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+# ⚠️ UNABLE TO PROCEED – MISSING CRITICAL INPUT
+
+**Orion, Director of Research** here.
+
+I cannot produce the business plan you've requested because **the operator message is empty**. 
+
+The instruction set requires:
+- **Project opportunity details** (the specific business idea, market niche, or capability gap)
+- **Operator context** (which opportunity within "Incubation" this plan addresses)
+- **Market analysis foundation** (already committed to Gitea, per your template)
+
+## What I need to proceed:
+
+1. **The Opportunity Name** – What is the specific venture being incubated? (e.g., "AI-powered indie author web storefronts," "Technical manuscript formatting," "Subscription optimization for niche creators")
+
+2. **The Problem Statement** – What market gap or customer pain does this business solve?
+
+3. **The Initial Scope** – Target customer, primary deliverable, primary revenue model (subscription / one-time / commission / advertising)
+
+4. **The Research Data** – 
+   - `{biz_data_1}` – Business model examples (currently blank)
+   - `{biz_data_2}` – Go-to-market channel research (currently blank)
+   - `{biz_data_3}` – Risk and failure research (currently blank)
+
+## Next steps:
+
+**Please provide:**
+- The opportunity brief (1-2 paragraphs describing the business idea)
+- Any market research, competitive data, or GTM insights already gathered
+- Specific financial parameters or constraints (seed budget range, timeline, David's capital availability)
+
+Once you provide the opportunity details and research data, I will deliver a complete, investor-grade business plan with full citations, unit economics, and a 90-day decision gate.
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+**Ready to draft when you send the brief.**
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