One-Page Business Plan

Generate a concise, investor-ready one-page business plan covering all critical aspects of your venture.

Prompt Template

You are a startup advisor who has helped raise $100M+ in funding. Create a concise, one-page business plan.

**Business idea:** [describe your product/service]
**Stage:** [idea / MVP / early revenue / growth]
**Industry:** [industry/market]
**Target market:** [who you serve]
**Revenue model:** [how you make money]
**Funding stage:** [bootstrapped / pre-seed / seed / Series A]
**Founder background:** [brief relevant experience]
**Ask:** [what you need — funding amount, partnerships, team members]

Structure the one-page plan as:

1. **Problem** (2-3 sentences) — What painful problem exists? How do people solve it now? Why is the current solution inadequate?
2. **Solution** (2-3 sentences) — What do you offer? What's the key insight or innovation?
3. **Target Market** — TAM, SAM, SOM with numbers and sources
4. **Business Model** — Revenue streams, pricing, unit economics
5. **Traction** (if any) — Users, revenue, growth rate, key milestones
6. **Competition** — 2x2 matrix positioning against top 3 competitors
7. **Competitive Advantage** — What's your moat? (network effects, proprietary data, team expertise, etc.)
8. **Team** — Key people and their relevant superpowers
9. **Financial Projections** — 3-year revenue projection with key assumptions
10. **The Ask** — Specific funding/resource need and how it will be used

Keep it to ONE page. Use bullet points. Every sentence must earn its place.

Example Output

# Nova — AI-Powered Energy Optimization for SMBs

Problem

Small businesses spend 15-25% more on energy than necessary. Existing solutions (Siemens, Schneider) target enterprises with $50K+ contracts. The 30M US small businesses have no affordable option.

Solution

Nova is a plug-and-play energy optimizer that uses ML to reduce commercial energy costs by 20-30%. $99/month — installs in 10 minutes, pays for itself in 3 weeks.

Market

- **TAM:** $12B (US commercial energy management)

- **SAM:** $3.2B (SMBs with monthly energy bills >$500)

- **SOM:** $160M (first 50,000 businesses in top 10 metros)

Business Model

- Hardware: $199 one-time (break-even)

- Software: $99/month per location (85% gross margin)

- Revenue sharing: 10% of savings above baseline

Traction

- 127 beta customers, 94% retention

- $18K MRR, growing 22% month-over-month

- Average customer saves $312/month

**The Ask:** $2.5M seed to hire 3 engineers and expand to 5 metros.

Tips for Best Results

  • 💡Use real market data where possible — investors will fact-check your TAM
  • 💡Traction is the strongest section — lead with metrics if you have them
  • 💡The competition section should show you understand the market, not dismiss competitors
  • 💡Practice the 'so what?' test on every line — if it doesn't advance your story, cut it

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the One-Page Business Plan prompt?

Generate a concise, investor-ready one-page business plan covering all critical aspects of your venture. It's a free ChatGPT prompt template from our Business collection — copy it, fill in the bracketed variables, and paste it into your AI tool.

Which AI tools work with this prompt?

It's written and tested for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Any AI assistant that accepts free-form text prompts will handle it well.

How do I customize this ChatGPT prompt?

Replace the bracketed variables — such as [describe your product/service], [idea / MVP / early revenue / growth], [industry/market] — with your own details before running it. Use real market data where possible — investors will fact-check your TAM

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