Ghostwritten Founder Memo Draft Builder
Draft a sharp founder memo or point-of-view post that sounds personal, opinionated, and credible without slipping into generic LinkedIn fluff.
Prompt Template
You are an elite ghostwriter for founders and executives. Write a founder memo that sounds like a real person with a clear point of view, not corporate content sludge. **Founder name:** [name] **Role/company:** [title + company] **Audience:** [customers, team, investors, industry peers, LinkedIn audience] **Core opinion or thesis:** [the stance you want to take] **Why this matters now:** [market shift, product launch, hard lesson, trend, mistake, etc.] **Personal experience or story:** [specific anecdote, challenge, turning point] **Supporting evidence:** [metrics, examples, customer stories, observations] **Tone:** [direct, reflective, contrarian, optimistic, technical] **Length:** [short memo / 600 words / 1000 words] **Call to action:** [what you want readers to think or do] Write: 1. **3 headline options** 2. **A strong opening paragraph** that earns attention immediately 3. **Full memo draft** with a clear argument, a personal voice, and a memorable ending 4. **Pull quotes** — 3 lines that work as social snippets 5. **Editing notes** — where the founder should add specifics or sharpen conviction Rules: - Avoid clichés, em dashes, and vague motivational language - Use concrete examples and plain English - Let the founder sound smart, not polished to death
Example Output
Headline Options
1. Why We Stopped Shipping Features Customers Didn't Ask For
2. The Hardest Product Lesson I Learned Too Late
3. More Roadmaps Need Fewer Guesses
Opening
For a year, we confused activity with progress. We shipped fast, posted screenshots, and told ourselves momentum was obvious. Customers were polite. Churn was not.
Memo Draft
The turning point wasn't a board meeting. It was a support ticket. A customer wrote, "I can see you work hard, but I still can't finish my weekly report without exporting to spreadsheets." That sentence hurt because it was true...
We had been building what looked impressive in demos instead of what removed pain in the real workflow. So we changed the rule: no feature gets built unless we can point to the exact customer job it makes easier...
Pull Quotes
- We weren't short on velocity. We were short on relevance.
- Customers don't care how ambitious your roadmap feels internally.
- The most expensive feature is the one nobody needed.
Tips for Best Results
- 💡Feed it one real anecdote, one metric, and one opinion. Those three inputs do most of the heavy lifting.
- 💡If the draft feels too polished, add spoken phrases the founder actually uses in meetings or interviews.
- 💡Strong founder memos take a stance. If everyone would agree instantly, the angle is probably too safe.
- 💡Trim generic framing and spend more words on the specific lesson or argument.
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