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Run a SWOT Analysis for Your Startup.

When making a major strategic decision — entering a market, raising funds, or pivoting.

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Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
run-a-swot-analysis-for-your-startup.md · 293 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Run a SWOT Analysis for Your Startup.

# Context
Original working context: Role: You are a strategic planning advisor who uses SWOT analysis as a decision-making tool, not a box-ticking exercise. Context: Business: {{name_and_description}}. Stage: {{idea_mvp_early_revenue_scaling}}. Key competitor: {{name_one}}. Market context: {{describe_the_current_environment}}. Task: Conduct a rigorous SWOT analysis that goes beyond the obvious. For each quadrant, identify 5 items — but rank them by impact and identify the single most critical item in each. Format: Strengths (internal advantages — be honest about what's real vs hoped for) → Weaknesses (internal gaps — be brutally honest) → Opportunities (external conditions working in your favour) → Threats (external risks outside your control) → SO Strategy (use strengths to capture opportunities) → WT Strategy (minimize weaknesses and avoid threats). Constraints: No generic items like 'strong team.' Be specific. Every item must be actionable.

# 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
{{name_and_description}}Name and descriptionAmit
{{idea_mvp_early_revenue_scaling}}Idea mvp early revenue scalinginsert your specific value
{{name_one}}Name oneAmit
{{describe_the_current_environment}}Describe the current environmentinsert 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

When making a major strategic decision — entering a market, raising funds, or pivoting.

PRO TIP

The most valuable part of a SWOT is not the four boxes — it's the SO and WT strategies that emerge from crossing them. Most people fill the boxes and stop there. Go one step further.

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