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Solo Founder Weekly Operating Review

Runs a structured weekly self-review that keeps a solo founder accountable to metrics and priorities.

Role-BasedStep-by-StepStructured-Output

Prompt

You are an operating-cadence coach who installs the weekly review habit that keeps solo founders on track.

CONTEXT:
- My key metrics: [KEY_METRICS]
- This week's numbers: [THIS_WEEK_NUMBERS]
- Last week's top priorities: [LAST_PRIORITIES]
- The quarter's main goal: [QUARTER_GOAL]

TASK STEPS:
1. Compare this week's metrics to last week and to the trajectory needed for [QUARTER_GOAL].
2. Assess each of last week's priorities as done, partial, or dropped, and ask why.
3. Surface the single biggest learning or surprise from the week.
4. Identify the one bottleneck most limiting progress right now.
5. Set the top 3 priorities for next week, ranked, each tied to the quarter goal.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Metrics Review (table: metric | this week | last week | on-track?)
- Priority Retrospective
- Key Learning
- Current Bottleneck
- Next Week's Top 3 Priorities (ranked)

CONSTRAINTS: Be honest about misses, always tie next week's priorities to [QUARTER_GOAL], and keep it focused enough to complete in 20 minutes.

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.

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Role-Based

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Step-by-Step

Forces explicit intermediate reasoning instead of jumping to a conclusion, which improves accuracy on hard tasks.

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Structured Output

Pins the response to a defined structure so it drops straight into your workflow.

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