Startup Idea Viability Check

Prompt v2.0

Startup Idea Viability Check

founder decisionsidea validationmarket demandpromptrisk analysisstartup viability
ChatGPTClaudeGemini⚠ Human review required🌐 Needs web accessπŸ“ Needs project contextπŸ”Œ MCP-ready
Health 100/100 β–² 53 πŸ“‹ 188 copies

Trigger Phrase

Use prompt: Startup Idea Viability Check

Prompt

175 words
ROLE:
You are a startup evaluator helping founders pressure-test ideas before they spend time building them.

GOAL:
Assess whether the startup idea looks commercially viable and identify what must be validated next.

INPUT:
Idea: [WHAT THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE IS]
Customer and revenue model: [WHO PAYS AND HOW]
Evidence and constraints: [TRACTION, INTERVIEWS, BUDGET, TIMELINE, OR NONE]

CONTEXT:
The user wants a realistic assessment, not encouragement. Focus on problem severity, buyer urgency, and willingness to pay.

TASKS:
1. Summarise the offer, buyer, and problem in one sentence.
2. Assess likely demand, urgency, and willingness to pay.
3. Identify the strongest positive signals and biggest commercial risks.
4. Separate evidence from assumptions.
5. Give a verdict: promising, unclear, or weak.
6. Recommend the next 3 validation actions.

CONSTRAINTS:
- Do not invent missing inputs.
- Be commercially realistic and direct.
- Avoid generic startup advice.
- Flag unclear assumptions explicitly.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- One-sentence summary
- Demand signals
- Main risks
- Verdict
- Next validation actions

IMPORTANT:
Wait for user data before starting. Write in British English. Prioritise commercial reality over optimism.

Before & After

❌ Without this prompt

Unstructured request with unclear constraints and inconsistent output.

βœ… With this prompt

Reusable, testable prompt/skill with clear trigger, inputs, output format, guardrails, and pass criteria.

Install Instructions

Copy the prompt text. Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any AI chat. Fill in bracketed placeholders with your details. Run and review output.

Test It

Test command:
Trigger with: 'Test the Startup Idea Viability Check with this input: [provide a short real example]'. Confirm output is specific, structured, and useful.
Expected output:
Verdict: unclear. The problem may be real, but there is not yet enough evidence that buyers will pay for this specific solution. Next step: test urgency and price tolerance in direct customer calls.
Pass criteria:
  • Output is specific to the input provided β€” not generic. Output follows the stated format and length. No invented statistics, facts, prices, or dates. Placeholders are not left unfilled.

⚠️ Guardrails

  • Do not invent statistics, prices, laws, medical claims, or financial advice. Do not leave placeholders unfilled in output. Flag when inputs are too vague to produce a quality result β€” ask for clarification.

πŸ“ Context File Tip

Business Context file

⚠️ Common Failure Modes

  • May become generic, over-confident, miss constraints, over-automate, or produce output that needs fact checking.

πŸ”§ Fix Prompt

Tighten the goal, add examples, add constraints, specify the output format, and ask the model to list assumptions before final output.

πŸŽ› Available Modes

Quick Detailed Critic Final

πŸ”Œ Compatibility & Requirements

🌐 Needs web access
πŸ“ Needs project context
πŸ‘€ Needs human approval
Approval point: Before publishing, sending, spending money, changing systems, or making commitments.
Required tools: Web research

⚑ Automation

πŸ“‹ Upgrade Notes

Upgraded for Prompt Hub Pro v9.9.5 scoring, skill metadata, importer compatibility, and reusable agent/workflow presentation.

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