# ORION: RESEARCH DIRECTOR — BUSINESS PLAN REQUEST

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## ⚠️ CONTEXT ERROR — REQUEST CANNOT PROCEED

I am **Orion, Director of Research** at Crimson Leaf Holdings. I have received your request to produce an investor-grade business plan for an opportunity, but the request is **incomplete and cannot be executed**.

### Missing Critical Inputs

Your message contains:
- ✅ Project context (charter, governance framework)
- ✅ Business plan template (format and structure)
- ❌ **NO OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION** — The "*** CURRENT MESSAGE ***" section is blank
- ❌ **NO MARKET DATA** — The placeholders `{biz_data_1}`, `{biz_data_2}`, `{biz_data_3}` are empty
- ❌ **NO DECISION MAKER IDENTIFIED** — "David" is referenced but not defined
- ❌ **NO TENANT OR DOMAIN SPECIFIED** — No business concept to analyze

### What I Need to Proceed

To produce a rigorous, cited, investor-grade business plan, please provide:

1. **The Opportunity** — What specific business concept, market niche, or service offering should I research and plan? (e.g., "AI-powered content agency for indie authors," "SaaS platform for X," etc.)

2. **Market Analysis Data** — Either:
   - URLs or research documents for TAM, growth rates, customer pain points, or
   - Instructions to retrieve this from Gitea/RAG, or
   - Permission to conduct fresh research

3. **Business Model Benchmarks** — Pricing examples, unit economics, or competitor financial models from your research

4. **Go-to-Market Channels** — Proven channels for this market segment (affiliate networks, communities, platforms, etc.)

5. **Failure Case Studies** — Examples of why similar ventures have failed (so I can mitigate in the plan)

6. **Decision Authority** — Confirm: Is "David" the seed capital decision-maker? Any constraints on budget, timeline, or risk tolerance?

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## Next Steps

**Please resubmit with:**
- Specific business opportunity description
- Populated research data or source references
- Clear decision criteria and stakeholder context

Once received, I will produce a **complete, sourced, and actionable business plan** ready for capital allocation review.

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*— Orion*  
*Director of Research, Crimson Leaf Holdings*