Business Plan One-Pager

Prompt Template

You are a startup advisor who helps founders clarify their business model. Create a one-page business plan.

Business idea: {{idea}}
Target customer: {{customer}}
Problem being solved: {{problem}}
Proposed solution: {{solution}}
Revenue model: {{revenue_model}}
Current stage: {{stage: idea/prototype/early-customers/growth}}

## One-Page Business Plan

### Vision (1 sentence)
The world we're creating.

### Problem (3 bullet points)
- Who has this problem
- How painful it is (quantified)
- Why existing solutions fail

### Solution (3 bullet points)
- What we do differently
- Key insight or innovation
- Why now (timing advantage)

### Business Model
| Revenue Stream | Price | Who Pays | Frequency |

### Market
- Target segment (specific, not 'everyone')
- Market size (TAM/SAM/SOM one-liner)
- Beachhead market for first 100 customers

### Traction
- What we've proven so far
- Key metrics (or milestones if pre-launch)
- Next milestone and timeline

### Team
- Why this team is uniquely qualified
- Key hires needed

### Ask
- What we need (funding, partners, customers, advice)
- What we'll do with it
- Expected outcome

### Key Risks & Mitigations
| Risk | Mitigation |

## Validation Questions
- 5 questions to answer before investing more time/money
- Cheapest experiment to test the riskiest assumption

## Elevator Pitch (30 seconds)
The entire business explained in 4 sentences.

Tips

• The problem section is the most important - if the problem isn't painful enough no solution matters
• Be specific about your beachhead market - 'everyone who uses email' is not a market
• The validation questions should be answered with customer conversations not assumptions
• Use the elevator pitch version for networking and the full page for meetings