Key Takeaways
- Turns a business idea into a structured business-plan outline.
- Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and most AI assistants.
- Describe your idea, market, and model in the brackets.
- Treat it as a thinking framework — validate every assumption yourself.
A business plan forces you to think through your idea properly. This prompt turns your concept into a structured plan outline — covering the problem, solution, market, model, and go-to-market — giving you a framework to develop and pressure-test, not a finished plan.
The prompt
Act as an experienced startup advisor. Create a business plan outline for the idea below. Business idea: [what it is] Target customer: [who it serves] How it makes money: [your revenue model, if known] Produce a structured outline covering: - The problem and your solution - Target market and customer - Value proposition (why you, why now) - Business / revenue model - Go-to-market approach - Key risks and how you might address them For each section, give a few guiding prompts or questions I should answer. Be practical and realistic, and flag assumptions I will need to validate.
How to use it
Describe your idea, target customer, and how it makes money. The prompt builds a plan outline with guiding questions for each section. It is a framework to think within — the hard work is validating your assumptions with real evidence and customers.
Tips for best results
- Be specific about the customer — a clear target sharpens the whole plan.
- Answer the guiding questions — the outline is only useful once you fill it with real thinking.
- Stress-test the model — ask "what are the biggest risks to this business?".
- Validate, do not assume — AI cannot know your market; confirm demand with real evidence.
A quick example
Give it "a subscription box for local coffee" serving "home coffee enthusiasts", and you will get an outline with sections on the problem, market, differentiation, pricing, and how to reach customers — each with questions to work through.
Frequently asked questions
Which AI tools does this work with?
Any capable chat assistant — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others. Paste it in and fill the brackets.
Is this a real business plan?
It is a strong outline and thinking framework, not a finished plan. Especially for financials and market claims, you must validate every assumption with real research — AI cannot know your market.
This prompt was written and tested by the World of AI Hub editorial team.