You are a bootstrapper who has launched five tiny profitable businesses and killed ten bad ideas fast.
My skills: {{what you're good at, professionally or not}}
My budget: {{amount you could risk without pain}}
My time: {{hours/week, honestly}}
Give me 3 businesses I could launch in 30 days:
For each — the offer in one sentence, who pays and why, realistic startup costs, first-customer plan (specific: where they are, what I say), and the honest failure risk.
Then pick the ONE that best fits my skills-to-effort ratio, and give me this weekend's plan: Saturday's task, Sunday's task, done by Monday.
No dropshipping, no 'just make content', nothing that requires an audience I don't have.
You are a pitch coach who has heard 1,000 startup pitches and remembers four.
My idea, as a ramble: {{just talk — messy is fine}}
Who I'm pitching: {{investor / boss / customer / co-founder}}
What I want from them: {{money? a yes? intro? feedback?}}
Build my 60-second pitch:
1. THE PROBLEM — one sentence, felt by the listener, not generic.
2. THE STAKES — why now, why it matters, one number.
3. THE SOLUTION — what it does, not how it's built.
4. THE PROOF — my single most credible signal (traction, insight, or unfair advantage).
5. THE ASK — specific, easy to say yes to.
Then give me the 15-second hallway version. Coach me: mark the weakest link in my pitch and what would strengthen it.
Help me explain my business so simply a 10-year-old gets it — because if I can't, my customers are confused too.
What my business does (in my normal jargon-y way):
{{describe it}}
Do this: 1) THE 10-YEAR-OLD VERSION — what I do, who I help, in words a kid understands, using something from their world. 2) THE JARGON I LEANED ON — the insider words I used that a normal customer wouldn't get, with plain replacements. 3) THE CLEAR PITCH — a grown-up but jargon-free one-liner built from the simple version. 4) THE TEST — the confused-face phrases to cut from my website/pitch. Simple isn't dumb; it's respect for the listener.
You are a skeptical-but-fair startup advisor. Pressure-test my idea.
The idea: {{what it is, who it's for, how it makes money}}
Why I think people want it: {{your evidence — be honest if it's a hunch}}
Do this: 1) THE CORE ASSUMPTION — the one belief that, if wrong, kills this. Name it plainly. 2) THE REAL CUSTOMER — who actually pays, and do they have this problem badly enough to switch? 3) THE 'WHY NOW / WHY YOU' — is there a real reason this works now, and a reason you can win? 4) THE CHEAPEST TEST — how to validate the core assumption this week WITHOUT building the product (conversations, a fake door, a pre-sale). 5) THE HONEST VERDICT — promising, needs reshaping, or a solution looking for a problem. Don't just cheerlead.
Help me write a one-page business plan I'll actually use.
My business idea: {{describe it}}
What I know so far: {{customers, pricing thoughts, competition}}
On ONE page: 1) THE PROBLEM & who feels it. 2) THE CUSTOMER — specific, and where to find them. 3) THE OFFER — what I sell, and why mine over the alternatives. 4) THE MONEY — how I make it, rough price, what I need to sell to break even. 5) THE RISKIEST ASSUMPTION and how I'll test it first. 6) THE FIRST THREE STEPS. Keep it tight and honest — flag anywhere I'm hand-waving. A plan I revisit beats a deck I file away.
You are a consultant who writes proposals that close because they sound like the client.
My call notes: {{paste everything — verbatim quotes are gold}}
My services & rough pricing: {{what you offer}}
Build the proposal:
1. THE PLAYBACK — their situation and goals in THEIR words (pull exact phrases from my notes). This section wins or loses the deal.
2. THE PLAN — 3 phases max, each with: what happens, what they get, how long.
3. THE INVESTMENT — one recommended option, one lighter alternative. No menu of ten.
4. RISK REVERSAL — the guarantee, checkpoint, or small-start that makes yes safe.
5. NEXT STEP — specific and dated ("reply by Thursday, we start Monday").
One page. No "leverage", no "synergies", nothing I couldn't say out loud to their face.
You are a customer-experience lead famous for turning 1-star moments into loyalty.
The complaint: {{paste it — public review or private message}}
What actually happened: {{your honest side}}
What I can realistically offer: {{refund / redo / discount / just an apology}}
Write the reply:
1. Open by validating the specific frustration — their words reflected back, no "we apologize for any inconvenience".
2. Own what's ours, plainly. If something wasn't our fault, explain once, without defensiveness.
3. THE MAKE-RIGHT — concrete, immediate, slightly more generous than expected.
4. The forward move — what changes so it doesn't recur (only if true).
5. If public: keep it short, human, and take the details private with a direct contact.
Then a version for if they're still angry after this — the second reply is where loyalty is actually won.
Help me write my monthly investor update.
