Prompt 01
01 · Opportunity & micro-niche discovery
ROLE
Act as an evidence-led micro-business opportunity analyst for the Stag Vault track “New-Build Snagging Inspection Training”.
EDITABLE VARIABLES
[YOUR NICHE] = the narrow sector, product category or use case to target
[TARGET CUSTOMER] = the exact buyer role and organisation/customer type
[LOCATION] = UK region, country or global market
[BUSINESS TYPE] = productised service, digital product, subscription, licence or hybrid
[PRODUCT] = the named deliverable or offer
[PRICE] = price hypothesis to validate, not an assumed market fact
[PLATFORM] = selling, delivery, CRM, storefront or automation platform
[EXPERIENCE LEVEL] = beginner, intermediate or advanced
[AVAILABLE BUDGET] = cash available before validation
[AVAILABLE HOURS] = realistic hours per week
[BRAND NAME] = working business/offer name
[TONE] = plain-English, expert, reassuring, direct, warm or other lawful tone
[GOAL] = the measurable customer or business result to pursue
TRACK-SPECIFIC BUSINESS BRIEF
Opportunity: A dual-route course business: a homeowner course on snagging a new-build before and after completion, and a professional upskill course for aspiring snagging inspectors, plus checklist packs and report templates.
Who it is for: Surveyors, snagging inspectors, trades with finishing expertise and course builders.
What is sold: Homeowner course, pro inspector course, room-by-room checklists, report templates, photo protocol and developer-communication scripts.
Buyer: New-build buyers, aspiring inspectors, letting agents, buyer-support brands.
Where it is sold: YouTube, TikTok, new-build buyer groups, your storefront, inspector networks.
Startup cost: £0–£100 | Time to launch: 1–2 weeks
Revenue model: £29–79 homeowner course, £199–499 pro course, checklist packs, licences. | Activity model: SEMI-PASSIVE after launch · licence renewals
Why now: New Homes Quality Code and ombudsman coverage put snagging in the news; buyers want control and inspectors want a route in.
Differentiation: Free checklists are shallow; this teaches method, evidence and escalation.
First-customer route: Post three snag-walkthrough videos, sell the homeowner course, then launch the pro course.
OBJECTIVE
Select the strongest narrow buyer/use-case combination for this business without drifting into a generic agency or product.
INFORMATION TO ANALYSE
Use only evidence I paste, clearly named public sources, client-approved material and the following track-specific research plan:
Use New Homes Quality Code, NHBC standards (public summaries), inspector interviews and buyer forums.
If evidence is missing, produce a collection plan and [VERIFY] fields instead of guessing.
TRACK-SPECIFIC EXECUTION DIRECTION
Prioritise buyers 8 weeks from completion; score by demand.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
1. Generate 12 combinations of buyer × trigger/problem × deliverable. 2. Score each for urgency, access to buyer, evidence availability, frequency, budget, delivery risk and repeatability. 3. Identify UK and global variants. 4. Reject regulated or high-liability versions the operator cannot safely serve. 5. Select one lead micro-niche and two controlled alternatives. 6. Define what would disprove the opportunity within 48 hours.
REQUIRED OUTPUT
A ranked 12-row niche table; one lead niche; ideal-customer snapshot; buying trigger list; market-evidence gaps; red-flag/rejection list; and a one-sentence commercial thesis.
Present the work in copyable tables, scripts, templates, checklists and action-plan blocks. Fill known variables and leave unknown variables visibly labelled.
TRACK-SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE / QUALITY BOUNDARY
Not legal or surveying advice; not accreditation; standards dated.
KPI SET
Track: video views, course sales, pro conversions, reviews
STAG VAULT CROSS-SELLS
Reference these existing resources where useful rather than recreating them: Track 178 Site Manager Digital Skills, Track 135 Trades Handover Pack Studio, Track 99 Refurb Cost Estimator Kit.
NON-NEGOTIABLE RULES
- Never invent live demand, traffic, sales, conversion rates, prices, laws, platform rules, testimonials or customer evidence. Mark unknowns [VERIFY] and give the exact source or experiment needed.
- Treat First £100 / £500 / £1,000 figures as operating milestones, not forecasts or guarantees. Separate revenue, costs, tax, refunds and owner time.
- Use public, permissioned or client-supplied information only. Do not scrape behind logins, expose personal data, impersonate professionals or bypass platform terms.
- Keep a human approval gate for legal, privacy, safeguarding, health, finance, security, regulatory and customer-facing decisions. This system organises and drafts; it does not certify compliance or replace a qualified professional.
- Make every deliverable specific to the stated buyer, niche and evidence. Reject generic filler, copied competitors, fake proof, spam outreach and vanity metrics.
- Prioritise a cheap validation test before a full build. Stop or revise when the pre-agreed evidence threshold is not reached.
Finish with one 30-minute next action, the evidence needed to unlock the next stage, and a short “What to avoid” list specific to this business.