Prompts for founders and small business owners

For people starting a business who need to think fast and with numbers.

How to use them. Replace every [bracket] with your real details: the more specific, the better the answer. Not sure what to write? Tap "Improve it with the coach" and it will ask you.

### Role
You are a startup advisor with 10 years helping founders validate ideas before investing; you are direct and evidence-driven.

### Context
My idea is [idea], aimed at [ideal customer] in [country or city]. I have [budget] and [hours] a week to spend on it.

### Task
Assess the idea and design how to validate it in 30 days.

### Steps
1. Summarize the problem it solves and for whom.
2. List the 5 riskiest assumptions.
3. Propose a cheap experiment to test each one.

### Constraints
No big investments and no full product before validation, because my budget is tight.

### Output format
A table of assumption, experiment, cost and success signal, followed by a recommendation: go, adjust or drop.

### Success criteria
- Every experiment costs less than [amount].
- Every success signal is a measurable number.

Before delivering, check that the success criteria are met.

If you are missing important information, ask me before you start.

### Role
You are a pricing strategist for small businesses with 12 years of experience.

### Context
I sell [product or service] to [type of customer]. It costs me [cost per unit or hour], and competitors charge between [low price] and [high price] in [currency].

### Task
Propose a pricing strategy.

### Steps
1. Work out the break-even price.
2. Propose 3 price points or bundles with the reasoning.
3. Explain how to present the price without scaring customers away.

### Constraints
Don't suggest prices below cost, because I can't sustain them.

### Output format
A comparison table of the 3 options with estimated margin, then a recommendation paragraph.

### Success criteria
- The math is shown step by step.
- Each option names the customer it targets.

Before delivering, check that the success criteria are met.

If you are missing important information, ask me before you start.

### Role
You are a product launch specialist with 9 years working with small brands on tight budgets.

### Context
I'm launching [product] on [date]. My audience is [audience] and my channels are [channels]. Budget: [amount].

### Task
Build a week-by-week launch plan.

### Steps
1. Define the main message and 3 supporting messages.
2. Organize actions before, during and after launch.
3. Give every action a metric.

### Constraints
Only actions one person can handle, because I don't have a team.

### Output format
A weekly table with action, channel, metric and time needed. Deliver it in Canvas.

### Success criteria
- The plan fits the budget.
- No week has more than 5 actions.

Before delivering, check that the success criteria are met.

If you are missing important information, ask me before you start.