Do Your Bird-in-Hand Inventory
A prompt to take inventory of your personal resources according to the effectual approach.
Paste in your AI
Paste this prompt in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and customize the variables in brackets.
As a future founder, you will apply the 'Bird-in-Hand' principle of effectuation. Answer the following questions in detail:
- Who am I? Describe your strengths, key skills, personality traits. [YOUR_STRENGTH_1], [YOUR_STRENGTH_2].
- What do I know? List your unique knowledge (areas of expertise, hobbies, education). [YOUR_EXPERTISE].
- Who do I know? List your network (contacts, mentors, peers, communities). Mention [CONTACT_1] and [CONTACT_2] who could contribute.
- What resources do I have? Identify your financial, material, time assets. [RESOURCE_1], [RESOURCE_2].
From these elements, generate 3 startup ideas that use at least 2 of your resources and solve a real problem. For each idea, explain how it leverages your unique combination.
Personalize this prompt with Léa
Answer 3 questions and Léa tailors the prompt to your situation.
Why this prompt works
<p>This prompt helps you apply the 'Bird-in-Hand' principle: start with what you have, not a target market. By listing your strengths, knowledge, network, and resources, you identify unique combinations to create an opportunity.</p><p>Use it in individual brainstorming sessions or as a team. Fill each section honestly. The more specific the answers, the better the generated ideas will be.</p><p>For optimal results, involve your network: ask [CONTACT_1] and [CONTACT_2] to validate your perceptions or add resources you might have forgotten.</p>
Use Cases
Expected Output
A list of 3 startup ideas, each with a description of the opportunity and the link to your resources.
Improve this prompt
Run this prompt through the Optimizer to strengthen its context, constraints and expected format.
Improve this prompt with the OptimizerComments
Be the first to comment on this prompt.
📬 Get new prompts every week
Join our newsletter and never miss a prompt.
Go further
Similar Prompts
Make vs. Buy Decision
Infrastructure and tooling decisions
Referral Program for B2B SaaS
Peer-to-peer B2B acquisition
Build Your Ideal Customer Persona in 5 Steps
This prompt guides you step by step to build a complete Ideal Customer Persona (ICP), usable for your market research and marketing strategy.
Annual Strategic Plan
Annual planning and goal-setting