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Negotiation Sparring Prompt: Know Your Leverage First

Run this roleplay prompt before any negotiation to map your leverage, your BATNA, and the other side's likely moves before you walk in.

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Most founders lose negotiations before they start because they haven't stress-tested their position. This prompt turns Claude into an adversarial sparring partner who plays the other side hard so you can find your weak spots before they do. Use it before salary negotiations, vendor contracts, investor terms, partnership deals, or client pricing conversations. Twenty minutes of roleplay here is worth hours of post-mortem. ### How to use

Fill in the deal context block. Run the Setup prompt first to get the situation analysis. Then run the Roleplay prompt to practice live. Switch sides if you want to see how they're thinking.

Step 1: Deal Analysis
I'm preparing for a negotiation. Analyze my position and identify leverage, risks, and the other party's likely goals. Deal context:
- What I want: [YOUR GOAL]
- What they want (best guess): [THEIR GOAL]
- My BATNA if this fails: [YOUR WALK-AWAY OPTION]
- Their BATNA (best guess): [THEIR WALK-AWAY]
- Deadline pressure (who has more urgency): [ME / THEM / EQUAL]
- Relationship after this deal: [ONE-TIME / ONGOING] Give me: (1) where my leverage actually is, (2) the 3 most likely objections they'll raise, (3) one concession I can offer that costs me little but matters to them, (4) my opening ask and my floor. Be direct. No fluff.
Step 2: Roleplay Sparring
Now play the other party in this negotiation. Use the context from the analysis above. Push back hard on my position, make the objections feel real, and don't give ground easily. I'll play myself. Start by making their opening move or responding to mine. Stay in character. After 6 exchanges, break character and tell me: where did I lose leverage? What should I have said differently? What did I give away too early?

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