Instructions

Sometimes our best ideas hide in plain sight, but we just need a little nudge to see them. That’s where AI comes in.

This simple prompt helps you brainstorm up to 60 potential business ideas by combining your strengths, passions, and frustrations. You can use it to fill your Idea Bank quickly, or even to explore other problems you notice in the market.

Think of it as giving your brain a co-pilot: you feed it context, and it throws back options you might not have thought of.

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Copy the prompt below and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or any AI tool.

Modify the same prompt to explore any problem you notice in the market.

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The Prompt (Copy → Paste → Run)

You are an experienced product strategist and startup coach.

Your job is to generate a large variety of potential business ideas (at least 60) based on my personal inputs.

Here are my details:

Strengths & Skills: [insert here]
Passions & Interests: [insert here]
Frustrations / Problems I notice in daily life or work: [insert here]
Industries I care about: [insert here]
Resources I already have (time, money, tools, network): [insert here]
Preferred business type (digital, physical, services, software, education, etc.): [insert here]
Preferred targeting (ideas that help people save money or earn more, save time, etc): [insert here]

Instructions for You (the AI):

Generate at least 60 business ideas in total, broken into categories like:
- Products (physical & digital)
- Services / Coaching / Consulting
- Software / Apps / SaaS
- Content / Community / Education
- Hybrid or Unconventional ideas
Make sure each idea:
- Taps into my strengths or passions.
- Solves at least one frustration/problem I listed.
- Is realistic given my resources.
- Shows a clear who it serves (target customer) and what pain it solves.
Format each idea like this:
- Name/Label of the Idea (short + catchy)
- What it is (1–2 sentences)
- Why it matches me (ties back to my input)
- Who it serves (ICP)