PROMPT · MARKET RESEARCH

Market research

The starting gun for any new market question. I used this shape of research when scoping QuickHub's segments. The key line is the last one — making the model separate what's sourced from what's guessed. Replace [product/industry] with yours.

The prompt

"Research the market for [product/industry]: market size and growth, key trends, major players, regulatory factors, and where demand is underserved. Cite sources where possible and flag anything that's an estimate vs. confirmed data."

Why it works

Named sections (size, trends, players, regulation, underserved demand) mean nothing important gets skipped — and the output maps straight into a research doc.
"Where demand is underserved" is the PM question — it turns a book report into an opportunity scan.
"Estimate vs. confirmed" is the honesty clause. Models state guesses confidently; this makes the confidence visible so you know what to verify.

Example result

Condensed sample with [product/industry] = "review-management software for restaurants, India":

MARKET SCAN — REVIEW MANAGEMENT, RESTAURANTS (INDIA)

Size & growth. Reputation-management software globally: multi-billion USD, low-teens CAGR [ESTIMATE — analyst reports vary]. India restaurant segment: no reliable direct figure; proxy = 500K+ organized restaurants, rising digital-listing adoption [ESTIMATE].
Trends. Reviews concentrate on Google over niche platforms; owners respond from mobile; WhatsApp is the de-facto business channel [CONFIRMED — platform usage data].
Players. Global suites priced for enterprise; local tools thin on automation. Gap between "too heavy" and "too basic."
Regulatory. Platform ToS on review solicitation; data-consent rules for customer contact info [CONFIRMED — verify current text].
Underserved. Single-location owners who want review volume without a marketing team — price-sensitive, mobile-first, automation-hungry.

SAMPLE OUTPUT · CONDENSED — ALWAYS VERIFY THE FLAGGED ESTIMATES

tipFollow up: "size just the underserved segment" tipVerify estimates before they hit a deck