For business strategists and strategy consultants. Business plans, GTM strategy, competitive analysis, pricing, partnerships, cost-saving, and continuous improvement.
1. Create a business plan
Take on the role of a seasoned business strategist responsible for building a thorough, professional business plan. Produce a detailed, well-structured document that covers all key areas of launching and growing a business. Tackle the task one stage at a time:
- Start with an executive summary that clearly communicates the concept, mission, and main goals of the business.
- Conduct an in-depth market analysis, identifying the target audience, competitors, market dynamics, and emerging trends.
- Develop a focused marketing and sales strategy that aligns with the company's goals and ideal customers.
- Build out financial projections including revenue forecasts, income statements, cash flow estimates, and break-even analysis.
- End with a concrete action plan that maps out timelines and milestones for execution.
Business type: [INSERT BUSINESS TYPE]
Target audience: [INSERT TARGET MARKET]
Unique selling point: [INSERT UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION]
Starting capital: [INSERT INITIAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT]
Timeline goals: [INSERT PROJECTED TIMELINE]
2. Business strategy analysis
I need to evaluate this business idea: [BUSINESS CONCEPT]. Please conduct a comprehensive analysis that:
1. Tests the core assumptions underlying the business model
2. Identifies overlooked market factors that could impact success
3. Suggests 3 alternative business models that might better leverage the core value proposition
4. Evaluates competitive threats beyond obvious direct competitors
5. Proposes unexpected customer segments worth exploring
6. Recommends clear metrics to validate or invalidate key hypotheses
7. Identifies potential pivot opportunities if initial assumptions prove incorrect
Focus on challenging conventional thinking rather than standard business plan elements.
3. McKinsey-style strategic report
Adopt the role of a McKinsey Senior Partner with 15+ years advising Fortune 500s. Create a comprehensive, executive-ready strategic report.
Process:
1. Context Discovery - clarify core business challenge, industry, and strategic questions
2. Stakeholder and Success Definition - map decision-makers, define success, set boundaries
3. Market Research - analyse industry trends, competition, customers, regulation, and macro forces
4. Frameworks - apply Porter's Five Forces, 7S, BCG Matrix, Value Chain, SWOT, and other frameworks
5. Insight Generation - synthesise data into insights and implications
6. Options Development - create strategic pathways with trade-offs
7. Recommendations - prioritise actions with rationale, KPIs, and implementation approach
8. Executive Report - deliver structured report: summary, analysis, recommendations, risks, metrics
9. Implementation Roadmap - define 90-day wins, 6-month initiatives, 12-month milestones
Provide the business challenge, industry, and key questions.
4. Cost saving playbook
Role: You are a Finance Ops/CFO partner expert at reducing costs without hurting growth.
Task: Identify cost-saving initiatives for [DEPARTMENT] in a [BUSINESS TYPE] to cut expenses by [PERCENTAGE]% within [TIMEFRAME].
Inputs:
- Current spend: [AMOUNT, CURRENCY]
- Top cost buckets: [LIST]
- Headcount/contracts/tools: [LIST]
- Guardrails: [e.g., no layoffs, maintain SLAs]
Method:
1. Break spend into 5-10 buckets.
2. For each, suggest levers (eliminate, renegotiate, consolidate, automate, optimize).
3. Size savings (Low/Likely/High, % of total).
4. Note one-time costs and time-to-impact.
5. Score using ICE (Impact x Confidence x Ease / Months).
6. Tag "Quick Win" if 30 days or less, low risk.
Output:
A) One-paragraph summary (baseline, target, total ideas, expected savings).
B) Prioritized top 10 initiatives.
C) Table: Initiative | Bucket | Lever | Baseline Spend | Savings Range | % Target | Cost | Time (mo) | Owner | Risk | ICE Score | Quick Win
D) 30/60/90 plan.
E) Assumptions and data gaps.
F) Top 3 Quick Wins (1-2 sentences each).
5. Go-to-market strategy
Create a comprehensive Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy for a new product: [Insert Product Name + brief description], covering:
- Target audience identification (primary/secondary segments, demographics, psychographics, pain points, purchase triggers, and current solutions)
- A clear unique value proposition (key differentiators, features, benefits, messaging pillars, proof points)
- Competitive landscape analysis (direct, indirect, and substitute competitors with positioning, pricing, and tactical gaps)
- Most effective distribution channels (owned, earned, paid, and partnership opportunities)
- Stage-specific marketing tactics:
- Awareness (PR, content, influencers, ads)
- Consideration (demos, guides, case studies)
- Conversion (retargeting, trials, offers)
- Retention/advocacy (referrals, upsells, community)
- Measurable KPIs for each stage (CAC, MQLs, SQLs, LTV)
- A feedback loop for optimization
Ensure the plan is concise, actionable, and supported with relevant examples.
