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+# ⚠️ OPERATIONAL GATE: TASK INCOMPLETE
+
+**Status:** CANNOT PROCEED  
+**Role:** Orion, Director of Research  
+**Issue:** Missing Critical Input
+
+---
+
+## What I Need to Deliver This
+
+You've asked me to produce an **investor-grade business plan** for a venture, but the task message contains **no opportunity details**.
+
+The template specifies:
+> "Use the opportunity details from the task message as your foundation."
+
+**However:**
+- `*** CURRENT MESSAGE ***` → Operator field is empty
+- `*** PROJECT DESCRIPTION ***` → Generic ("Discover and launch new AI-powered business units")
+- No specific market, product, or business hypothesis provided
+- No `{biz_data_1}`, `{biz_data_2}`, `{biz_data_3}` research blocks populated
+
+---
+
+## What I Need From You
+
+**Please provide (in this order):**
+
+1. **Opportunity Name & Thesis** (1-2 sentences)  
+   *Example: "B2B SaaS analytics dashboard for indie authors tracking royalty streams across 12+ platforms"*
+
+2. **Target Customer Profile** (1 paragraph)  
+   *Who is the primary buyer? What is their annual revenue / pain level?*
+
+3. **Primary Problem to Solve** (1 paragraph)  
+   *What does the customer do today that is broken, slow, or expensive?*
+
+4. **Proposed Solution** (1 paragraph)  
+   *How does Crimson Leaf solve it? Why AI-powered? Why now?*
+
+5. **Market Research Data** (if available)  
+   - TAM estimate or comparable market size  
+   - Key competitor names  
+   - Any pricing benchmarks or CAC data  
+   - Go-to-market channels you're considering  
+   - Known failure modes in this space  
+
+6. **Your Budget Ceiling** (if applicable)  
+   *What is David willing to seed this with in month 1?*
+
+---
+
+## Once You Provide These
+
+I will deliver:
+- ✅ Complete business plan in the exact format above  
+- ✅ 10+ cited sources with real URLs  
+- ✅ All assumptions explicitly stated  
+- ✅ Month-by-month revenue & cost projections  
+- ✅ 90-day gate with binary scale/cut decision  
+- ✅ FUND / PILOT / DO NOT FUND recommendation  
+
+---
+
+**Please reply with the opportunity details, and I will proceed immediately.**