Produce a structured competitor teardown
Most competitor analyses are feature lists. This prompt produces a teardown that surfaces positioning, gaps, and tactical signal you can act on.
Produce a structured teardown of this competitor.
Competitor: {{COMPETITOR_NAME}}
What you can observe (public homepage, pricing, recent posts, hiring, customer logos):
{{OBSERVATIONS}}
Structure:
1. POSITIONING — the 1-sentence promise they're making, and to whom.
2. ICP HYPOTHESIS — who they actually serve (which may differ from positioning).
3. PRICING & PACKAGING — the levers they pull, where they leave money on the table.
4. MOAT vs. EXPOSURE — what's defensible, what's vulnerable.
5. RECENT MOVES — what their last 3 product/marketing/hiring signals tell us about strategy.
6. OUR PLAY — 3 specific things WE should do given this teardown.
No guessing without flagging. Mark uncertain claims with [hypothesis]. {{COMPETITOR_NAME}}{{OBSERVATIONS}}
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt above (Copy button on the top-right).
- Replace each
{{VAR}}with your own value. Variables:{{COMPETITOR_NAME}}{{OBSERVATIONS}}. - Paste it into one of the recommended tools below.
- Iterate: tighten constraints in the prompt if the output is generic.
Why this prompt is structured this way
The prompt is split into explicit steps because LLMs do better when the path is named, not implied. Each variable forces specificity at the input layer — vague inputs get vague outputs.
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