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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
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Copy the prompt
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Fill in company name and your context
The more context you give, the better the research
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Paste into Claude (preferred) or ChatGPT
Claude tends to be more thorough with research tasks
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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
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Batch research: Ask for 5-10 companies at once to save time
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