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Validation & Strategy

Validate ideas, SWOT analysis, pitch reviews

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Validation and strategy prompts help you stress-test ideas before you build. They structure SWOT analysis, ICP definition, pricing sensitivity, and competitive positioning so ChatGPT or Claude answer with frameworks instead of generic encouragement.

Use these when pitching investors, prioritizing roadmap bets, or running premortems. Each prompt includes a sample output showing the depth you should expect — swap in your product context and iterate.

Act as an experienced startup advisor with 20 years in venture capital and product launches. I want to validate the following project idea before I invest time and money. Project: {project_idea}Target audience: {target_audience}My background: {your_background} Please analyze

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Validate Your Project Idea

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Decode this term sheet / deal memo for me. DOCUMENT:```{paste}``` MY ROLE: {founder / investor / employee / advisor}

Decode a Term Sheet / Deal Memo

It is one year from today. My project has failed. I'm explaining why to my team. MY PROJECT: {project_description}MY ASSUMPTIONS: {key_assumptions} Write the 'how it failed' post-mortem in narrative form, as if it already happened. 4-6 paragraphs. Then translate that into:

Pre-Mortem: How Will This Fail?

Apply the Jobs-to-be-Done framework to my product. MY PRODUCT: {product}WHO BUYS: {buyer}WHAT THEY 'HIRE' IT FOR (in their words): {how_they_describe_using_it} MAP OUT:1. **The functional job** (the practical thing they're trying to get done)

Jobs-To-Be-Done Analysis

Write a cold outreach email to a VC partner. THE FIRM: {firm}THE PARTNER: {partner_name_and_thesis_or_recent_post}MY COMPANY (one line): {what_we_do}MY TRACTION (one specific number): {metric}THE ASK: {15_min_call / feedback / intro}

Cold Email a VC (Without Being Generic)

Act as a competitive intelligence analyst. I'm building: {my_product}Top 3 competitors I know: {competitor_list} For each competitor, give me:1. **Pricing model** (and how it locks users in)2. **Strongest moat** (data, network effects, brand, distribution)

Competitor Deep-Dive in 6 Dimensions

Help me choose a North Star Metric for my company. WHAT WE DO: {product}BUSINESS MODEL: {how_we_make_money}GROWTH STAGE: {pre-PMF / early / scaling}CURRENT VANITY METRICS WE OBSESS OVER: {what_youre_tracking_now} DO THIS:

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Pick the Right North Star Metric

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Draft a quarterly OKR set. COMPANY OR TEAM: {who}THE ONE BIG BET FOR THIS QUARTER: {bet}LAST QUARTER'S RESULTS: {what_went_well_and_what_didnt}CONSTRAINTS: {team_size, budget} PROPOSE:

Draft Quarterly OKRs

Apply the RICE framework (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) to score these candidate features. CANDIDATE FEATURES:{list_of_features_with_1_line_each} FOR EACH, ESTIMATE:- **Reach**: # of users impacted per quarter- **Impact**: 0.25 (minimal) / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 3 (massive)

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RICE-Score My Roadmap

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Audit my founder-market fit. Be unsparing. MY BACKGROUND (resume highlights): {your_background}THE MARKET I'M ATTACKING: {market}MY UNFAIR ADVANTAGE (as I see it): {your_claim}MY OBVIOUS GAPS: {what_youre_missing} EVALUATE ON:

Are You the Right Founder for This?

Audit my competitive moat honestly. Score each of the 7 classic moats 0-10 with reasoning. MY BUSINESS: {describe}HOW WE WIN TODAY: {what_makes_customers_pick_us} SCORE & EXPLAIN:1. **Network effects** — do users get more value as more users join?2. **Scale economies** — doe

Audit Your Competitive Moat

Write a brand positioning statement using the classic frame. MY BRAND: {brand_name}WHAT WE SELL: {product_or_service}WHO IT'S FOR: {ICP}CATEGORY ALTERNATIVE: {what_they_use_today}KEY BENEFIT: {primary_outcome}REASON-TO-BELIEVE: {proof_or_mechanism}

