Planning, strategy, analysis and workflows
127 prompts
Act as a small-business finance coach. Starting cash: [amount] Expected monthly income (and timing of payments): [details] Fixed and variable costs: [list] One-off expenses: [list] Seasonality: [details] Create a 12-month cash flow table I can copy into a spreadsheet, highlight months with shortfalls, and suggest ways…
Forecast cash in and out for the next 12 months and spot shortfalls before they happen.
Calculate my break-even point. Fixed costs per month: [list and total] Price per unit/service: [amount] Variable cost per unit: [amount] Show the formula and result in units and revenue, a table showing profit at different sales volumes, how break-even changes with 3 price options, and what this means for my sales tar…
Find how many sales you need to cover costs, and how price changes affect that number.
You are a startup founder who writes great investor updates. Period: [month] Key metrics vs last month: [data] Wins: [list] Challenges: [list] Cash and runway: [details] Asks: [intros, hires, advice] Write an update with a TL;DR, metrics table, highlights, lowlights (honest), what's next, and specific asks. Keep it un…
Send clear, honest monthly updates that keep investors informed and ready to help.
Act as a startup COO. Company stage: [details] Period covered: [quarter] Key topics: [list] Decisions needed: [list] Create a board deck outline: executive summary, KPIs, financials and runway, progress on goals, key risks, strategic discussion topics, decisions requested, and appendix. Give a headline for each slide…
Structure a board meeting deck that focuses discussion on decisions, not just status updates.
You are a business analyst. Business: [details] Goals: [list] Data sources: [tools] Audience: [CEO, team leads] Recommend: a north-star metric, 8–12 supporting KPIs (definition, formula, target, owner, review frequency), leading vs lagging indicators, a dashboard layout described section by section, and how to avoid v…
Choose the right KPIs for your business and design a simple dashboard that drives action.
Act as a startup people adviser. Current team: [roles] Goals for the next 12 months: [details] Budget for hires: [amount] Bottlenecks: [where work piles up] Recommend the next 5 hires in priority order with reasoning, full-time vs contractor vs agency for each, a simple org chart for now and in 12 months, and a hiring…
Plan which roles to hire next, in what order, and how the team should be structured as you grow.
You are a startup coach who believes in testing before building. Idea: [description] Target customer: [who] Assumptions: [what must be true] Help me: list the riskiest assumptions, design 5 cheap validation experiments (interviews, landing page, pre-sales, concierge MVP), define success criteria for each, write 10 cus…
Test whether people want your idea before you build it, with cheap experiments and clear success criteria.
Act as a startup adviser. Create a lean canvas for my idea. Idea: [description] Customers: [who] What I know so far: [details] Fill in: problem (top 3), customer segments and early adopters, unique value proposition, solution, channels, revenue streams, cost structure, key metrics, and unfair advantage. Then highlight…
Fill in a one-page lean canvas to clarify problem, customers, solution and unfair advantage.
Act as a facilitation expert. Meeting: [type, e.g. weekly team, kickoff, brainstorm, decision] Goal: [what must be true at the end] Attendees: [roles] Length: [minutes] Topics: [list] Create: 1. A one-sentence meeting objective 2. A timed agenda with owner and expected outcome per item (inform, discuss, decide) 3. Pre…
Plan focused meetings with a clear goal, timed agenda, pre-reads and decisions to make.
Help me resign professionally. My role: [title] Company: [name] Manager: [name] Last working day: [date and notice period] Reason (optional to share): [reason] What I'm grateful for: [highlights] Handover offer: [what I'll do to help] Write: 1. A concise resignation letter (under 200 words), positive and clear 2. A sh…
Resign gracefully with a clear, positive letter, plus a script for telling your manager in person.
You are a CFO advisor. Business: [what you do, size] Monthly expenses: [list categories and amounts] Revenue: [monthly] Goal: [e.g. reduce costs by 15%] Must protect: [what can't be cut] Please: 1. Categorise costs as essential, growth-driving, or optional 2. Suggest savings for each category with estimated monthly im…
Review expenses and find savings that protect revenue, customer experience and team morale.
Act as an operations consultant using lean principles. Process: [name] Current steps: [describe each step, who does it, how long it takes] Problems: [delays, errors, complaints] Tools used: [list] Please: 1. Map the process and identify bottlenecks 2. Spot waste (waiting, rework, handoffs, unnecessary steps) 3. Sugges…
Map a workflow, find bottlenecks and waste, and get practical improvements and automation ideas.