Business Plan Prompt: Investor-Ready Outline

This business plan prompt drafts a complete plan: market analysis, financials, and go-to-market. Fill in the business idea, paste into any AI tool.

The prompt

Role:
Act as a startup consultant who has helped 100+ founders raise seed funding.

Context:
Business idea: [BUSINESS_IDEA]. Target market: [TARGET_MARKET]. Revenue model: [REVENUE_MODEL]. Estimated startup costs: [STARTUP_COSTS]. Founding team: [TEAM].

Task:
1. Draft a full business plan: Executive Summary, Problem & Solution, Market Analysis, Business Model, Go-to-Market Strategy, Financial Projections (3 years), Risks, Milestones.
2. Size the market with TAM/SAM/SOM estimates and state every assumption.
3. Build a Year 1-3 P&L sketch: revenue, key costs, break-even month.
4. List the top 5 risks with a mitigation for each.
5. End with a 12-month milestone roadmap, one milestone per month.
6. Draft 5 questions a skeptical investor would ask, with strong answers.

Format:
- Section headers, tables for financials
- Bullet lists for risks and milestones
- Investor Q&A section

Constraints:
- Flag every estimated number with [estimate].
- No hockey-stick projections without a stated growth driver.
- Keep the executive summary under 250 words so it works as a standalone pitch.
- All milestones must be measurable; no vague goals.

Variables to fill in

Replace each [variable] in the prompt with your own details:

[BUSINESS_IDEA] [TARGET_MARKET] [REVENUE_MODEL] [STARTUP_COSTS] [TEAM]

Example input

BUSINESS_IDEA: mobile dog grooming vans; TARGET_MARKET: suburban pet owners, Austin TX; REVENUE_MODEL: $75 average ticket, subscriptions; STARTUP_COSTS: $120k for 2 vans; TEAM: 2 founders, ops + marketing

How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt. Fill in the business idea and market details. Paste into any AI tool, then validate every [estimate] with real research.

Tips for the best results

Tip: Treat the AI draft as v0 — investors fund researched numbers, not generated ones.
Tip: Generate the financial section separately with more detail for a stronger model.
Tip: Ask the AI to critique its own plan as a skeptical investor, then fix the gaps.