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20 business prompts that name the assumptions first

Business answers from AI sound confident because the model quietly fills in the numbers you never gave it. These prompts make it work from your figures, say what it assumed, and flag what to check before you spend money.

Swap anything in [brackets] for your business, numbers or decision.

01. Write a one page business plan that names its assumptions

Before a bank meeting, a partner pitch, or your own go or no go.

Write a one page business plan for [business: what you sell, to whom, where].

What I know: [customers, prices, costs, team, money available]

Sections, in this order: the problem and who has it, what we sell, how customers find us, how we make money, the first 12 months, and what we need. Under 400 words.

Then list every assumption the plan depends on, one line each, marked KNOWN (I gave you the number) or GUESS (you filled it in). Put the three riskiest guesses first and say how I could test each one this month.

02. Pressure test an idea before you spend on it

You are excited about an idea and about to put money in.

I am thinking about [idea], which would cost about [money and time] to start.

Argue against it as a skeptical investor who has seen this fail before. Give me the five most likely reasons it fails, most likely first. For each one, name the cheapest test I could run in two weeks to find out, and the result that would tell me to stop.

Do not soften it and do not end with encouragement. If you need a fact about my market to judge it, ask me instead of assuming.

03. Set a price from your costs and your competitors

Pricing something new, or wondering if you charge too little.

Help me decide what to charge for [product or service].

My cost per unit or per job: [materials, labor hours and rate, delivery, fees]
Overheads per month: [rent, software, insurance, salaries]
Competitor prices: [who charges what, and what they include]
Who buys it and why they choose us: [notes]

Work out my break even price first and show the math. Then give three price options (low, middle, premium) with the margin on each and the type of customer each one attracts. Recommend one and say what would make you change your mind.

Mark any number you had to assume.

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  1. Check whether each customer makes or loses you money
  2. Run a SWOT that could not apply to anyone else
  3. Map your competitors to find the gap you can own
  4. Write an SOP from how you do the job now
  5. Write a job post the right person recognizes
  6. Build an interview scorecard before the first interview
  7. Plan a new hire's first 30 days
  8. Prepare a hard conversation with an employee or partner
  9. Sort a messy to do list by what moves the business
  10. Turn a vague goal into three numbers for the quarter
  11. Write a monthly update for investors or a board
  12. Write a decision memo with options and risks
  13. List the questions to ask a lawyer before you sign
  14. Flag the cash flow risks in the next 13 weeks
  15. Compare supplier quotes on more than price
  16. Design a customer survey that gets usable answers
  17. Have a second model challenge the first one's plan