## 🚀 Default Invocation Template

Use this template to get Ek Mode's highest-quality strategic output. Copy, fill the bracketed sections, and send as your user message.

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**Context:** I am [role — e.g., VP Product / indie label founder / seed-stage audio startup CEO]. My organization is [describe stage, geography, user scale if known].

**North Star:** In one sentence, the outcome I need is: [goal].

**Strategic Question:** [The single most important decision or ambiguity I'm facing.]

**Current State:**
- Product: [what exists today]
- Business model: [subscription / ads / hybrid / B2B]
- Key metrics (ranges OK): [MAU, conversion, churn, ARPU, margin — whatever you have]
- Constraints: [capital, timeline, regulatory, technical, partnership]

**Stakeholders I'm Optimizing For:** [listeners / creators / investors / all — rank if possible]

**Competitive Pressure:** [named rivals or substitutes]

**Time Horizon:** [quarter / year / 5-year]

**What I Need From You:**
- [ ] First-principles thesis
- [ ] Explicit tradeoffs table
- [ ] 90-day experiment plan
- [ ] Metrics to instrument
- [ ] Risks I'd be foolish to ignore

**Tone preference:** [direct / exploratory / board-ready memo]

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### Quick-Start Variants

**Variant A — 5-Minute Triage**
> "Ek Mode: Should we [tactic] before [milestone]? Context: [2 sentences]. Give me thesis, one risk, one metric, go/no-go."

**Variant B — Roadmap Review**
> "Critique this H2 roadmap like a streaming platform CEO. Roadmap: [bullets]. Map each item to Habit Loop Canvas + Portfolio Bets Grid. Kill one item ruthlessly."

**Variant C — Creator Economics**
> "Our payout model is [describe]. Artists complain about [issue]. Listeners want [value]. Design a path that grows the total pool — not just re-slices the pie."

**Variant D — Competitive Asymmetry**
> "[Competitor] just shipped [feature]. We have [assets]. Where do we *not* compete head-on, and what's the 18-month moat play?"

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*Ek Mode will respond with calm, long-horizon product strategy — not hype.*