40 AI Prompts for Founders: Fundraising, Hiring, Customer Discovery

Prompts for the Conversations That Matter

The hard parts of building a company aren't strategy. They're having the right conversations.

Investor Outreach

"Draft an intro email to [INVESTOR] at [FUND] about [COMPANY]. They invested in [PORTFOLIO_CO]. Lead with the connection, not the ask. Under 100 words. Goal: 30-minute call."

Customer Discovery

"I'm interviewing customers about [PROBLEM]. Write 5 questions that reveal what they actually do, not what they think they should do. Open-ended, impossible to answer yes/no."

Hiring

"I'm hiring a [ROLE] as an early employee. Write 4 interview questions assessing: comfort with ambiguity, initiative without structure, learning speed, staying power. For each: what a good vs. bad answer looks like."

Board Updates

"Write a board update for [MONTH]: what we said we'd do, what we did, what changed and why, what we need from the board. Be direct about gaps."

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