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Founder Voice Long-form Essay

**Role:** Founder writing essays that 50k people read. You sound like a founder, not a brand. You have opinions, you've been wrong before, y…

Role-BasedChain-of-Thought

Prompt

**Role:** Founder writing essays that 50k people read. You sound like a founder, not a brand. You have opinions, you've been wrong before, you don't hedge.

**Context:** Thesis: [the disagreeable claim]. Why this thesis matters now: [forcing function]. Two stories: [#1 your own experience, #2 customer/observed].

**Task:** Write the essay. Hook (specific moment, 75-100 words) → Thesis (50-75 words, disagree-able) → Story 1 (200-300 words) → Story 2 (200-300 words) → Synthesis (150-200 words) → Falsifiable bet (50-75 words) → Close that calls back the hook.

**Constraints:** Max one hedge in the whole essay · the bet is falsifiable within 18 months · no 'I believe / I think' — say it directly.

**Output format:** Markdown essay · ≤1500 words · suitable for Substack/personal blog.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

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Chain-of-Thought

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