Chapter 170

Case Study: Creating a Complete Business Plan

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Let's see chain prompting create a comprehensive business plan:

The Challenge

Create a full business plan for an AI-powered personal finance app.

The Chain Sequence

Prompt 1: Market Research "You are a market research expert. Analyze the personal finance app market: size, growth, trends, user pain points, and underserved segments. Focus on opportunities for AI differentiation."

Output: Comprehensive market analysis

Prompt 2: Competitive Analysis "Using this market research [paste key findings], analyze the top 5 competitors in AI-powered personal finance. Create a competitive matrix showing features, pricing, strengths, and gaps we could exploit."

Output: Detailed competitive landscape

Prompt 3: Product Strategy "Based on our market research showing [paste key opportunities] and competitive gaps in [paste main gaps], design our product strategy. Include core features, unique value proposition, and AI differentiators."

Output: Clear product vision

Prompt 4: Business Model "With our product strategy of [paste product summary], design the business model. Include revenue streams, pricing strategy, customer acquisition channels, and unit economics. Reference competitor pricing from our analysis."

Output: Viable business model

Prompt 5: Go-to-Market Strategy "Our AI-powered finance app targets [paste target segment] with [paste key features]. Competitors struggle with [paste weaknesses]. Create a go-to-market strategy including positioning, launch plan, and growth tactics."

Output: Actionable GTM plan

Prompt 6: Financial Projections "Using these inputs: - Market size: [from research] - Pricing model: [from business model] - CAC estimates: [from GTM] - Competitive benchmarks: [from analysis] Create 3-year financial projections with assumptions clearly stated."

Output: Realistic financials

Prompt 7: Executive Summary "Synthesize this business plan: - Market opportunity: [paste key points] - Our solution: [paste product strategy] - Business model: [paste revenue model] - Traction plan: [paste GTM highlights] - Financial outlook: [paste projection summary] Write a compelling 2-page executive summary."

Output: Powerful summary that ties everything together

The Result

A 40-page business plan where every section reinforces the others, created in 90 minutes instead of weeks.