6. Automated research reports
You are a world-class strategy consultant trained by McKinsey, BCG, and Bain. Act as if you were hired to deliver a $300,000 strategic analysis for a client in the [INDUSTRY] sector.
Mission:
1. Analyse the current state of the [INDUSTRY] market.
2. Identify key trends, emerging threats, and disruptive innovations.
3. Map the top 3-5 competitors and benchmark their business models, strengths, weaknesses, pricing, distribution, and brand positioning.
4. Apply SWOT, Porter's Five Forces, and value-chain analysis to assess risks and opportunities.
5. Provide a one-page strategic brief with actionable insights and recommendations for a company entering or growing in this space.
Return everything in concise bullet points or tables, ready to paste into slides. Think like a McKinsey partner preparing for a C-suite meeting.
7. Partnership strategy creator
Adopt the role of an expert business relationship strategist tasked with developing a comprehensive partner relationship management plan. Create a detailed strategy that fosters strong, mutually beneficial partnerships. Utilize the dependency grammar framework to organize your plan and encompass regular communication, collaboration, and mutual support tactics. Consider the unique aspects of the specific business type and industry, tailoring your strategy to address sector-specific challenges and opportunities.
My type of business: [INSERT TYPE OF BUSINESS]
My industry: [INSERT INDUSTRY]
My key partners: [LIST KEY PARTNERS]
My current communication channels: [LIST CURRENT COMMUNICATION CHANNELS]
My business goals: [INSERT MAIN BUSINESS GOALS]
Provide your output in a structured format with main headings and subheadings, using bullet points for detailed strategies and tactics.
8. Gartner-style report generator
You are a world-class industry analyst with expertise in market research, competitive intelligence, and strategic forecasting. Simulate a Gartner-style report using public data, historical trends, and logical estimation.
For each request:
- Generate clear, structured insights based on known market signals
- Build data-backed forecasts using assumptions (state them)
- Identify top vendors and categorise them by niche, scale, or innovation
- Highlight risks, emerging players, and future trends
- Be analytical, not vague
- Be explicit about what's estimated vs known
Use this structure:
1. Market Overview
2. Key Players
3. Forecast (1-3 years)
4. Opportunities and Risks
5. Strategic Insights
9. Business plan generator
Adopt the role of an expert business strategist tasked with creating a comprehensive business plan. Develop a detailed and well-structured business plan that covers all essential aspects of a new venture.
Begin by crafting an executive summary that concisely outlines the business concept, mission, and key objectives. Then, conduct a thorough market analysis, identifying target customers, competitors, and industry trends. Develop robust marketing and sales strategies that align with the business goals and target audience. Create realistic financial projections, including income statements, cash flow forecasts, and break-even analysis. Finally, outline a clear action plan with specific milestones and timelines for implementation.
My type of business: [INSERT TYPE OF BUSINESS]
My target market: [INSERT TARGET MARKET]
My unique selling proposition: [INSERT UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION]
My initial investment amount: [INSERT INITIAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT]
My projected timeline: [INSERT PROJECTED TIMELINE]
Provide your output in a structured format with clear headings for each section, using bullet points for key details within each section.
10. Continuous problem solving system
You are to use the Continuous Problem Solving System (CPSS) to provide an informed and thoughtful solution to my question through continuous iterations.
The CPSS system works as follows:
1. You will use a 6-step problem solving process to evaluate my initial question: 1. Identify the problem, 2. Define the goal, 3. Generate solutions (maximum of 3), 4. Evaluate and select a solution, 5. Implementing the solution, 6. Next Questions.
2. The "Generate solutions" step should list a maximum of 3 solutions. The "Evaluate and select a solution" step should provide a concise and specific solution based on the solutions generated. The "Implementing the solution" step should provide specific ways to put the chosen solution into action.
3. The Next Questions section should display the most relevant question to ask me in order to gain additional information needed to continue the problem solving process, with a maximum of 3 questions.
4. Your responses should be concise and written in Markdown format, with each step name in bold.
5. The next iteration of the CPSS process will begin after you provide an answer to my initial question.
6. The system will integrate my latest answer and provide a more informed answer with each iteration.
Your first response should only be a greeting and a request for a question or a problem to solve.
11. Expert growth consultant
You are a top-tier strategy consultant with deep expertise in competitive analysis, growth loops, pricing, and unit-economics-driven product strategy. If information is unavailable, state that explicitly.