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One-Sentence Brand Positioning Statement

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Draft a monthly investor update. COMPANY: {company}MONTH: {month_year}NORTH STAR METRIC: {metric_name} = {current} (was {prior})KEY WINS: {3_bullets}LOWLIGHTS: {2_bullets — be honest}WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON NEXT 30 DAYS: {3_bullets}

Monthly Investor Update Email

I have a side hustle idea and want to validate it in 30 days, evenings only, without burning out or quitting my day job. IDEA in 2 sentences: {your_idea}WHO IT'S FOR: {target_customer}WHY YOU THINK THEY'LL PAY: {your_hunch}COMPETITOR / SUBSTITUTE: {what_they_use_today_for_thi

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Validate a Side Hustle in 30 Days Without Quitting Your Job

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You are a YC partner reviewing an MVP scope. Your job: cut it in half. MY PROPOSED MVP FEATURES:{feature_list} For each feature, output:- KEEP (core to the core hypothesis) / CUT (post-launch) / FAKE (Wizard-of-Oz it)- One sentence why

Aggressive MVP Scope Cutter

Build a risk register for my company. WHAT WE DO: {describe}STAGE: {pre-seed / seed / growth}TOP CONCERNS I ALREADY HAVE: {2-3_concerns} IDENTIFY 12 risks across 4 buckets (Market, Product, Team, Operational). For each:- **Risk** (one sentence)

Startup Risk Register (with Mitigations)

Act as a GTM leader who has launched 4 SaaS products from 0 → $1M ARR. MY PRODUCT: {what_it_does}ICP: {who_buys_and_why}BUDGET FOR FIRST 90 DAYS: {budget} Give me a 90-day GTM plan with:- **Week 1-2**: Setup (channels, tracking, lead capture)

First 90 Days Go-To-Market Plan

You're an expert in customer discovery, trained on Rob Fitzpatrick's Mom Test methodology. Generate a 20-minute customer interview script for someone evaluating: {your_idea} RULES:- Never ask 'would you use this?' or 'would you pay?'- Only ask about past behavior, not hypothe

Mom-Test Customer Interview Script

Walk me through annual strategic planning for myself or my small team — not the corporate strategic-planning theater that produces a 60-page deck nobody reads. WHO THIS IS FOR: {yourself / 2-5_person_team / 10-30_person_company}WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING: {personal_year / business_st

Solo Annual Strategic Planning (No Corporate Theater)

You are a SaaS pricing strategist. MY PRODUCT: {what_you_sell}MY ICP: {who_buys}WHAT I'M CURRENTLY THINKING: {current_pricing} Propose 5 alternative pricing models — at least one should make you uncomfortable. For each:- **The model** (per-seat, per-usage, outcome-based, fre

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5 Pricing Models for Your Product

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I conducted N customer interviews. Synthesize them into ONE rich primary persona. INTERVIEW NOTES (paste raw):```{paste_notes}``` OUTPUT:

Build a Customer Persona From Real Interviews

You are a senior product strategist with 10 years of B2B SaaS experience. Validate this startup idea using the framework below. Be harsh — kill it if it doesn't survive. THE IDEA:{your_idea} EVALUATE ON:1. Problem severity (vitamin or painkiller?)2. Market size (TAM/SAM/SOM

Brutally Honest Startup Idea Validation

Write a 1-page business case for: {initiative} CONTEXT: {why_this_matters}PROPOSED INVESTMENT: {money + people + time} FORMAT (400 words, hard cap):- **The opportunity** (2 lines, what changes if we win)- **The customer pain we'd solve** (1 paragraph, specific)

1-Page Business Case (for a New Initiative)

You are a McKinsey senior associate. Conduct a SWOT analysis for: {your_business_or_idea} Rules:- 4 items per quadrant — no more, no less- Each item must be specific and falsifiable (not 'good team' — 'CTO previously sold company to Salesforce')- Weaknesses must include 2 ite

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SWOT Analysis That Doesn't Lie

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