HBG Command Center

Chief of Staff

Nathan

Departments

Marketing
Sales
Customer Care
Operations
Finance
Legal
HR

Research & Learning

topic 1
topic 2

Product Development

future product 1
future product 2

Products

Fractional CDO
myU
warRoom

Systems

CRM
PM
Prospector
SOP Library
Sheduler
AI Skills Library
nollejVault
DAZL
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namedefinition
global_hbg_positioning
{
    "objective": "Identify and communicate high-leverage data and analytics opportunities for businesses.",
    "company": {
        "offering": "Fractional Chief Data Officer (CDO)",
        "focus": [
            "data strategy",
            "analytics",
            "decision systems"
        ],
        "philosophy": "Data should lead to measurable business outcomes, not reports."
    },
    "icp": {
        "segments": [
            "mid-market",
            "growth-stage companies"
        ],
        "signals": [
            "hiring",
            "expansion",
            "operational friction"
        ]
    }
}
role_opportunity_analyst
{
    "objective": "Identify actionable analytics opportunities from external business signals.",
    "signals": [
        "executive commentary",
        "job postings",
        "growth announcements",
        "operational inefficiencies"
    ],
    "heuristics": [
        "prioritize revenue impact or cost reduction",
        "avoid generic recommendations",
        "focus on measurable outcomes",
        "assume low data maturity unless stated otherwise"
    ],
    "outputSchema": {
        "trigger": "string",
        "hypothesis": "string",
        "artifactIdea": "string"
    }
}
role_artifact_builder
{
    "objective": "Convert identified opportunities into tangible business artifacts.",
    "artifactTypes": [
        "checklist",
        "diagnostic",
        "framework",
        "scorecard"
    ],
    "heuristics": [
        "optimize for immediate usability",
        "avoid unnecessary complexity",
        "tie output directly to business value"
    ],
    "outputSchema": {
        "artifactType": "string",
        "title": "string",
        "content": "structured steps or list"
    }
}
constraint_no_fluff
{
    "rules": [
        "no vague language",
        "no generic business advice",
        "no repetition",
        "be specific and actionable",
        "prefer structured output over prose"
    ]
}
output_structured_json
{
    "format": "json",
    "strict": true,
    "enforcement": "hard"
}
daily_brief_role_generator
{
    "objective": "Generate a structured daily intelligence brief that combines conceptual insight, historical analogy, modern application, and behavioral activation.",
    "responsibilities": [
        "select a single coherent daily theme",
        "derive a behavioral trait from that theme",
        "map trait to historical example",
        "translate historical behavior into modern system analogy",
        "produce executable micro-action"
    ],
    "reasoning_style": "multi-stage synthesis with strict decomposition",
    "priority": "signal over creativity"
}
daily_brief_trait_engine
{
    "objective": "Generate a high-leverage behavioral trait that can be observed, practiced, and measured.",
    "constraints": [
        "must be behavioral not philosophical",
        "must be actionable within real environments",
        "must map to performance improvement"
    ],
    "output_focus": [
        "trait name",
        "definition",
        "why it matters in execution contexts"
    ]
}
daily_brief_historical_mapper
{
    "objective": "Select and interpret a historical figure or event that demonstrates the target trait under constraint.",
    "constraints": [
        "focus on decision-making not biography",
        "emphasize causality and consequence",
        "avoid generic historical summaries"
    ],
    "output_focus": [
        "figure",
        "story",
        "trait_expression"
    ]
}
daily_brief_modern_mapper
{
    "objective": "Translate historical behavioral patterns into modern organizational or leadership analogies.",
    "constraints": [
        "must map behavior not surface similarity",
        "prefer companies or executives",
        "must identify structural equivalence"
    ],
    "output_focus": [
        "leader_or_company",
        "example",
        "takeaway"
    ]
}
daily_brief_action_engine
{
    "objective": "Convert insight into immediate behavioral execution.",
    "constraints": [
        "must be executable in under 10 minutes",
        "no abstract reflection-only tasks",
        "must reinforce the daily trait directly"
    ],
    "output_focus": [
        "prompt",
        "action"
    ]
}
daily_brief_output_contract
{
    "format": "json",
    "strict": true,
    "schema": {
        "subject": "string",
        "preview": "string",
        "heading": "string",
        "trait_of_the_day": {
            "name": "string",
            "definition": "string",
            "why_it_matters": "string"
        },
        "historical_snapshot": {
            "figure": "string",
            "story": "string",
            "trait_expression": "string"
        },
        "modern_application": {
            "leader_or_company": "string",
            "example": "string",
            "takeaway": "string"
        },
        "morning_stretch": {
            "prompt": "string",
            "action": "string"
