build a logic model and theory of change for a programA clear chain from inputs to long-term outcomes, with the assumptions underneath it, ready for proposals and evaluation planning.
Build a three-year financial projection for my business planBuilds a simple three-year projection of revenue, costs, profit and cash with every assumption listed so you can change it.
Build my annual sales planA one-year sales plan linking the revenue target to segments, motions, headcount, enablement, and quarterly milestones.
Build the market analysis for my business planStructures the market analysis section: target segments, market size with a clear method, trends and customer needs, with sources flagged.
Build three-year strategic scenarios with signposts and no-regret movesBuilds three distinct three-year scenarios from your biggest uncertainties, with what must be true for each, early signposts, and moves that work in any case.
Choose a freelance niche I can be known forCompares possible niches on demand, your edge, and ability to pay, then picks one with a clear positioning line.
Choose a payment gateway for my online store or appCompares payment providers on fees, local payment methods, payouts, and integration, then outlines a smooth checkout setup.
Choose next year's company priorities and what we'll stop doingA short list of company-wide priorities, each with an owner and measure, plus an explicit stop-doing list.
Choose the right software or AI toolCompares tools against your requirements and recommends one, with a trial plan.
Choose where to sell online: my own store or marketplacesCompares running your own store against marketplaces for your products, costs, and goals, then recommends a starting setup.
Condense our strategy into a strategy-on-a-page summaryTurns a long strategy document, deck, or notes into a single page with purpose, priorities, goals, initiatives, and what you will not do.
Decide how much to raise and what it will get me toTies the raise amount to milestones, runway, and dilution so you can explain your round with confidence.
Decide how to respond to a competitor's new featureA calm assessment of a competitor launch with options from ignore to respond, and a recommendation.
Decide whether to build, buy, or partner for a capabilityA side-by-side recommendation on building in-house, buying a vendor tool, or partnering, with total cost and risk.
Decide whether to pursue an RFP for my professional services firmA go/no-go scorecard for a proposal opportunity that weighs win probability, fit, capacity, risk, and pursuit cost.
Decide which pricing plan a new feature belongs inA packaging recommendation that weighs adoption, upgrade pull, and fairness to existing customers.
Design or stress-test a business modelMaps how the business creates, delivers, and captures value, and where it's fragile.
Develop a restaurant concept with a menu, name, and launch planTurns a restaurant idea into a coherent concept: sample menu, name options, positioning, and a practical opening promotion plan.
Diagnose what's holding my business backFinds the real bottleneck — leads, conversion, delivery, pricing, or team — and what to fix first.
Do a SWOT analysis that leads to actionStrengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats — plus the strategies that follow from them.
Find and plan low-content books to sell on Amazon KDPNiche ideas for logbooks, journals, and planners, with page layouts, interior specs, listing keywords, and a check against crowded markets.
Find and stress-test the key assumptions in a business casePulls out every assumption a business case depends on, rates how shaky and how critical each one is, and shows what happens if they're wrong.
Find business ideas that fit meBusiness and side-hustle ideas matched to your skills, resources, and market demand.
Find grants and funding opportunitiesIdentifies grant types and funders that fit your organization or project, and how to approach them.
Find our strategic blind spots, missed opportunities, and underestimated threatsLooks at your strategy from outside angles to surface opportunities you are overlooking, threats you are downplaying, and beliefs nobody questions.
Get a small food business registered, licensed, and launchedA step-by-step checklist for registering a takeaway, food truck, or small restaurant, plus a practical plan for the first months.
Get my first (or next) 10 clientsA practical client-acquisition plan for freelancers, consultants, and service businesses.
Identify where my business's next revenue growth can come fromMaps every realistic source of revenue growth for your business or product line and ranks them by size, speed, and effort.
Launch a print-on-demand Etsy shopA realistic plan to set up a print-on-demand Etsy shop: niche choice, listings, product research, pricing, and first-month actions.
Make the case for a new academic program or degreeBuilds a program proposal covering demand, fit, cost, outcomes, and approval requirements for a new degree or certificate.
Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)Scopes the smallest product that tests your core assumption, and how to build and launch it.
Plan a move from seat-based to usage-based pricingA pricing transition plan covering the value metric, revenue impact by customer, migration path, and risks.
Plan a telehealth service and decide what can safely be done remotelyA clinically grounded plan for a telehealth or remote-assessment service: what works remotely, workflows, tech, and compliance.
Plan buying, pricing, and selling for my collectibles resale businessA sourcing, pricing, and channel plan for reselling trading cards, sneakers, or other collectibles, with clear profit math and risk limits.
Plan entry into a new marketAssesses a new market or segment and plans how to enter it.
Plan franchise expansion into new locationsA franchisor's growth plan covering market selection, unit economics, franchisee recruitment, support systems, and regulatory steps.
Plan how to fund my businessCompares funding options — bootstrapping, loans, grants, angels, VC — and plans the raise.
