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Founder Story Interview Prompt: From Your Answers to Your Narrative

Answer five questions Claude asks you, then get your real founder story written as a narrative you can use on your About page, pitch deck, and podcast bio.

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Most founder bios are either a LinkedIn resume or a manufactured hero's journey. Neither one converts. What actually works is the specific, honest version of why you started this, what you got wrong first, and what you know now that you didn't then. This is an interview-style prompt. Claude asks you five questions, one at a time. Your answers, even rough ones, become the raw material for a polished founder narrative that sounds like you, not a press release. ### How to use

Paste the prompt into Claude and answer each question as it's asked. Don't overthink the answers, write how you'd say it in a conversation. After question five, Claude writes the story. You get four versions: a 50-word bio, a 150-word About page paragraph, a 300-word origin story, and a one-liner for podcast intros. The interview takes about fifteen minutes. The writing takes Claude thirty seconds.

Founder Story Interview Prompt
You're going to help me write my founder story. Ask me the five questions below, one at a time. Wait for my answer before asking the next one. Don't coach me mid-answer, just receive what I say and move on. After I answer all five, write four versions of my founder story:
1. 50-word bio (third person, for speaker bios and press kits)
2. 150-word About page paragraph (first person, for website)
3. 300-word origin story (first person, narrative format, for long-form or pitch decks)
4. One-liner for podcast intros (under 25 words, first person) Tone: specific, direct, no inspirational clichés, no jargon. The story should make someone feel like they understand exactly who I am and why I built this. Start with Question 1 now: Q1: What were you doing right before you started this business, and what specifically broke or frustrated you enough to act?
Q2: What did you try first that didn't work, and what did you learn from it?
Q3: Who was your first real customer, and what did they say that told you this was real?
Q4: What do you believe about your market or your customer that most people in your space get wrong?
Q5: What's the version of the future you're working toward, not the product roadmap, but the actual change you want to see?
Story Deployment Checklist: Place Your Narrative Everywhere It Belongs
Once your founder story is written, deploy it everywhere. Use this checklist.

[ ] About page: full narrative version, first-person, specific details intact
[ ] LinkedIn About section: 200-word version, ends with what you are building now
[ ] Twitter/X bio: one sentence version, the sharpest version of the origin or mission
[ ] Email signature: optional one-liner if your story gives you credibility for the work
[ ] Pitch deck slide: condensed to 3 bullet points covering origin, insight, and why you
[ ] Podcast bio: 100-word third-person version, written for a host to read aloud
[ ] Sales email opener: one sentence of your story used as credibility context when cold outreaching
[ ] Speaker bio: third-person, 75 words, closes with what you are building now

After placing it everywhere, read each version aloud. If it sounds like a press release, rewrite it to sound like a person talking. Authenticity is the point.

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