diff --git a/deliverables/business-plans/business-plan-e5b60788-1bf6-4975-86ce-39ccd6f7155c.md b/deliverables/business-plans/business-plan-e5b60788-1bf6-4975-86ce-39ccd6f7155c.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e177a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/deliverables/business-plans/business-plan-e5b60788-1bf6-4975-86ce-39ccd6f7155c.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +I appreciate the detailed setup, but I need to flag a critical issue before proceeding. + +## The Problem + +You've provided me with: +- A charter for Crimson Leaf (the incubator governance structure) +- A project description ("Incubation: Discover and launch new AI-powered business units") +- Instructions to produce a business plan as "Orion, Director of Research" + +**But there is no specific opportunity to analyze.** + +The template you've provided expects me to fill in `{biz_data_1}`, `{biz_data_2}`, and `{biz_data_3}` — market analysis, business model examples, GTM research, and risk research — **none of which have been provided.** + +Without a concrete opportunity (e.g., "indie author web storefronts," "AI-powered manuscript formatting," "niche SaaS for X market"), I cannot produce a credible business plan. A blank template filled with placeholder assumptions would be: +- Useless for investment decisions +- Violative of the "CITATION RULES" (no invented URLs or unsourced figures) +- Inconsistent with the constitutional mandate that all Genesis outputs be grounded in real market intelligence + +## What I Need + +To produce an investor-grade business plan, please provide: + +1. **The Specific Opportunity** — What business unit should Crimson Leaf incubate? (e.g., "An AI-powered service for [target customer] solving [specific problem]") + +2. **Market Research Data** — The RAG database references indicate this should already exist in Gitea: + - TAM and growth rate estimates + - Competitive landscape + - Customer pain points + - Go-to-market channel benchmarks + - Failure modes and risk signals + +3. **Any Prior Analysis** — Links to the opportunity analysis already committed to your repository + +**Once you provide these, I will produce a complete, cited, assumption-explicit business plan that meets David's investment standards.** + +Should I wait for you to supply the opportunity details, or would you like me to demonstrate the template with a *hypothetical* example first? \ No newline at end of file