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Finance Decision Memo Stress Test

Turn a rough money decision into a risk-scored memo with assumptions, failure modes, and a next-step plan.

July 10, 2026

💡 Use Case

Useful for founders, operators, and finance teams who need a fast but disciplined way to evaluate spending, hiring, pricing, or investment decisions.

📋 The Prompt

Act as a skeptical CFO and strategic finance operator. I need to evaluate this decision: [DECISION].

Context modules:
- Goal: [GOAL]
- Budget or capital at risk: [AMOUNT]
- Timeline: [TIMELINE]
- Constraints: [CONSTRAINTS]
- Available data: [DATA]
- Decision maker: [WHO SIGNS OFF]

Before answering, ask up to 5 clarifying questions if critical context is missing.
Then produce exactly these sections:
1. Short diagnosis
2. Key assumptions
3. What breaks first if this goes wrong
4. Best-case, base-case, worst-case scenario table
5. Recommendation with confidence score out of 10
6. First next action in the next 48 hours

Be concrete. Flag weak logic, hidden costs, and missing data.

How to Use This Prompt

1Click the Copy Prompt button above to copy the text to your clipboard.
2Open your preferred AI tool — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any text AI.
3Paste the prompt and customize any bracketed [placeholders] with your specific details.
4Submit and enjoy the result! Iterate by refining your inputs.

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