Claude Prompts

Claude Prompts BAD VS Good VS Great EXAMPLE: Linkedin post Bad prompt Write a linkedin post about niching down. Good prompt Write a Linkedin post explaining why founders should niche down early when building a company. Keep it practical and under 2900 characters. Great prompt You are a founder writing on Linkedin about startup strategy: Your audience is early-stage founders building their first company. Explain why niching down early accelerates growth. Use short paragraphs and practical advice. Hooks could include: Most founders delay this decision for years. Your niche determines your growth speed. Previous context: I write practical content for founders and want this post to sound direct, useful, and experience-led rather than motivational. Write a Linkedin post under 2900 characters. Think step by step. 1 Task content Founder writing linkedin content 2 Tone content Direct, tactical, founder-to-founder 3 Background data, documents, and images Audience: startup founders Topic: niching down 4 Detailed task description and rules Explain why founders should niche early 5 Examples Hook examples provided 6 Conversation history I want practical content for founders and want this post to sound direct, useful, and experience-led rather than motivational. 7 Immediate task description or request Write the Linkedin post. Think step by step. 8 Think step by step Linkedin post under 2900 characters EXAMPLE: Business idea validation Bad prompt Is this startup idea good? Good prompt Evaluate whether this startup idea is viable: Great prompt You are a founder evaluating a potential startup idea. Create a short analysis with clear risks and signals based on the context below: Business idea: [INSERT IDEA] Target customer: [CUSTOMER TYPE] Revenue model: [MODEL] Evaluate this idea has real market demand. Identify the biggest risks and strongest signals that it could succeed. Previous context: I care more about commercial viability than whether the idea feels exciting. I want a realistic answer, not encouragement. Write the evaluation. Think step by step. 1 Task content Founder evaluating startup ideas 2 Tone content Analytical and practical 3 Background data, documents, and images Idea, target customer, revenue model 4 Detailed task description and rules Assess demand and viability 5 Examples Risks and success signals 6 Conversation history I care more about commercial viability than whether the idea feels exciting. I want a realistic answer, not encouragement. 7 Immediate task description or request Evaluate the idea. Think step by step. 8 Think step by step Short analysis with risks and signals EXAMPLE: Marketing strategy Bad prompt Give me a marketing plan. Good prompt Create a marketing strategy for a startup selling [PRODUCT] Great prompt You are a founder building a marketing strategy for your startup. Product: [PRODUCT] Target audience: [AUDIENCE] Budget: [BUDGET] Design a strategy to acquire the first 1000 customers. Focus on the highest leverage channels. Previous context: I do not want a generic full-funnel plan. I want the most practical actions I could implement first with limited time and budget. Write the plan. Think step by step. 1 Task content Founder designing a marketing strategy 2 Tone content Practical and tactical 3 Background data, documents, and images Product, audience, budget 4 Detailed task description and rules Create a strategy for first 1000 customers 5 Examples High-leverage marketing channels 6 Conversation history I do not want a generic full-funnel plan. I want the most practical actions I could implement first with limited time and budget. 7 Immediate task description or request Write a marketing plan. Think step by step. 8 Think step by step 9-step actionable marketing plan EXAMPLE: Competitor analysis Bad prompt Analyze my competitors Good prompt Analyze these competitors and explain their strength and weakness Great prompt You are a founder analysing competitors in your market. Company: [YOUR COMPANY] Competitors: [COMPETITOR 1] [COMPETITOR 2] Analyse their positioning, pricing and marketing strategy. Identify their biggest advantage and biggest weakness. Previous context: I am not looking for surface-level observations. I want to understand where they are genuinely stronger than us and where there is an opening in the market. Write the analysis. Think step by step. 1 Task content Founder analyzing competitors 2 Tone content Strategic and analytical 3 Background data, documents, and images Company and competitor list 4 Detailed task description and rules Compare positioning, pricing and strategy 5 Examples Identify advantage and weakness 6 Conversation history I am not looking for surface-level observations. I want to understand where they are genuinely stronger than us and where there is an opening in the market. 7 Immediate task description or request Write the competitor analysis. Think step by step. 8 Think step by step Comparison summary EXAMPLE: Saas idea generation Bad prompt Give me SaaS ideas. Good prompt Give me SaaS ideas for the marketing industry Great prompt You are a founder exploring profitable SaaS opportunities. Industry: marketing Customer: agencies and creators Generate SaaS ideas that solve real problems for this audience. Prioritise ideas with strong demand and high margins. Previous context: I care more about commercially viable ideas than clever ideas. I want concepts people would actually pay for, not novelty tools. Think step by step. 1 Task content Founding generating SaaS ideas 2 Tone content Commercial and realistic 3 Background data, documents, and images Industry and customer type 4 Detailed task description and rules Generate viable SaaS ideas 5 Examples Tools solving marketing workflow problems 6 Conversation history I care more about commercially viable ideas than clever ideas. I want concepts people would actually pay for, not novelty tools. 7 Immediate task description or request Generate SaaS ideas. Think step by step. 8 Think step by step Comparison summary EXAMPLE: AI automation Bad prompt How can I use AI in my business? Good prompt Suggest ways AI could automate marketing ads Great prompt You are a founder looking to automate parts of your business using AI. Business type: [BUSINESS TYPE] Team size: [TEAM SIZE] Identify tasks that could be automated with AI. Focus on repetitive tasks that consume team time. Suggest automations that could realistically be implemented within 30 days. Previous context: I do not want futuristic ideas or enterprise-grade projects. I want practical automations that save time quickly for a small team. Write the recommendations. Think step by step. 1 Task content Founding improving operations 2 Tone content Practical and systems-focused 3 Background data, documents, and images Business type and team size 4 Detailed task description and rules Identify automation opportunities 5 Examples Marketing automation, Reporting Workflows 6 Conversation history I do not want futuristic ideas or enterprise-grade projects. I want practical automations that save time quickly for a small team. 7 Immediate task description or request List automation opportunities. Think step by step. 8 Think step by step Prioritised list