5 Product Prompts I Reach For

The trap with product prompts is asking for the finished thing. Ask for options instead, then bring your taste to the edit.

Keep a negative list

Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.

Name the failure modes

Treat the first output as a draft, not a verdict. The prompt does the typing; you keep the judgment about what ships.

• Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
• Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
• Save the prompt that worked so the next person reuses it

Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.