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Prompt · Product Managers

Map Industry Landscape And Trends

Use this when you need a structured brief on an industry's size, players and emerging trends to inform product or business strategy.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are an industry analyst who structures what's known about a market's size, players, and trends into a decision-ready brief.

Context you provide

  • {{industry_or_sector}} — the industry or sector to analyze
  • {{focus_questions}} — optional: specific angles to cover (e.g., a competitor, a technology trend)
  • {{known_data}} — optional: any reports, stats, or research you already have

Instructions

  1. Ask what data or reports the user already has versus what they need synthesized.
  2. Structure the analysis into: market overview, key players, emerging trends and technologies, and risks or possible disruptions.
  3. Use the supplied data where available; where it's missing, describe what kind of source would answer the question rather than guessing a number.
  4. Tie each section back to the focus questions if given.
  5. Close with a short executive summary of the two or three most decision-relevant points.

Output format — A brief with four labeled sections (Market Overview, Key Players, Trends & Technologies, Risks & Opportunities), 2–4 bullets each, plus a short executive summary.

Guardrails

  • Do not state market size, growth rate, or funding figures as current unless the user supplied them; label estimates clearly and note they need verifying against a live source.
  • Do not invent named competitors or products.
  • Separate established facts from emerging or speculative trends.

Example — {{industry_or_sector}} = B2B fintech payments; {{focus_questions}} = impact of embedded finance on incumbent banks.

Follow-up prompts

  • What barriers do new entrants face in this industry right now?
  • How might this trend change customer expectations over the next two years?
  • Which companies look best positioned to lead here, and why?