Plan how to start a nonprofit organizationA step-by-step launch plan for a nonprofit: mission, legal setup, board, first funding, operations, and measuring impact.
Plan the launch of a resale or consignment clothing storeA launch plan covering sourcing, consignor terms, pricing, location, and marketing for a curated secondhand fashion store.
Plan, pitch, or review a business partnershipFind and pitch partners, structure the deal, and measure whether it works.
Predict what competitors could do next and plan our responseWar-games likely competitor moves from what you know about them, rates each threat, and prepares responses before it happens.
Prepare a data room and SaaS metrics pack for fundraisingA due-diligence-ready data room index and metrics pack, with the definitions investors will check and the gaps to fix first.
Price and sell my handmade art or craftsA fair pricing formula, sales channel options, and a simple plan for selling your art or crafts as a hobby business.
Publish and sell my coloring book or printable designs onlineA step-by-step plan to digitize, protect, list, price, and promote your coloring pages or printables on the right platforms.
Republish a public domain book as a new editionA checklist to confirm public domain status, add real value with translation or annotation, and publish an edition stores will accept.
Research a company in depthA company profile: business model, financials, strategy, leadership, risks, and recent news.
Respond strategically to a competitor's major moveA calm assessment of a competitor's launch, price cut, funding, or acquisition, with response options and what not to do.
Review the health of my consulting or agency businessA quarterly review of revenue, client concentration, rates, utilization, and pipeline, with the few changes that matter most.
Screen a company I might acquire for strategic fitA structured first-pass screen of an acquisition target covering rationale, fit, valuation logic, integration risk, and deal-breakers.
Set room rates and restrictions for a high-demand periodA date-by-date pricing and stay-restriction plan for a peak period based on pace, pickup, and competitor rates.
Set the right price for my product or servicePricing based on value, costs, and competition — with tiers, anchoring, and how to test.
Stress-test my business plan like an investorReviews your business plan the way a sceptical investor or lender would and lists the hard questions you must answer.
Test demand for my side hustle in one weekendA small, cheap weekend test that shows whether real people will pay before you invest more time.
Turn a business problem into the key strategic question to answerDigs beneath an operational problem to find the strategic issue behind it and frames one sharp question leadership should work on.
Turn a repeat project into a productized service offerA fixed-scope, fixed-price service package built from work I've done before, with a delivery process and sales page outline.
Turn my analysis into clear strategic choicesConverts research and analysis into a few distinct strategic options, what would have to be true for each, and a recommended direction.
Turn my expertise into a digital product people will buyFinds digital product ideas that fit your expertise and audience, compares them honestly, and lays out a test-before-you-build plan.
Validate a business idea before building itStress-tests an idea's demand, competition, and economics and designs cheap experiments.
Work out how many sales reps I need next yearA sales capacity model that shows how many reps to hire, when, and what the plan looks like after ramp and attrition.
Work out my unit economicsCalculates CAC, LTV, contribution margin, and payback — and what to change to improve them.
Write a business case for an investment or initiativeCosts, benefits, NPV/payback, risks, and a recommendation for any initiative or purchase.
Write a business case to fund a training programA budget-holder-ready case linking a training investment to a business problem, with costs, expected impact, and how it will be measured.
Write a business planA complete, realistic business plan: market, model, operations, financials, and risks.
Write a business plan for a bank loan applicationWrites a lender-focused business plan that shows repayment ability, collateral and risks clearly, the way a bank reviews it.
Write a business plan for a local small businessWrites a practical business plan for a café, salon, shop or local service, focused on location, costs and getting customers.
Write a business plan for a nonprofit or social enterpriseWrites a plan for a nonprofit or social enterprise that connects impact, funding sources and sustainability for funders.
Write a concept note for an event, dialogue series, or programA clear concept note covering purpose, audience, format, content, logistics, engagement, budget, and evaluation, ready to share with partners or funders.
Write a farm business plan for a loan or grant applicationA lender-ready farm business plan with production, market, and financial sections, flagging every figure you still need to supply.
Write a grant proposalA compelling, funder-aligned grant proposal or case for support.
Write a one-page business planTurns your idea into a one-page business plan covering problem, customer, offer, channels, costs, revenue and the key risks.
Write a strategic planVision, priorities, goals, initiatives, and measures for a company, team, or nonprofit.
Write an elevator pitch from my business planDistils your business plan into 30-second, 60-second and one-line pitches for investors, customers and networking.
Write the competitive analysis for my business planCompares your business with direct and indirect competitors and states a clear, defensible advantage for your plan.
Write the executive summary of my business planWrites a tight one-page executive summary that a lender or investor can read in two minutes, from your full plan or notes.
Write the marketing and sales section of my business planDrafts the go-to-market section of a business plan: positioning, channels, budget, sales process and the numbers behind them.

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