# I Cannot Proceed — Missing Critical Input

**Orion, Director of Research**

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I have reviewed the prompt structure and identified a **fatal blocker** to proceeding with a business plan:

## The Problem

The task requests a **"full, investor-grade business plan for the opportunity in the task message,"** but the **task message is empty**:

```
*** CURRENT MESSAGE ***
Operator: 
Message: 
```

There is no opportunity description, market niche, or business thesis to plan around.

Additionally, the three research data blocks required by the template are placeholders:

```
=== BUSINESS MODEL EXAMPLES ===
{biz_data_1}
=== END BUSINESS MODEL EXAMPLES ===

=== GO-TO-MARKET CHANNEL RESEARCH ===
{biz_data_2}
=== END GTM RESEARCH ===

=== RISK AND FAILURE RESEARCH ===
{biz_data_3}
=== END RISK RESEARCH ===
```

None of these contain actual data.

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## What I Need to Proceed

**Provide the following before I generate the business plan:**

1. **Opportunity Description** (200-500 words):
   - What business/market are we evaluating?
   - What customer problem does it solve?
   - Why is this strategically aligned with Crimson Leaf's portfolio?

2. **Market Research Data** (`{biz_data_1}`):
   - TAM, growth rates, market segmentation
   - Example business models in the space (URLs + metrics)

3. **Go-to-Market Research** (`{biz_data_2}`):
   - Channel options (content, affiliate, paid ads, partnerships, etc.)
   - Cost per channel, conversion benchmarks, time-to-traction

4. **Risk & Failure Research** (`{biz_data_3}`):
   - Competitive failures and why they failed
   - Market adoption barriers
   - Unit economics failure modes

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## Standing By

Once you provide the **opportunity details and research data**, I will deliver a **complete, cited, investor-grade business plan** ready for David's funding decision, including:

✓ Executive summary (4-question framework)  
✓ Problem/solution positioning  
✓ 12-month revenue projections with explicit assumptions  
✓ Break-even analysis  
✓ 90-day go-to-market roadmap  
✓ Risk register with mitigation  
✓ Minimum 10 cited sources  

**What opportunity should I plan for?**