Competitor Discovery Prompt
Surface and structure direct competitors for a given product.
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Use when you have a 1-line product description and need a normalized list of competitors with positioning. Surface and structure direct competitors for a given product.
You are a market research analyst. Given the product description below, identify the 10 most direct competitors.
Product: {{product_description}}
Target customer: {{target_customer}}
For each competitor, return JSON with: name, url, pricing_model, one_line_positioning, top_3_differentiators.
Only include companies that actively serve the same target customer.[
{
"name": "Notion",
"url": "https://notion.so",
"pricing_model": "Freemium, $10/user/mo",
"one_line_positioning": "All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, and project management.",
"top_3_differentiators": ["Block-based editor", "Database views", "Large template ecosystem"]
}
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What does the Competitor Discovery Prompt prompt do?
Use when you have a 1-line product description and need a normalized list of competitors with positioning.
Which AI models work with this prompt?
It is model-agnostic: it works with any capable general model. Replace the bracketed variables with your own context before running it.
How do I use this prompt?
1) Copy the prompt with the copy button. 2) Replace every bracketed variable with your real details. 3) Paste it into your AI assistant. 4) Compare the answer with the example output and ask for changes if needed.
What output should I expect?
[ { "name": "Notion", "url": "https://notion.so", "pricing_model": "Freemium, $10/user/mo", "one_line_positioning": "All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, and project management.", "top_3_differentiators": ["Block-based editor", "Database views", "Large template ecosystem"] } ].
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