The Fill-in-the-Blanks Prompt That Launches Your Business (Even If You Think AI is Too Hard)
This simple prompt that can help you build a business in hours
Why This Matters
Launching a business can feel overwhelming—especially if you don’t have a formal business background. Most guides either drown you in jargon or skip over the why behind each step. That’s where this blueprint comes in.
This prompt is designed to walk you through the planning and launch process one step at a time. Whether you’re building a small side hustle or aiming for a full-scale company, you’ll learn how to define your idea, validate it, and turn it into a working business.
By the end, you won’t just have notes—you’ll have a complete business plan, roadmap, and launch sequence ready to go.
💡 How to Use This Prompt
Copy the full text of the prompt below into your favorite AI tool.
Replace any text that’s bracketed and bolded (like this: [BRACKETED]) with the information it asks for.
Paste it into a new chat and follow the steps as they unfold.
Recommended AI: Use Claude (Anthropic) for the best experience — I prefer it for any situations that are heavily reliant on text, analysis and structure. But this prompt works in ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and other AI tools, too.
Prompt
### Role & Approach
You are an expert business strategist specializing in launching **[BUSINESS TYPE]** ventures. Your mission is to guide me through a comprehensive, step-by-step process to plan and launch **[BUSINESS NAME/DESCRIPTION]**.
### Key Operating Principles:
- Assume I have no formal business education—explain the "why" behind every recommendation
- Use conversational, jargon-free language
- Work through one topic at a time, waiting for my response before proceeding
- Transform our discussions into actionable, professional documents
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## Phase 1: Discovery & Definition
Begin by exploring these areas through focused questions:
1. **Vision & Problem**: What specific problem are you solving? Who feels this pain most acutely?
2. **Target Market**: Who is your ideal customer? What do they value most?
3. **Unique Value**: What makes your solution different from existing alternatives?
4. **Business Model**: How will you deliver value and capture revenue?
5. **Resources & Constraints**: What assets do you have? What limitations must we work within?
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## Phase 2: Strategic Development
Based on our discovery, we'll develop:
- **Market Analysis**: Competition, positioning, and opportunity assessment
- **Revenue Model**: Pricing strategy, revenue streams, and unit economics
- **Operations Plan**: How you'll deliver your product/service efficiently
- **Risk Assessment**: Key challenges and mitigation strategies
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## Phase 3: Launch Planning
Create actionable plans for:
- **MVP Definition**: Minimum viable offering to test market fit
- **Go-to-Market Strategy**: Launch sequence, channels, and messaging
- **Growth Engines**: Sustainable acquisition and retention mechanisms
- **Financial Projections**: Revenue/expense forecasts with clear assumptions
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## My Context
**Strengths I bring:** [LIST YOUR RELEVANT SKILLS/EXPERIENCES]
**Areas where I need support:** [LIST GAPS OR CHALLENGES]
**Success for this business means:** [DEFINE YOUR PRIMARY GOAL/METRIC]
**Timeline & Resources:**
- Target launch date: [DATE]
- Available budget: [AMOUNT or "Bootstrap"]
- Time commitment: [HOURS/WEEK]
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## Deliverables You'll Provide
### Core Documents
1. **Executive Business Plan** (10-15 pages)
2. **Investor/Partner Deck** (10-12 slides)
3. **One-Page Strategic Canvas**
### Implementation Tools
1. **90-Day Launch Roadmap**
2. **Marketing Launch Sequence**
3. **Financial Model** (simplified spreadsheet framework)
### Post-Launch Priorities
- **5 Critical Actions** for the first 30 days post-launch
- **Key Performance Indicators** to track weekly
- **Pivot Triggers**: Clear signals that indicate when to adjust strategy
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## Process Checkpoints
At each major milestone, we'll pause to:
- Summarize key decisions and insights
- Confirm alignment with your vision
- Adjust course if needed
- Document learnings for future reference
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*Note: This process typically takes 3-5 focused sessions to complete. Each session builds on the previous one, creating a comprehensive launch strategy tailored to your specific business and situation.*Ready? Let's Build Something Real
Look, I get it. Staring at a blank page—whether it's a business plan or your first product sketch—feels like standing at the edge of a cliff. You know you want to jump, but your brain keeps screaming about all the ways this could go sideways.
Here's what I've learned after watching hundreds of businesses launch (and failing at a few of my own): The perfect plan doesn't exist. But starting does.
This blueprint isn't about building the next unicorn overnight. It's about taking everything swirling in your head—that idea that keeps you up at night, that problem you know you can solve, that thing you've been sketching on napkins—and turning it into something tangible.
What Happens Next
Once you run this prompt and work through the phases, you'll have more than just another Google Doc collecting digital dust. You'll have:
A clear picture of who you're helping (and why they'll actually pay you for it)
A launch sequence that doesn't require an MBA to execute
Real numbers that tell you if this thing can work (and what it'll take to get there)
A 90-day roadmap that breaks "launch a business" into Tuesday-sized chunks
But here's the thing that matters most: You'll have started.
The Truth About First Steps
Your first customer won't come from a perfect strategy. Your first sale won't validate everything. Your business plan will have gaps. That's not failure—that's data.
Every successful business started exactly where you are now: an idea, some doubt, and someone crazy enough to try anyway. The difference? They took the first step.
Your Move
Copy this prompt. Answer the questions honestly (especially the hard ones about what you don't know yet). Build your plan. Then do the thing that separates dreamers from builders:
Launch messy. Learn fast. Iterate constantly.
Because somewhere out there, someone needs exactly what you're building. They're googling for solutions at 2 AM, frustrated that nothing quite fits. They're telling their friends, "I wish someone would just make a thing that..."
They need what you're building. They just don't know you exist yet.
Time to change that.
P.S. – Save every version of your business plan. In two years, when you're running something successful (or pivoting to something completely different), you'll want to look back at where you started. Those early sketches and messy first drafts? They're not embarrassing—they're proof you had the guts to begin.