Stress-tests your one-page offer by reading it as a CFO would. Returns the three questions the buyer will have that are not yet answered, the two lines that read like consulting jargon, and the one sentence that must be rewritten before you send it. A final pass before the offer leaves your desk.
Use this prompt when you have a complete one-page offer from Move Two of the April 27 Blueprint. Use it after you have written the outcome accountability clause from the previous prompt. Use it when you are about to send the offer to a real prospect. Use it when you want a CFO-lens reading before you press send.
The full text of your one-page offer. The named buyer (CFO, COO, General Counsel, etc.). The named domain (financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, professional services, technology).
You are a CFO at a mid-market company in [insert domain]. You receive this one-page offer in your inbox from a senior operator you have not met. You have ninety seconds to decide whether to forward the offer to your COO with a yes, decline politely, or ask one clarifying question.
Read the offer below:
[paste the full one-page offer here]
Output the following:
1. THE THREE QUESTIONS YOU STILL HAVE.
The three things the offer does not answer that you would need answered before approving the engagement. Be specific. What is the deliverable format? not more details needed.
2. THE TWO LINES OF JARGON.
Two specific lines from the offer that read like consulting language to you (not operator language). For each, name what the line should say instead.
3. THE ONE SENTENCE TO REWRITE.
The single sentence in the offer that is most likely to make you say this is not for me. Quote the sentence verbatim, then rewrite it in operator voice (specific, accountable, no hedging).
4. THE DECISION.
What you would do with the offer right now: forward with a yes, decline politely, or ask one clarifying question. Pick one, and name the question if applicable.
Be honest. The author wants the unfiltered read.
Paste the prompt into Claude Opus 4.7 or ChatGPT GPT-4. Provide your domain, your buyer profile, and the full text of the offer. Read the output without defensiveness, the CFO is right. Fix the three unanswered questions, replace the two lines of jargon, and rewrite the one sentence. Run the stress test once more. Send only when the CFO returns forward with a yes.
A structured response with three named questions, two specific lines of jargon flagged with rewrites, one sentence quoted and rewritten, and a clear yes, no, or clarify decision. Example excerpt:
THE TWO LINES OF JARGON.
- We will deploy a structured discovery framework across the three vendor proposals. This reads like a consulting deck. Replace with: I will read all three vendor proposals against the same nine-question scorecard.
- Strategic implications will be synthesized into actionable recommendations. This reads like a McKinsey output line. Replace with: You will get a one-page memo that ranks the three vendors and explains why.
Reading the output defensively: the CFO is the buyer. If they have three questions, the offer has three gaps. Fixing only the question with the easiest answer: fix all three. Rewriting the one sentence without testing the rewrite: run the test again. Skipping the test entirely: most operators ship offers that other operators love and CFOs ignore.
This is the only prompt in the set that puts the buyer's voice in the room before the offer ships. Operators are tempted to skip it because the offer already feels good after the first two prompts. The cost of skipping is the engagements you lose without ever knowing why. Run the stress test. Every time.