How Life Hack with ChatGPT to Make Millions

Today you’re going to have more ideas than you know what to do with. It’s kinda like Aladdin. Instead of giving you 3 wishes, I’m allowing you to wish for a million more wishes in today’s newsletter.

And if the tips and tricks in here aren’t enough, scroll to the very very bottom for even more. Ok, let’s get to it.

Ever wonder why some entrepreneurs seem to pull million-dollar ideas out of thin air while you're still Googling "how to start a business"?

Here's the difference: They're not using ChatGPT like it's 2004 Google. They're using it like a strategic weapon.

Last month, I gave ChatGPT this prompt: "I have a truck, spare time, and access to free firewood. Give me a complete launch plan."

The results were incredible.

But here's the kicker - that's not even my best prompt. By the end of this newsletter, you'll have my entire playbook of business prompts that generate real money, not just clever responses.

Feed It Like a Business Partner, Not a Magic 8-Ball

Listen, ChatGPT without context is like hiring a consultant and refusing to show them your numbers.

Useless.

You want to know the first thing I do with any business problem? I feed ChatGPT actual data. Real references. Specific examples.

REFERENCES REFERENCES REFERENCES.

By the way, I went WAY DEEPER on ChatGPT hacks in a recent podcast/YT video, and it’s shaping up to be my most popular episode ever, out of 185! Watch on YouTube here or listen on Spotify or Apple here.

When I wanted to design a sport court for our backyard, I didn't ask "show me sport court ideas." I went to Pinterest, found five courts I loved, uploaded the images, and said: "Create five designs similar to these, focusing on the dimensions and hedge borders I've highlighted."

That's the difference between amateur hour and strategic thinking.

Here's another one. Instead of "write a better email," try this:

"Here are my three best-performing sales emails with their conversion rates. Analyze what makes them work, then rewrite this new email using those same psychological triggers. Target audience: B2B SaaS buyers, 35-50 years old, skeptical of new tools. Goal: Book a demo."

Context is everything. Feed it references. Feed it examples. Feed it exactly what success looks like to you.

The 6 Figure Prompt Formula

Here's my exact process for turning ChatGPT into a business idea machine:

First, the Market Gap Finder: "Compare [City A] and [City B] for [specific business type]. Show me businesses per capita, average review scores, top three complaints from one-star reviews, and average pricing. Which market is more underserved?"

I ran this for mobile car detailing between Austin and San Antonio. Found San Antonio had 40% fewer detailers per capita with worse reviews.

Next, the Problem Identifier: "Find me all one-star reviews for [industry] in [location]. What are the top five problems customers complain about that could be solved with a new service?"

This one's gold. Every complaint is a business opportunity wrapped in frustration.

BTW, I quietly launched a private community for people serious about building or starting a business. We have two weekly AMAs. One with me and one with another expert. We also have a super active Slack community where we all talk about growth hacks, AI shortcuts, business etc, etc. There’s almost 200 of us already. Come join us here.

Then, the Launch Plan Generator: "Based on these unmet needs, design three businesses I could start with less than $10K. Include: target customer profile, pricing model, first 10 customers acquisition strategy, 90-day revenue projections, and main competitors' weaknesses."

In Your Personal Business

If you wear an AI-enable recording pendant like I do, you can upload your whole day’s transcript into ChatGPT and ask it:

• Summarize my day

• What could I have done better today?

• Was I unintentionally hurtful to anyone today?

• What were my action items today?

The Repeatable Money Machine

Stop thinking single prompts. Start thinking systems.

I spent four hours building a custom GPT for business emails. But first, I had ChatGPT analyze my 10 best emails to identify why they worked. Then I uploaded those insights as permanent instructions.

Now every email I send converts like my greatest hits. That's not a tool. That's an asset.

Here's another system I built:

Weekly Opportunity Scanner: "What industries are notorious for bad reviews where I could cold email owners with a solution? Focus on B2B services with recurring revenue potential under $5K/month price points."

It gives me five new niches every Monday. I've launched two businesses from this prompt alone.

The Competition Crusher

Want to know something devious? I make AI models compete against each other.

Open ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok. Same prompt to all four. Take the best response and tell the others: "Claude gave me this answer which I found superior because of X, Y, Z. I thought you were better. Prove it."

Watch them fight to outperform each other. The final output is always WAY better than the first.

Business Prompts That Print Money

Here are my highest-ROI prompts:

The Validator: "Here's my business idea: [detailed description]. Give me 10 reasons it will fail and how to prevent each failure."

The Pricing Optimizer: "Based on these competitor prices and features [paste data], design three pricing tiers that would capture maximum market share while maintaining 70% gross margins."

The Cold Email Generator: "Find one-star reviews for [industry] and write a cold email offering to solve their specific problem. Make it personal, non-salesy, and focused on their pain point."

The Pivot Finder: "My business does X but growth has stalled. Based on current market trends and our existing capabilities, suggest five pivot opportunities that require minimal new investment."

The Partnership Identifier: "What businesses serve my exact target customer but don't compete with me? Design five partnership proposals that would be win-win."

Your 7-Day Business Acceleration Challenge

Stop reading and start doing. Here's your week:

Day 1: Run the Market Gap Finder for your city. Pick one underserved niche. Day 2: Upload 20 one-star reviews from that niche. Find the biggest pain point. Day 3: Use the Launch Plan Generator to design your solution. Day 4: Create a custom GPT for your most time-consuming business task. Day 5: Write 10 cold emails using the review-based approach. Day 6: Use the Validator prompt to bulletproof your idea. Day 7: Build one repeatable system that saves you 5 hours per week.

Quick Wins for Daily Domination

• Upload your bank statement and ask: "Find all recurring charges I can cut or replace with cheaper alternatives"

• Take competitor reviews and say: "Turn these into SEO blog posts targeting [keyword]"

• Screenshot your calendar and ask: "How can I restructure this for maximum productivity?"

• Upload your sales calls transcript: "What objections am I not addressing effectively?"

The Bottom Line

While everyone else uses ChatGPT to write poems and explain quantum physics, you'll be building businesses.

The entrepreneurs who win the next decade won't be the ones who work hardest. They'll be the ones who prompt smarter.

Stop using ChatGPT like Google. Start using it like the business weapon it is.

Because here's the truth: Every prompt in this newsletter has made someone money. Real money. Not theoretical. Not maybe. Actual dollars in actual bank accounts.

Your turn.

Let's get after it!

-Chris

Thanks for reading! GO LAUNCH SOMETHING!

Chris Koerner

Check out my free podcast here.

Personal/Life Hacks:

• Use it as a therapist/personal development tool

• Recipe extraction from mom blogs

• Taking a photo of your fridge to create meals

• Using it for Sunday school lessons (finding the most unique quotes)

Technical/Advanced Hacks:

• Building web apps with Replit using APIs

• The "remember this" function for carrying insights across chats

• Using t3.chat as a model aggregator

• Downloading and analyzing writing styles of authors you admire

Detection/Meta Hacks:

• Spotting ChatGPT writing in the wild (em-dashes, word "punchy")

• Asking ChatGPT if something was written by ChatGPT

• The YouTube summarizer with timestamp requests

Context Window Workarounds:

• Using projects to overcome context limitations

• Comparing context windows of different LLMs (Gemini, Claude)