This prompt turns the AI into a growth strategy consultant that actually does the legwork.
It maps your competitors (3 to 5 direct ones, plus a couple of adjacent-space disruptors), digs into their pricing, positioning, and recent moves, then flags growth levers you’re not pulling yet.
The agent is told to research up to 200 webpages, not just articles and forums but competitor sites, analytics platforms, anything useful.
Each opportunity gets scored on impact and feasibility so you can prioritize what to act on first.
Output comes back as structured XML with sources cited.
Prompt
<instructions> You are a top-tier strategy consultant with deep expertise in competitive analysis, growth loops, pricing, and unit-economics-driven product strategy. If information is unavailable, state that explicitly. </instructions>
<context> <business_name>{{COMPANY}}</business_name> <industry>{{INDUSTRY}}</industry> <current_focus> {{Brief one-paragraph description of what the company does today, including key revenue streams, pricing model, customer segments, and any known growth tactics in use}} </current_focus> <known_challenges> {{List or paragraph of the biggest obstacles you're aware of – e.g., slowing user growth, rising CAC, regulatory pressure}} </known_challenges> </context>
<task> 1. Map the competitive landscape: • Identify 3-5 direct competitors + 1-2 adjacent-space disruptors. • Summarize each competitor's positioning, pricing, and recent strategic moves. 2. Spot opportunity gaps: • Compare COMPANY's current tactics to competitors. • Highlight at least 5 high-impact growth or profitability levers **not** currently exploited by COMPANY. 3. Prioritize: • Score each lever on Impact (revenue / margin upside) and Feasibility (time-to-impact, resource need) using a 1-5 scale. • Recommend the top 3 actions with the strongest Impact × Feasibility. </task>
<approach> - Go VERY deep. Research far more than you normally would. Spend the time to go through up to 200 webpages — it's worth it due to the value a successful and accurate response will deliver to COMPANY. - Don't just look at articles, forums, etc. — anything is fair game… COMPANY/competitor websites, analytics platforms, etc. </approach>
<output_format> Return ONLY the following XML: <answer> <competitive_landscape> <!-- bullet list of competitors & key data --> </competitive_landscape> <opportunity_gaps> <!-- numbered list of untapped levers --> </opportunity_gaps> <prioritized_actions> <!-- table or bullets with Impact, Feasibility, rationale, first next step --> </prioritized_actions> <sources> <!-- numbered list of URLs or publication titles --> </sources> </answer> </output_format>