PROMPTVAULT — Business & Startup Strategy ================================================= 120+ GPT-4 Prompts for Entrepreneurs & Founders ================================================= SECTION 1: MARKET RESEARCH (25 Prompts) ---------------------------------------- 1.1 Market Sizing (TAM SAM SOM) Prompt: Act as a venture capital analyst. Calculate the TAM, SAM, and SOM for: [BUSINESS IDEA, TARGET MARKET]. Provide: Methodology explanation, Data sources used, Calculation steps, Final numbers with confidence intervals, Key assumptions listed, Sensitivity analysis. 1.2 Competitor Battlecard Prompt: Act as a competitive intelligence analyst. Create a detailed competitor battlecard comparing [YOUR COMPANY] vs [COMPETITOR 1] vs [COMPETITOR 2]. Include: Founding year, Funding raised, Team size, Pricing model, Key features matrix, Target customer segment, Market positioning, Strengths, Weaknesses, Our unfair advantage. 1.3 Customer Pain Point Interview Guide Prompt: Act as a user researcher. Design a 10-question customer discovery interview script for [TARGET AUDIENCE, PROBLEM SPACE]. Each question designed to: Uncover real pain (not surface-level), Reveal current workarounds, Quantify the problem's cost, Test willingness to pay. Include: Opening script, Probing follow-ups, Red flag indicators. SECTION 2: PITCH DECKS (20 Prompts) ------------------------------------ 2.1 Investor Pitch Deck Outline Prompt: Act as a pitch coach who has helped raise $100M+. Create a 12-slide pitch deck outline for [STARTUP NAME, INDUSTRY]. Slides: 1. Vision one-liner, 2. Problem (with data), 3. Solution demo, 4. Market size, 5. Traction (metrics), 6. Business model, 7. Go-to-market, 8. Competition + moat, 9. Team, 10. Financial projections, 11. The Ask, 12. Closing. For each slide, write the key message in one sentence. 2.2 Elevator Pitch Variations Prompt: Act as a messaging strategist. Write 5 versions of an elevator pitch for [STARTUP]: 1. 5-second (one sentence, mom-test approved), 2. 30-second (problem + solution + traction), 3. 60-second (full arc with market), 4. Email intro version (under 100 words), 5. Twitter bio version (under 160 characters). SECTION 3: FINANCIAL MODELING (20 Prompts) ------------------------------------------- 3.1 SaaS Financial Model Prompt: Act as a startup CFO. Build a 3-year SaaS financial model outline for [COMPANY]. Include: Revenue drivers (MRR, ARPU, churn assumptions), Cost structure (COGS, R&D, S&M, G&A), Key SaaS metrics (LTV, CAC, LTV:CAC ratio, payback period), Cash runway analysis, Scenario modeling (best/base/worst case). 3.2 Unit Economics Calculator Prompt: Act as a business analyst. Break down the unit economics for [PRODUCT, PRICE]. Calculate: Customer Acquisition Cost (broken down by channel), Gross margin per unit, Contribution margin, Payback period, Lifetime Value (using churn assumptions). Identify the metric that most needs improvement. SECTION 4: GROWTH STRATEGY (25 Prompts) ---------------------------------------- 4.1 Growth Loop Design Prompt: Act as a growth product manager. Design 3 growth loops for [PRODUCT TYPE]. For each loop: Diagram the steps (acquisition → activation → retention → referral → revenue), Identify the viral coefficient, Calculate theoretical ceiling, List the activation energy required, Prioritize by effort vs impact. 4.2 Channel Prioritization Matrix Prompt: Act as a growth marketer. Evaluate these acquisition channels for [STARTUP]: SEO, Paid social, Content marketing, Influencer, Partnerships, Cold outreach, PR, Affiliates, Community. For each: Estimated CAC, Scalability (1-10), Time to first result, Our unfair advantage (yes/no). Recommend top 3 channels with rationale. 4.3 Retention Playbook Prompt: Act as a customer success strategist. Design a retention playbook for a [BUSINESS TYPE] with [CHURN RATE]% monthly churn. Include: Onboarding sequence (first 7 days), Activation milestone definition, Engagement triggers and automated responses, Win-back campaign for churned users, Early warning churn signals to monitor. SECTION 5: FUNDRAISING (15 Prompts) ------------------------------------ 5.1 Investor Outreach Email Prompt: Act as a founder who has successfully fundraised. Write a cold email to an investor at [VC FIRM NAME] for a [ROUND TYPE] round. Include: Personalized opening (reference their portfolio/thesis), One-line company description, Traction highlight (one metric), The ask (20-min call, not money). Under 150 words. Confident but not arrogant. 5.2 Due Diligence Preparation Prompt: Act as a startup lawyer. Create a due diligence checklist for a [SERIES] round. Organize by: Corporate (formation docs, cap table, board minutes), IP (patents, trademarks, open source audit), Commercial (customer contracts, revenue concentration), Financial (P&L, tax returns, burn rate), Team (employment agreements, option grants), Compliance (privacy policy, terms of service, data processing agreements). SECTION 6: PRODUCT STRATEGY (15 Prompts) ----------------------------------------- 6.1 Product-Market Fit Survey Prompt: Act as a product strategist. Design a product-market fit survey following the Sean Ellis method. Include: The "very disappointed" question, Follow-up segmentation questions, Open-ended feedback prompts, NPS question, Feature prioritization question. Provide target benchmarks for each metric. 6.2 Product Roadmap Prioritization Prompt: Act as a product leader. Prioritize this feature backlog using RICE scoring: [FEATURE LIST]. For each feature: Reach (users affected), Impact (1-3 scale), Confidence (%), Effort (person-months). Calculate RICE score. Recommend the top 5 features for the next quarter with justification. [END OF PACK — 120 prompts across 6 sections] (c) 2026 PromptVault. Licensed for individual use.