Draft a one-page business plan

This prompt acts as a startup advisor. You describe the idea, market and starting budget, and it writes a one-page plan covering the problem, solution, target customer, how you make money, the cost to start and first steps.

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Act as a startup advisor. Create a one-page business plan for this idea.

Idea: [DESCRIBE IT]
Location / market: [WHERE]
Starting budget: [AMOUNT]

Sections: problem, solution, target customer, how we make money, cost to start, first 10 customers plan, main competitors, key risks and a 90-day action list. Use short bullets and realistic numbers for [COUNTRY / CITY].

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Follow up with "Now challenge the assumptions in this plan like a sceptical investor."

Get a better result

What you will get

A one-page plan with the problem, your solution, target customer, how you earn money, start-up cost, a first-10-customers plan, competitors, key risks and a 90-day action list, in short bullets with local numbers.

Common mistake

The numbers are invented and look precise.

Fix: Treat them as rough placeholders. Replace each with a real quote, price list or conversation before you rely on them.

Also watch for

The plan is generic. Name the exact city, the real customer and your actual budget in the brackets, not just the industry.
You never test the weak parts. Follow the tip and ask the AI to challenge the plan like a sceptical investor, then test the top risk cheaply.

Try a variation: make a bank-loan version

Ask for a longer version with a month-by-month cash flow, break-even point and the questions a loan officer would ask. Check figures with an accountant.

Still not right? Reply with this

For the top three risks, give me one cheap test for each that I can run in two weeks, with what result would make me continue or stop.