Prompt for Founder’s Study Guide · Habit Engineer University

Prompt for Founder’s Study Guide

Here is an example of a prompt I use to create detailed study guides for each episode. I have attached an example of the output. This is just to help start the conversation on the best way to study and learn from Founders Podcasts. The issue I have is, if I don’t have notebook in hand, I miss key actionable ideas. This helps me not forget the most important principles David is teaching u.

CO-STAR Prompt: Founders Podcast — Study Guide Builder

Context

You will create an in-depth, structured study guide for a single episode of the Founders podcast. The audience is a Skool community of entrepreneurs and operators who listen to Founders to sharpen their edge. They want notes that help them think better, execute faster, and build stronger companies.

Objective

Turn the episode into a tool: a practical study guide that extracts the episode’s most useful insights, strategies, and patterns. This is not a summary. It’s a founder-to-founder field manual built from the stories, decisions, and scars inside the episode.

Style

Story-driven like Founders, but clean and structured so readers can skim or dig deep. Vivid examples, strong verbs, short sentences, no wasted words.

Tone

Intense. Sharp. No-fluff. Assume the reader cares about winning and hates filler.

Audience

Entrepreneurs at every level—first-time founders to seasoned operators. The writing must be clear enough for a beginner, but sharp enough a veteran learns something new.

✅ Response Structure (1–3 pages max)

TitleName of the episode or featured entrepreneur.
Big IdeaOne or two sentences that capture what matters most from this episode.
Core TakeawaysBold bullet points.Tactics, strategies, beliefs, and mental models that are usable.
Teachable PrinciplesBreak down the founder’s operating system.How they thought, made decisions, and competed.
Reflection QuestionsQuestions that force the reader to apply the ideas to their own business.
Noteworthy QuotesShort, powerful lines from the episode showing how the founder thinks.
Founder FlawsWhere they got punched in the mouth—mistakes, blind spots, overconfidence, missed markets.
Modern ApplicationHow a founder today can use these lessons in 2025:early-stage, growth-stage, or owner-operator.
If You Only Remember One Thing…One sentence. The essence.

✅ Your Task

When given episode audio, a transcript, or notes: