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name: al-153-let-an-agent-pitch-and-launch-a-small-side-business
description: "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. Use when the user wants help with side business (business strategy) for a small business."
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# Let an agent pitch and launch a small side business

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.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Nothing: it interviews you one question at a time

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

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.

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- 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.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Claude, Stripe, Shopify
- Based on this real-world example: https://x.com/AlexFinn/status/2110851435223285909
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-153-let-an-agent-pitch-and-launch-a-small-side-business/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/