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Company Research Prompt

Research any company in 30 seconds. Get pain points, key contacts, and outreach angles instantly.

The Prompt

Research [COMPANY] and provide a comprehensive brief:

1. COMPANY OVERVIEW
- What they do (one sentence)
- Business model (how they make money)
- Company size (employees, funding stage if startup)
- Key competitors

2. RECENT ACTIVITY (Last 90 days)
- Funding or financial news
- Product launches
- Executive hires
- Press mentions
- Job postings trends

3. KEY CONTACTS
- CEO/Founder
- [RELEVANT TITLE for my product, e.g., VP Sales, CTO, etc.]
- Likely decision maker for [MY PRODUCT CATEGORY]

4. PAIN POINTS (Hypothesized)
- Based on their stage and industry
- Based on recent activity
- Based on job postings

5. OUTREACH ANGLES
- 3 specific angles to open a conversation
- What signal to reference
- What would make them care about [MY SOLUTION]

Company: [COMPANY NAME]
My product/service: [BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
I typically sell to: [TARGET PERSONA]

How to Use

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt

    Click copy or select all

  2. 2

    Fill in company name and your context

    The more context you give, the better the research

  3. 3

    Paste into Claude (preferred) or ChatGPT

    Claude tends to be more thorough with research tasks

  4. 4

    Verify key facts

    AI can hallucinate. Spot-check funding amounts and names.

Example Output

**COMPANY OVERVIEW**
Acme Corp builds API management tools for enterprise developers. SaaS model with usage-based pricing. ~200 employees, Series C ($80M raised). Competes with Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft.

**RECENT ACTIVITY**
- Jan 2024: Raised $40M Series C led by Sequoia
- Dec 2023: Launched enterprise tier with SOC2 compliance
- Hiring: 3 AEs, 2 SDRs, 1 Sales Director (signals scaling sales)

**KEY CONTACTS**
- CEO: Jane Smith (ex-Stripe, 10 years in DevTools)
- CRO: Bob Martinez (hired 6 months ago from Datadog)
- VP Sales: Open role (they're hiring)

**PAIN POINTS**
- Post-funding pressure to accelerate growth
- Scaling sales team is expensive and slow
- Need pipeline now but SDR ramp takes 6+ months
- Competing with well-funded players

**OUTREACH ANGLES**
1. "Saw you're hiring 3 AEs + SDRs. While you ramp, we can fill pipeline immediately..."
2. "Series C usually means board pressure for growth. We helped [similar company] accelerate..."
3. "Your CRO came from Datadog—they used a similar model to what we offer..."

Pro Tips

  • Batch research: Ask for 5-10 companies at once to save time

  • Add their URL: Include the company website for more accurate results

  • Check job postings: Ask Claude to analyze their careers page for hiring signals

  • LinkedIn deep dive: Paste a LinkedIn company URL for richer context

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