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10 AI Prompts for Founders & Small Business Owners

When you're running the whole thing, AI is the cheapest employee you'll ever hire. These 10 prompts help you think through decisions, win customers, and move faster — with any chatbot. Fill in the [BRACKETS] with your specifics.

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1. Pressure-test an idea
Here's my idea: [IDEA]. Play devil's advocate. Give me the 5 strongest reasons it could fail and what I'd need to believe for it to work.
Tip: Better to hear it from AI than from the market.
2. Pre-mortem a plan
Imagine my plan '[PLAN]' failed badly 6 months from now. Write the story of how it went wrong, then list the early warning signs I should watch for.
Tip: Pre-mortems catch risks optimism hides.
3. Proposal from call notes
Turn these call notes into a clean, persuasive proposal outline: their situation, the outcome they want, my recommended approach, scope, and a clear next step. NOTES: [PASTE]
Tip: Mirror their own words back in the 'situation' section.
4. Explain your pricing simply
Help me explain my pricing for [SERVICE] clearly and confidently. Options: [DETAILS]. Make the value obvious and reduce the fear of choosing wrong.
Tip: Confused buyers don't buy — clarity is a sales tool.
5. Cold outreach that isn't spammy
Write a short cold email to [PROSPECT] at [COMPANY]. I help [WHO] achieve [OUTCOME]. Open with something specific to them, keep it about their problem, and ask for a low-pressure next step. Under 90 words.
Tip: Paste something real about them for the opener.
6. Handle an angry customer
A customer is upset: [PASTE MESSAGE]. Write a reply that acknowledges the frustration, owns what's fair, and moves toward a solution. Human, not a corporate wall.
Tip: Acknowledge the feeling first, the facts second.
7. One-page strategy
Help me draft a one-page strategy for [GOAL]: where we are, where we're going, the 3 biggest bets, what we won't do, and how we'll know it's working.
Tip: 'What we won't do' is the hardest and most useful line.
8. Job description that attracts
Write a job description for a [ROLE]. Focus on outcomes and the real day-to-day work, not a wish-list of skills. Add a short, human 'why this role matters' intro.
Tip: Outcome-based JDs beat buzzword lists.
9. Turn data into a story
Here are some numbers: [PASTE]. Tell me the story they're really telling, the one insight that matters most, and how to explain it to a non-numbers audience.
Tip: Always ask 'what would change this conclusion?'
10. Win back a quiet lead
Write a warm, low-pressure message to re-open a conversation with [PROSPECT] who went quiet after [WHAT HAPPENED]. No guilt-tripping. Give a real reason to talk now.
Tip: 'Just checking in' is dead — give a reason.

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The Plain-English AI Prompt Pack: 100 copy-paste prompts for real work — emails, meetings, marketing, managing people. Works with any chatbot.

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