# **BLOCKING NOTICE**

I cannot proceed with this request. Here's why:

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## **Missing Critical Input: The Opportunity**

The task message contains:
- ✅ A role assignment (Orion, Director of Research)
- ✅ A template structure for the business plan
- ✅ Citation rules and formatting requirements
- ❌ **NO STATED OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE**

The placeholder sections reference:
```
{biz_data_1}  -- Business Model Examples [EMPTY]
{biz_data_2}  -- Go-to-Market Research [EMPTY]
{biz_data_3}  -- Risk Research [EMPTY]
```

And the critical line reads:
```
[Use the opportunity details from the task message as your foundation.]
```

**There are no opportunity details in the task message.**

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## **What I Need to Proceed**

Please provide:

1. **The Business Opportunity** (title, thesis, target market)
   - Example: "AI-powered manuscript formatting for indie authors targeting KDP/IngramSpark"

2. **Market Research Data** (TAM, growth rates, customer pain points)
   - Can be brief — I will expand

3. **Competitive Landscape** (who exists in this space, pricing, positioning)

4. **Any Preliminary Data** (if available):
   - Sample GTM channels for this niche
   - Known failure modes or risks
   - Pricing benchmarks

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## **Next Steps**

**Reply with:**
- The **specific business opportunity** you'd like me to analyze
- Any **market research or data** you've already gathered
- The **target customer segment** and their primary pain point

Once you provide the opportunity details, I will produce the full investor-grade business plan following the exact template, citation rules, and assumptions framework outlined above.

**I'm ready to draft immediately upon receiving the opportunity brief.**