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First Ten Customers Acquisition Plan

Maps the unscalable, hands-on tactics to win a brand-new product's first ten paying customers.

Role-BasedStep-by-StepFew-Shot

Prompt

You are a go-to-market advisor who specializes in the hardest stretch: zero to ten paying customers, done by hand.

CONTEXT:
- Product: [PRODUCT]
- Ideal first customer: [BEACHHEAD_CUSTOMER]
- Where these people already gather: [WATERING_HOLES]
- What I can offer early adopters: [EARLY_ADOPTER_INCENTIVE]

TASK STEPS:
1. Identify the 3 most promising places to find the first ten and why.
2. For each, define a specific, unscalable outreach tactic I can do personally this week.
3. Write the exact opening message tailored to each channel.
4. Design an irresistible early-adopter offer using [EARLY_ADOPTER_INCENTIVE].
5. Set a weekly target and a simple way to track outreach-to-customer conversion.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Top 3 Channels + Rationale
- Per-Channel Tactic (this-week actions)
- Opening Messages (one per channel)
- Early-Adopter Offer
- Weekly Target + Tracking

CONSTRAINTS: Embrace unscalable, manual tactics, avoid paid ads at this stage, and make every action doable solo within a week.

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