Business name: [COMPANY]
Industry: [INDUSTRY]
Current focus: [Brief one-paragraph description of what the company does today, including key revenue streams, pricing model, customer segments, and any known growth tactics in use]
Known challenges: [List or paragraph of the biggest obstacles you're aware of]
Task:
1. Map the competitive landscape:
- Identify 3-5 direct competitors + 1-2 adjacent-space disruptors
- Summarise each competitor's positioning, pricing, and recent strategic moves
2. Spot opportunity gaps:
- Compare the company's current tactics to competitors
- Highlight at least 5 high-impact growth or profitability levers not currently exploited
3. Prioritize:
- Score each lever on Impact (revenue/margin upside) and Feasibility (time-to-impact, resource need) using a 1-5 scale
- Recommend the top 3 actions with the strongest Impact x Feasibility
Go deep. Research far more than you normally would.
12. Root cause analysis
I want you to act as a process improvement expert and systems thinker. I'm currently facing the following recurring problem: [describe the issue in detail with background context]. Assist me in conducting a Root Cause Analysis to understand and resolve this issue at the source.
Start by helping me clearly define the problem - include when, where, and how often it occurs. Guide me in gathering the relevant data or patterns around this issue. Then, use diagnostic frameworks (like the 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram, or Pareto Principle) to explore possible contributing factors.
Once we identify the most likely root cause(s), recommend practical, realistic solutions to address it - both immediate fixes and long-term preventive strategies.
Bonus: Share an example from a similar situation or industry to show how the same method worked elsewhere.
13. Partnership strategy for growth
Act as a strategic partnerships expert. Help me create a partnership strategy for my business: [insert business]. Outline the top 2-3 partnership types that would drive visibility and growth. Define clear objectives, our value proposition, and mutual benefits. Include a simple outreach and engagement plan, plus success metrics to track impact. Make sure the strategy supports long-term relationships and aligns with our business goals. Bonus: share 1-2 real-world examples from similar industries.
14. Develop a pricing strategy
Act as a pricing strategist for a [type of business or product], and help me develop a pricing strategy that maximises revenue and customer adoption. Consider my target market [describe your audience], competitors, perceived value, cost structure, and positioning (premium, mid-tier, budget). Suggest ways to use psychological pricing tactics (like charm pricing or anchoring) to influence perception.
Bonus: Recommend how to A/B test different price points and how to communicate price changes effectively without losing trust.
15. Implement continuous improvement
Act as a Lean operations expert and help me implement a Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) strategy for [company or department name]. Provide a step-by-step plan that includes identifying inefficiencies, engaging team members, setting up feedback loops, tracking KPIs, and fostering a culture of daily improvement. Include practical tools (like PDCA, 5 Whys, or Gemba walks), examples relevant to my industry [insert industry], and suggestions for sustaining momentum over time.
16. Identifying new business opportunities
Develop a forward-thinking strategy to help a well-established [enter business details] uncover and capitalise on new opportunities for growth. Focus on analysing market trends, emerging technologies, evolving consumer needs, and untapped niches. Outline clear, actionable steps to identify, assess, and prioritise these opportunities, ensuring long-term innovation, competitive advantage, and sustainable success.
17. Business expansion plan
As a small business owner preparing for expansion, develop a comprehensive business expansion plan. Start by evaluating your current business operations, financial health, and market position. Identify [EXPANSION GOALS] such as new markets, additional products/services, or increased production capacity. Conduct a SWOT analysis to assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to your expansion. Based on your analysis, outline strategies for market penetration, product development, diversification, or acquisition. Create detailed action plans for each strategy, including [SPECIFIC STEPS], timelines, required resources, and budget estimates. Consider the potential impact on your current operations and plan for integration. Address human resources needs by planning for recruitment, training, and retention strategies. Include risk management strategies to mitigate potential challenges. Ensure your plan aligns with your overall business vision and goals, and prepare to adjust as market conditions or internal factors change.
18. Pricing strategy for a new product
Generate strategies for determining the pricing model and pricing strategy for [your product or service]. Consider factors such as value proposition, competitive landscape, target market, and pricing elasticity to optimise revenue generation and market penetration.
19. Business strategy
As a skilled business strategist, draft a concise business plan for a [BUSINESS TYPE/INDUSTRY]. Include an executive summary, company description, market analysis, organisational structure, product/service details, marketing and sales strategies, funding needs, and financial projections. Summarise the business vision and mission in the executive summary. Describe the business, its value proposition, and target market.
20. Market research report
Help me gather and analyse data on market trends, competitors, and consumer behaviour in the [industry]. Specifically:
- Key trends in the [specific industry] market
- A list of the main competitors and a one-sentence description of their marketing strategies
- A brief description of the preferences, behaviours, and any frustrations of potential customers in this market
Please compile this into a concise report.