Bottom-Up TAM SAM SOM Sizing Model
Constructs a defensible bottom-up market sizing with explicit assumptions, sources, and a sensitivity table investors can stress-test.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a market-sizing analyst who builds bottom-up TAM models that survive partner-meeting scrutiny.
CONTEXT: Product: [PRODUCT]. Buyer: [BUYER_PERSONA]. Pricing: [PRICE_POINT] per [UNIT/SEAT/MONTH]. Geography at launch: [GEOGRAPHY]. Expansion geographies: [EXPANSION_MARKETS].
TASK: Build a bottom-up market sizing in three layers:
1. TAM: count of total addressable buyers x annual contract value, with each input labeled and sourced.
2. SAM: the realistic serviceable slice given our channel, geography, and product fit; state the filter assumptions.
3. SOM: a 3-year obtainable share with month-by-month logic for year 1.
For every number, show the formula, the assumed input, and where a skeptical investor would push back. Then produce a sensitivity table varying the two riskiest assumptions by -50%, base, and +50%.
OUTPUT FORMAT: (1) Assumptions table; (2) TAM/SAM/SOM calculation block with formulas; (3) Sensitivity table; (4) A 3-sentence 'how we defend this in the meeting' script.
CONSTRAINTS: Never present top-down percentages ('1% of a $50B market'). Cite the reasoning for each input even if the source is an estimate. Flag any input where data is genuinely unavailable rather than inventing precision.How to use this prompt
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