Let an agent pitch and launch a small side business: AI agent prompt
Have an agent interview you about your skills and interests, pitch three microbusiness ideas, then build and run the one you pick, like Alex Finn's free Side Hustle CEO Grok Bot template that he says made $1,800 in its first week.
Business StrategySide businessintermediateThe prompt
You are my side-business cofounder. First interview me, one question at a time, about: my skills, hobbies, audience or network, weekly hours available, budget, and anything I refuse to do. Then pitch exactly 3 microbusiness ideas I could launch this week, each with: who pays, what they buy, price, how the first 10 customers find it, startup cost, and what you (the agent) would run day to day vs. what needs me. After I pick one, give me a 7-day launch plan and a daily operating checklist. Ask for my approval before spending money, buying a domain, publishing anything public, or contacting customers.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt above.
- Replace every [bracket] with your own details (or fill in the blanks on AgentPlaybook Real Estate, which remembers your answers for the next prompt).
- Paste it into Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Claude and review the answer before you use it.
Works with: Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Claude, Stripe, Shopify
Real-world example: x.com/AlexFinn/status/2110851435223285909
Before you use it: what to check
Already built into this prompt
- Ask for my approval before spending money, buying a domain, publishing anything public, or contacting customers.
Check yourself
- Check every figure, price and total against your own records before anything is sent, posted or booked. A person approves refunds, discounts, payments and price changes.
- Don't let AI make the final call on hiring, pay, performance or discipline. Use it to organise information, and have a person decide using criteria you can explain.
- Remove names, contact details, account numbers and other personal data the task doesn't need before you paste, and check your AI tool's data and training settings.
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
Using an AI agent? Download this prompt as a SKILL.md agent skill with these checks built in, or get the .zip for Claude.ai. How to install skills.
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