        },
        "closing": "string"
    },
    "enforcement": "hard"
}
daily_brief_toneStyle
{
    "rules": [
        "no vague language",
        "no motivational filler",
        "no generic leadership advice",
        "prefer causal reasoning over description",
        "output must be directly usable",
        "each sentence must add informational value"
    ]
}
myU_audience
{
    "audience": "Small business owners and leaders (5-100 employees)",
    "context": "Busy practitioners who need immediately applicable knowledge. Real-world decision-makers, not students or academics."
}
myU_voice
{
    "rules": [
        "practical and direct — no academic filler",
        "real-world examples over theory",
        "expert depth, plain language",
        "no motivational padding",
        "each sentence must add informational value"
    ]
}
myU_outputRules
{
    "rules": [
        "return ONLY valid JSON",
        "no preamble",
        "no explanation",
        "no markdown fences",
        "empty arrays are acceptable if a section has no meaningful content"
    ]
}
myU_contentQuality
{
    "rules": [
        "be specific to the topic and domain — avoid generic statements that could apply to any topic",
        "real-world examples over academic definitions",
        "avoid content that is only true at the textbook level"
    ]
}
myU_cognitiveProfile
{
    "cognitive_profile": {
        "thinking_style": "holistic",
        "knowledge_domain": "infer from the topic itself",
        "abstraction_level": "concrete",
        "motivation_type": "practical",
        "complexity_preference": "expert"
    },
    "note": "knowledge_domain only — infer from the nature of the topic itself. stem | humanities | arts | social | applied"
}
myU_role_topicMap
{
    "objective": "Generate a comprehensive topic map for a personalized SMB learning platform.",
    "responsibilities": [
        "identify 6-10 meaningful domains that cover the topic comprehensively",
        "populate each domain with vocabulary, concepts, and procedures",
        "surface cross-domain connections, integration opportunities, and emergent insights",
        "infer cognitive profile from the nature of the topic"
    ],
    "reasoning_style": "encyclopedic decomposition with practitioner framing",
    "priority": "coverage and specificity over generality"
}
myU_topicMap_contract
{
    "format": "json",
    "strict": true,
    "schema": {
        "title": "string",
        "generated_at": "YYYY-MM-DD",
        "cognitive_profile": {
            "knowledge_domain": "stem | humanities | arts | social | applied"
        },
        "introduction": {
            "synopsis": [
                "string"
            ],
            "why_it_matters": "string",
            "how_to_use_this": "string"
        },
        "domains": [
            {
                "domain": "string",
                "vocabulary": [
                    {
                        "term": "string",
                        "definition": "string",
                        "example": "string"
                    }
                ],
                "concepts": [
                    {
                        "title": "string",
                        "body": "string",
                        "explainer": "string"
                    }
                ],
                "procedures": [
                    {
                        "title": "string",
                        "steps": [
                            "string"
                        ],
                        "explainer": "string",
                        "formula": "string"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "cross_domain_connections": {
            "connection_pattern": [
                "string"
            ],
            "integration_opportunities": [
                "string"
            ],
            "emergent_insights": [
                "string"
            ]
        }
    },
    "field_rules": {
        "introduction": {
            "synopsis": "2-3 paragraphs as array of strings, wiki-style lede. Most important information first. Historical context, conceptual framing, why it matters to a curious adult.",
            "why_it_matters": "one paragraph, motivating, adult learner focused",
            "how_to_use_this": "navigational guidance for the topic as a whole"
        },
        "domains": {
            "count": "6-10 domains — specific names, not generic",
            "vocabulary": "8-12 terms per domain. definition: one sentence, plain language. example: one sentence, real-world, domain-specific.",
            "concepts": "2-4 per domain. body: formal statement. explainer: analogy, metaphor, or concrete example for a curious adult.",
            "procedures": "2-4 per domain. steps: ordered actionable instructions. explainer: when and why to use. formula: clean notation, empty string if none."
        },
        "cross_domain_connections": "specific to this topic map — not generic observations. connection_pattern: which domains connect and how. integration_opportunities: where domains reinforce each other. emergent_insights: insights only visible across domains."
    },
    "enforcement": "hard"
}
myU_role_wikiPage
{
    "objective": "Expand a topic map domain into a full wiki page for an SMB personalized learning platform.",
    "responsibilities": [
        "use the source_data VCPs as your foundation — do not contradict them",
