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10 AI Business Consulting Prompts

Lists 10 specific prompts for AI to perform strategic business tasks including SWOT analysis, market entry strategy, cost optimization, growth hacking, competitive intelligence, pr…

PROMPT

"RIP McKinsey: Here are 10 prompts to replace expensive business consultants" focuses on using AI to handle strategic business tasks.

RIP McKinsey.
Here are 10 prompts to replace expensive business consultants:

High-end consulting firms charge $500k+ for what AI can now do in seconds. You don't need a massive budget to get world-class strategic advice. You just need the right prompts.

Here are 10 AI prompts to act as your personal business consultant:


1. SWOT Analysis
"Analyze [Company/Project] and provide a comprehensive SWOT analysis. Identify internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats. Suggest strategies to leverage strengths and mitigate threats."

2. Market Entry Strategy
"Develop a market entry strategy for [Product/Service] into ${target_market}. Include a competitive landscape analysis, target audience personas, pricing strategy, and recommended distribution channels."

3. Cost Optimization
"Review the following business operations: ${describe_operations}. Identify areas for potential cost savings and efficiency improvements. Provide a prioritized list of actionable recommendations."

4. Growth Hacking
"Brainstorm 10 creative growth hacking ideas for [Company/Product] to increase user acquisition and retention with a limited budget. Focus on low-cost, high-impact strategies."

5. Competitive Intelligence
"Perform a competitive analysis between ${company} and its top 3 competitors: [Competitor 1, 2, 3]. Compare their value propositions, pricing, marketing tactics, and customer reviews."

6. Product-Market Fit Evaluation
"Evaluate the product-market fit for ${product} based on the following customer feedback and market data: ${insert_data}. Identify gaps and suggest product iterations to improve fit."

7. Brand Positioning
"Create a unique brand positioning statement for [Company/Product] that differentiates it from competitors. Define the target audience, the core benefit, and the 'reason to believe'."

8. Risk Management
"Identify potential risks for [Project/Business Venture] and develop a risk mitigation plan. Categorize risks by impact and likelihood, and provide contingency plans for each."

9. Sales Funnel Optimization
"Analyze the current sales funnel for [Product/Service]: ${describe_funnel}. Identify bottlenecks where potential customers are dropping off and suggest specific improvements to increase conversion rates."

10. Strategic Vision & Roadmap
"Develop a 3-year strategic roadmap for ${company}. Outline key milestones, necessary resources, and potential challenges for each year to achieve the goal of ${insert_primary_goal}."

INPUTS

[Company/Project] REQUIRED

Company or project to analyze for SWOT

e.g. Acme Corp

${target_market} REQUIRED

Target market for market entry strategy

e.g. Southeast Asia

${describe_operations} REQUIRED

Description of business operations for cost review

e.g. Supply chain with 50 suppliers, annual marketing spend $2M

[Company/Product] REQUIRED

Company or product for growth hacking or brand positioning

e.g. SuperApp

${company} REQUIRED

Company for competitive intelligence or roadmap

e.g. Starbucks

[Competitor 1, 2, 3] REQUIRED

Top 3 competitors for analysis

e.g. Dunkin, Tim Hortons, Costa Coffee

${product} REQUIRED

Product for product-market fit evaluation

e.g. EcoWidget

${insert_data} REQUIRED

Customer feedback and market data for PMF

e.g. 80% users love UI but complain about speed; market size $5B

[Project/Business Venture] REQUIRED

Project or venture for risk management

e.g. Expansion to Asia

[Product/Service] REQUIRED

Product or service for market entry or sales funnel

e.g. Cloud SaaS

${describe_funnel} REQUIRED

Current sales funnel description

e.g. Top: 10k leads, Mid: 1k trials, Bottom: 100 sales

${insert_primary_goal} REQUIRED

Primary goal for strategic roadmap

e.g. Achieve 1M users

REQUIRED CONTEXT

  • company/project details
  • product/service details
  • business operations description
  • customer feedback and market data
  • sales funnel description

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
numbered_list

CAVEATS

Missing context
  • Uniform output format specifications (e.g., tables or sections).
  • Examples of completed analyses for reference.
Ambiguities
  • Inconsistent placeholder syntax (e.g., [Company/Project] vs. ${target_market}).

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.92
CLARITY
0.95
SPECIFICITY
0.90
REUSABILITY
0.98
COMPLETENESS
0.85

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Standardize all placeholders to one syntax like ${variable_name} for consistency.
  • Add a note on preferred output structure, such as 'Present in markdown with tables where applicable.'
  • Group prompts by business function and add a usage guide.
  • Include success criteria like 'Prioritize recommendations by impact and feasibility.'

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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