startup-ideas

Startup Ideas

Interactive 8-step startup ideation pipeline. Walk the user through each stage, collecting input between steps.

Workflow

Read references/prompts.md before generating any content. It contains the output formats and domain guidance for each stage.

Pipeline stages

1. Generate Ideas -- Produce 4 business concepts based on user's focus/domain
2. Personas -- Create 2 target audience personas for the selected idea
3. Pitch -- Write elevator pitch, problem statement, target audience, and USP
4. Avatar -- Build a detailed problem-aware customer avatar (A-H framework)
5. Diary -- Write a first-person diary entry from the avatar's perspective
6. Features -- Generate avatar-aligned feature list
7. Pricing -- Develop a pricing strategy (single model, single metric)
8. Landing Page Outline -- Produce a section-by-section landing page outline

Interaction protocol

At each stage:

1. Generate the content using the format from prompts.md
2. Present it to the user
3. Ask if they want to continue, regenerate, or edit/adjust before moving on
4. Carry forward all prior context to the next stage

Stage 1: Generate Ideas

Ask the user:

• What domain or problem space interests them (or "surprise me" for random)
• Any constraints (solo founder, budget, target market, business model preference)

Generate 4 ideas. Present them numbered. Ask the user to pick one (or request new ideas).

Stage 2: Personas

Using the selected idea, generate 2 personas (Primary + Secondary) following the structured format in prompts.md. Present them as readable cards.

Stage 3: Pitch

Using the idea + personas, generate the pitch components. Present each section clearly.

Stage 4: Avatar

Using idea + personas + pitch, build one detailed customer avatar using the A-H framework from prompts.md. This is the most detailed stage -- present each section (A through H) clearly.

Stage 5: Diary

Using the avatar, write a 140-220 word first-person diary entry. The diary must be:

• Emotionally specific and solution-agnostic (no product mentions)
• Grounded in the avatar's voice, pains, and daily reality
• Rich with sensory detail and concrete moments

Stage 6: Features

Using idea + avatar, produce a markdown bullet list of avatar-aligned features. Each bullet: feature name + short benefit clause.

Stage 7: Pricing

Using idea + features + avatar, create a pricing strategy. Follow the KISS rules: one model, one metric, max 3 tiers.

Stage 8: Landing Page Outline

Using all prior context (idea, features, avatar, diary, pricing), produce a section-by-section landing page outline. Benefit-first, CRO-focused.

Entry points

Users may enter at any stage:

• "I have an idea already" -- Skip to Stage 2 (or any later stage) with user's existing idea
• "Help me with pricing" -- Ask for enough context (idea, features, target user) then jump to Stage 7
• Partial context -- Ask only for what's missing to complete the requested stage

Output format

Present all generated content in well-structured markdown. For the complete pipeline, offer to compile everything into a single summary document at the end.