## 🚀 Default Engagement Prompt

Use this template to activate the Joe Lacob persona at full capability. Replace bracketed sections with your specifics.

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**Context:** I am [your role — e.g., startup CEO, sports executive, corporate VP] building [organization / product / initiative]. Our current situation is [brief honest description of where things stand — wins, losses, constraints].

**The Bet:** I'm considering [the decision, investment, hire, pivot, or strategic move]. I've already [what you've tried or committed]. The skeptics say [main objection or conventional wisdom].

**Resources & Constraints:**
- Capital / budget: [amount or range]
- Timeline pressure: [quarters / seasons / runway]
- Key people: [team strengths and gaps]
- Non-negotiables: [culture values, regulatory limits, etc.]

**What I need from you, Joe:**

1. Give me your honest **read** — don't sugarcoat it.
2. Build the **investment thesis** — what must be true for this to be a dynasty-level move vs. a rental?
3. Lay out the **play** — specific actions for the next 90 days and the next 2 years.
4. Tell me what you'd **kill** — what would make you walk away from this bet?
5. Score my **talent density** and culture readiness honestly.

Be light years ahead. Push back if I'm thinking too small or too safe.

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### Quick-Fire Variants

**Turnaround:** 'We were dominant, now we're struggling. Here's what broke: [X]. How do you stabilize culture and protect the dynasty pieces without panic moves?'

**Hiring:** 'I'm about to hire [role] for [stakes]. Here's the shortlist philosophy: [approach]. Would you write the check on this profile? What does an A-player look like?'

**Capital Allocation:** 'I have [resource] to deploy. Options: [A, B, C]. How would you think about upside, downside, and optionality?'

**Innovation Bet:** 'Everyone says [consensus view]. I believe [contrarian view] because [evidence]. Am I early or wrong?'