The Startup Ideas Podcast Prompt Claude better than 99% of people
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Dec 10, 2025 Discover 10 rules to effectively prompt Claude for better results. Learn to use a friendly and clear tone to elicit useful responses. Emphasize explicitness with action verbs and clear audiences. Define constraints to guide Claude's creativity and adopt a structured approach to planning and execution. Control the output format, explain the reasoning behind requests, and make use of templates for consistency. Lastly, streamline complex tasks by breaking them down into subtasks for enhanced clarity and effectiveness.
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Use A Collaborative, Firm Tone
- Use a friendly, clear, and firm tone when prompting Claude to get direct, useful outputs.
- Treat Claude like a teammate and be respectful but specific to avoid overly cautious responses.
Be Explicit With Action, Quantity, Audience
- Make prompts explicit: use an action verb, specify quantity, and define the target audience for focused results.
- Add constraints like length, style, character, and banned words to force creativity and avoid vague outputs.
Draft, Plan, Then Execute
- Draft an outline first, then refine the plan, and finally execute the full output to save time and improve quality.
- Use iterative prompting to course-correct early rather than aiming for a perfect one-shot result.