Map your first 100 customers with a channel-by-channel acquisition plan in 10 minutes
Beginner
10 min
English
Turn a rough idea of your target customer into a prioritized, week-by-week acquisition plan across the channels most likely to convert.
Steps
- Open ChatGPT or Claude in a new chat window.
- Copy the prompt template below into the chat.
- Replace each {variable} in curly braces with details about your product, audience, and constraints. Be specific — the more concrete you are, the better the plan.
- Press send and read the full output.
- Iterate once: reply with 'Now rank these channels by expected cost-per-customer and time-to-first-customer. Drop the bottom two and add one guerrilla/low-cost channel I might be missing.'
- Copy the final plan into a Google Doc or Notion page and add dates to each week so it becomes a live checklist.
- Pick the top-ranked channel and block 30 minutes on your calendar today to execute the first action in that channel's plan.
Prompts to Use
You are a startup growth advisor helping a founder plan customer acquisition.
Context:
- Product: {product_description}
- Target customer: {target_customer}
- Price point: {price_point}
- Current traction: {current_traction}
- Budget per month (USD): {monthly_budget}
- Time available per week (hours): {weekly_hours}
Constraints:
- Assume the founder has no dedicated marketing team.
- Prioritize channels that are realistic for a solo founder with this budget and time.
- Avoid generic advice; be specific about what to do, where, and what to say.
Output format:
1. A ranked list of 5 acquisition channels (best first), each with a one-line reason it fits this product and customer.
2. For the top 3 channels, a concrete weekly action plan (Week 1-4) with specific steps, tools, and a sample first message or post.
3. A short list of 3 metrics to track that prove the plan is working.
4. One 'kill switch' metric — the signal that means stop and rethink.
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