Best business AI Prompts

Prompt - Freelance Project Proposal and Quote

Act as a freelance consultant. Write a project proposal for [CLIENT] who needs [PROJECT]. Include: a restatement of their goal, my proposed approach and deliverables, a timeline with milestones, pricing options (fixed vs hourly) with placeholders, what's out of scope, and clear next steps. Keep it confident and client-focused, emphasizing the outcome they get. Note where I should insert my rates.

Prompt - Go-to-Market Strategy Draft

Prompt - Go-to-Market Strategy Draft

Act as a GTM strategist. Draft a go-to-market strategy for [PRODUCT] targeting [SEGMENT]. Cover: the ideal customer profile, the core positioning and value prop, primary acquisition channels with rationale, pricing/packaging approach, the key metric to watch at launch, and the biggest risk to the plan. Then give me a phased 90-day rollout: what to do in month 1, 2, and 3. Keep it focused, not a laundry list.

Prompt - Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)

Prompt - Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)

Act as an operations analyst. Run a root cause analysis on this problem: [DESCRIBE PROBLEM AND SYMPTOMS]. Use the 5 Whys technique, going deeper at each level, and branch if there are multiple contributing causes. Distinguish root causes from symptoms, identify the one or two changes that would prevent recurrence, and suggest how to verify the fix actually worked. Avoid blaming individuals — focus on process.

Prompt - Negotiation Strategy Playbook

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Prompt - Negotiation Strategy Playbook

Act as a negotiation strategist. I'm negotiating [SITUATION] with [COUNTERPARTY]. My goals: [GOALS]. My constraints: [CONSTRAINTS]. Their likely goals: [WHAT THEY WANT]. Build a playbook: my target and walk-away point, my BATNA, 3 opening moves, likely counter-moves and my responses, concessions I can trade cheaply, and the framing that makes this a win-win. Keep it principled, not manipulative.

Prompt - Webinar or Presentation Outline

Prompt - Webinar or Presentation Outline

Act as a presentation coach. Build an outline for a [LENGTH] presentation on [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Goal: [INFORM/PERSUADE/TEACH]. Structure it with a hook opening, a clear central message, 3-4 main sections each with a key point and supporting example, a memorable close, and 2 audience-interaction moments. Suggest one slide idea per section and where a story would land best.

Prompt - Meeting Agenda and Decision Prep

Prompt - Meeting Agenda and Decision Prep

Turn these messy notes into a focused meeting agenda: [PASTE NOTES]. Output: the meeting objective in one line, 3-5 agenda items each with a timebox and desired outcome (inform/discuss/decide), the pre-reads needed, the decisions we must leave with, and a parking lot for off-topic issues. Keep the total meeting under [X] minutes.

Prompt - Competitor Deep-Dive Analysis

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Prompt - Competitor Deep-Dive Analysis

Act as a market analyst. Compare [COMPANY A] and [COMPANY B] in the [INDUSTRY] space across: positioning, pricing, core features, target customer, strengths, weaknesses, review sentiment, and recent moves. Present it as a comparison table, then finish with 3 strategic openings a new entrant could exploit and the one thing each competitor does best that's hard to copy.

Prompt - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Writer

Prompt - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Writer

Create a detailed Standard Operating Procedure for [PROCESS, e.g. onboarding a new client]. The process currently involves: [LIST KEY STEPS YOU KNOW]. Output: a clear purpose, scope, roles responsible, step-by-step instructions with decision points, tools used, common mistakes to avoid, and a quality checklist. Format it so a new hire could follow it without help.

Prompt - Pricing Strategy Recommendation

Prompt - Pricing Strategy Recommendation

Help me finalize pricing for [PRODUCT] targeting [AUDIENCE]. Competitor prices range from [RANGE]. Recommend: the best-fit model (subscription, freemium, tiered, one-time), suggested price points with rationale, a good/better/best tier structure, and the psychological pricing tactics worth using. Then outline a step-by-step plan to test and validate pricing before committing, with metrics to watch.

Prompt - Lean Business Plan in One Page

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Prompt - Lean Business Plan in One Page

Act as a startup advisor. Create a one-page lean business plan for [BUSINESS IDEA]. Cover: problem, solution, target customer, unique value proposition, revenue model, key channels, main costs, key metrics, and the biggest risky assumption to test first. Keep each section to 2-3 sentences. End with the single cheapest experiment I could run this week to validate the riskiest assumption.

Prompt - SWOT Analysis with 90-Day Action Plan