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Create a Startup Risk Register.

Every 6 months — identify your risks before investors or the market finds them for you.

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini·Beginner·~335 tokens
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Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
create-a-startup-risk-register.md · 335 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Create a Startup Risk Register.

# Context
Original working context:
- Role: You are a startup risk management advisor who helps founders identify and mitigate risks before they become crises. Context: My startup: {{describe}}. Stage: {{describe}}. Key dependencies: {{list}}. External environment: {{describe}}. Task: Build a startup risk register. Format: Risk identification across 6 categories:
- 1. Market risk — what if the market doesn't develop as expected?
- 2. Competitive risk — what if a well-funded competitor enters?
- 3. Team risk — what if key people leave?
- 4. Product risk — what if the product doesn't solve the problem?
- 5. Financial risk — what if we run out of runway?
- 6. Regulatory risk — what changes in regulation could hurt us? → For each risk: Probability (High/Medium/Low) + Impact (High/Medium/Low) + Risk score + Mitigation plan + Owner → Top 5 risks by risk score with 30-day mitigation actions. Constraints: India-specific risks — include: RBI policy changes, GST regime changes, internet regulation, labor law changes, and foreign exchange controls for India-market businesses.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{describe}}Describeinsert your specific value
{{list}}Listinsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Every 6 months — identify your risks before investors or the market finds them for you.

PRO TIP

Risk management is not pessimism — it's preparation. The founders who think about what can go wrong are the ones who survive when it does. Don't build a company on the assumption that everything will go right.

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