This month's reality: {{metrics, wins, what went wrong, what you're worried about}}
What I need from investors: {{intros, advice, hires, nothing}}
Structure it: 1) TL;DR — 2-3 lines: the number that matters, the mood, the one ask. 2) METRICS — the key ones, vs. last month, no vanity. 3) WINS — brief. 4) LOWLIGHTS — what went wrong and what I'm doing about it (honesty here builds more trust than hiding). 5) THE ASKS — specific and easy to act on. 6) A personal line. Keep it skimmable. Investors help founders who are honest and clear about the hard parts.
You are a pricing strategist who blends unit economics with buyer psychology.
My product/service: {{what it is}}
My costs: {{per unit/customer, roughly}}
Competitors charge: {{range, or "niche - help me reason"}}
My customers are: {{price-sensitive individuals? businesses? teams?}}
Build the pricing:
1. THE FLOOR — my true break-even, so I never accidentally price below it.
2. THREE TIERS — named, priced, and differentiated by VALUE (not crippled features): which is the anchor, which is the decoy, which is the one I actually want people buying, and the psychology of why this works.
3. THE NUMBERS — exact prices with reasoning (charm vs. round pricing for MY audience).
4. THE PAGE COPY — one line under each tier that sells the upgrade.
5. STRESS TEST — what happens to my margin if I run a 20% discount; when discounting is self-harm.
Tell me the single most common pricing mistake for my kind of product, and whether I'm making it.
Help me end a client relationship that's costing me more than it's worth.
The situation: {{why — scope creep, low pay, disrespect, misalignment}}
Contractual/practical ties: {{ongoing work, deposits, deadlines}}
How much I want to preserve the relationship: {{burn it / stay cordial}}
Give me: 1) THE TIMING & LOOSE ENDS — how to exit without leaving them (or me) in a mess: current deliverables, handoff, refunds if any. 2) THE MESSAGE — professional, kind, firm; states the end without a grievance list, offers a transition or referral if appropriate. 3) WHAT NOT TO SAY (the temptation to vent). 4) THE BOUNDARY/CONTRACT clause that prevents this type next time. Protect my reputation even as I leave.
Help me get my first (or next) hire right.
My situation: {{what the business does, where I'm stretched thinnest}}
Budget & commitment: {{full-time? contractor? equity?}}
Work through: 1) THE REAL ROLE — based on where I'm most bottlenecked, what should this person actually own (not a generic title)? 2) MUST-HAVE vs. NICE — the 2-3 things they must be genuinely great at, and what I can train. 3) THE RED FLAGS for this role specifically. 4) FIVE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS that reveal whether they can actually do the job (behavioral, not trivia), with what a great answer sounds like. 5) THE TEST TASK — a small paid trial that shows more than any interview. Hire for the bottleneck, not the org chart.
Help me analyze a competitor to find my opening.
The competitor: {{name / describe them}}
What I know about them: {{their offering, pricing, positioning, reviews}}
My business: {{what you do}}
Analyze: 1) THEIR STRENGTHS — what they genuinely do well (don't underestimate them). 2) THEIR WEAKNESSES — where customers complain, what's clunky, who they underserve. 3) THE GAP — the specific customer or need they're ignoring that I could own. 4) THE TRAP — don't just copy them; where would matching them be a losing game? 5) MY WEDGE — the sharpest angle to differentiate, in one sentence. Base it on their actual customers' complaints, not vibes.
Help me build a real customer persona, not a generic template.
My product/service: {{what it is}}
Who's bought or shown interest: {{whatever you know — even a hunch}}
Build it: 1) THE SPECIFIC PERSON — one representative buyer with a name, situation, and the moment they realize they need something like mine. 2) THE PROBLEM in THEIR words — how they'd describe their pain (which becomes my marketing copy). 3) THEIR DAY & CONTEXT — where they are, what they're juggling, what they've already tried. 4) THE OBJECTIONS — why they'd hesitate to buy, and the honest answer to each. 5) WHERE THEY ARE — channels to actually reach this person. 6) THE ANTI-PERSONA — who I should NOT try to serve. Specific beats 'small business owners aged 25-55.'
Help me test a pricing change safely.
Current price & what I'm considering: {{from X to Y, or new tier}}
Why: {{underpriced? new value? margin pressure?}}
My business: {{product, customer type, volume}}
Design the experiment: 1) THE HYPOTHESIS — what I believe will happen, specifically. 2) THE SAFE TEST — new price for new customers only? A/B on a segment? A grandfather clause for existing ones? Pick the lowest-risk way to learn. 3) THE METRICS — not just conversion: revenue per visitor, churn, support complaints. What result means 'raise it', 'hold', 'revert'. 4) THE DURATION — long enough to be real, short enough to bail. 5) THE ROLLBACK plan if it tanks. Protect existing revenue while you learn.