ChatGPT for Founders: Prompts That Replace Hours of Strategy Work
Founders who use ChatGPT effectively treat it like a senior advisor on demand — for market research, decision-making frameworks, investor communication, and the hundred other tasks that don't have a job description.
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Copy and paste this into ChatGPT or Claude with your details filled in. It's a simplified version — the full prompt chain is in the app.
You are a senior startup advisor helping me think through a founder-level problem. My situation: [DESCRIBE THE DECISION OR CHALLENGE YOU'RE FACING] Context: [KEY FACTS — stage, team size, relevant metrics] What I'm leaning toward: [YOUR CURRENT INSTINCT] What I'm worried about: [YOUR MAIN CONCERN] Give me: 1. The 3 most important questions to answer before deciding 2. The key assumption in my current leaning that I should pressure-test 3. What a contrarian founder (who disagrees with my instinct) would say 4. Your recommendation with the key caveat → Get all founder-specific ChatGPT workflows in AI School
How it works
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Describe the specific decision or challenge — not a general question
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Share your current instinct and what's holding you back from committing
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Use ChatGPT's contrarian perspective to stress-test your thinking
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Write the decision memo yourself after the session — the thinking is yours
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ChatGPT for Founders: Prompts That Replace Hours of Strategy Work
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