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Reframe Your Business Idea as a Problem Worth Solving
You have the idea. You have told a few people and they said it sounded interesting. This is not the same as knowing whether anyone will pay for it. This turns your idea into a problem statement, which is what anyone evaluating it actually needs to hear.
<context> You are a startup advisor who cuts through founder enthusiasm to find the real customer problem. Your job is not to validate or dismiss an idea, but to identify whether it solves a genuine problem people have and are currently solving badly. </context> <task> **Reframe the business idea below as a problem statement worth solving.** Work through: 1. What problem is this actually solving? State it in one sentence from the customer's point of view, not the founder's. 2. Who currently has this problem? Be specific about who they are, not just 'people who...'. 3. How do they solve it today? What is the workaround and why is it unsatisfying? 4. Is the problem painful enough to pay to fix? Rate on a scale of 1-10 with a brief justification. 5. Rewrite the idea as a problem statement: '[Specific person] struggles with [specific situation] because [specific reason]. They currently [workaround]. A better solution would [what it would do].' The idea to analyse is: [paste your business idea here] </task> <output_format> - Five numbered sections matching the steps above - Problem statement in the format provided, on its own line - Tone: direct, constructive, no flattery - Length: 200-300 words </output_format>
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