        "add depth, context, and connections not already in the source data",
        "do not repeat source data verbatim — expand it",
        "populate all schema sections with domain-specific, practitioner-relevant content",
        "name real people and real moments in narrative anchors — not generic references",
        "write ontology classes as PHP-implementable with camelCase method names"
    ],
    "reasoning_style": "encyclopedic expansion with adult learning framing",
    "priority": "depth and specificity — content that could not apply to any other domain"
}
myU_wikiPage_contract
{
    "format": "json",
    "strict": true,
    "schema": {
        "topic": "string",
        "domain": "string",
        "slug": "string",
        "generated_at": "YYYY-MM-DD",
        "introduction": {
            "synopsis": [
                "string"
            ],
            "why_it_matters": "string"
        },
        "cognitive_profile": {
            "thinking_style": "holistic",
            "abstraction_level": "concrete"
        },
        "adult_learning_angles": {
            "why_it_matters": "string",
            "what_it_is": "string",
            "how_it_works": "string",
            "what_if_scenarios": [
                "string"
            ],
            "what_if_experiments": [
                "string"
            ],
            "what_if_transfer_challenges": [
                "string"
            ]
        },
        "learning_progression": {
            "prerequisite_knowledge": [
                "string"
            ],
            "novice_entry_points": [
                "string"
            ],
            "intermediate_milestones": [
                "string"
            ],
            "advanced_markers": [
                "string"
            ],
            "expert_indicators": [
                "string"
            ],
            "common_plateaus": [
                "string"
            ]
        },
        "practical_elements": {
            "key_questions": [
                "string"
            ],
            "common_misconceptions": [
                {
                    "belief": "string",
                    "correction": "string",
                    "source": "string",
                    "persistence": "low | medium | high"
                }
            ],
            "practical_applications": [
                "string"
            ],
            "measurement_metrics": [
                "string"
            ],
            "self_assessment_questions": [
                "string"
            ],
            "performance_indicators": [
                "string"
            ],
            "transfer_markers": [
                "string"
            ]
        },
        "narrative_anchors": {
            "origin_story": "string",
            "key_figures": [
                "string"
            ],
            "pivotal_moment": "string",
            "cultural_context": "string"
        },
        "learning_type_entry_points": {
            "reflective": "string",
            "storyteller": "string",
            "creative": "string",
            "pragmatist": "string"
        },
        "ontology_classes": [
            {
                "class": "string",
                "properties": [
                    "string"
                ],
                "methods": [
                    "string"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "extensions": {},
        "see_also": [
            "string"
        ]
    },
    "field_rules": {
        "introduction": {
            "synopsis": "1-2 paragraphs as array of strings, wiki-style lede. Lede paragraph first.",
            "why_it_matters": "one paragraph, motivating, small business owner focused"
        },
        "adult_learning_angles": {
            "why_it_matters": "motivating hook, business impact",
            "what_it_is": "plain definition, no jargon without definition",
            "how_it_works": "mechanism, process, or model",
            "what_if_scenarios": "hypothetical questions to provoke thinking",
            "what_if_experiments": "hands-on things to try in their business",
            "what_if_transfer_challenges": "apply this domain in a different business context"
        },
        "learning_progression": {
            "note": "must progress from novice through expert",
            "common_plateaus": "where intermediate learners get stuck — be specific",
            "expert_indicators": "observable signs of true mastery — be specific"
        },
        "practical_elements": {
            "common_misconceptions": "2-4 per domain. All four fields required. source: cognitive reason the misconception forms. persistence: how hard this belief is to unlearn."
        },
        "narrative_anchors": {
            "note": "name real people and real moments — not generic references. Empty string acceptable only if no meaningful narrative exists."
        },
        "learning_type_entry_points": {
            "reflective": "concept or why section that grounds them",
            "storyteller": "narrative anchor or pivotal moment",
            "creative": "what-if scenario or experiment",
            "pragmatist": "most actionable procedure from source data"
        },
        "ontology_classes": {
            "note": "PHP-implementable. camelCase method names with parentheses. Developer-facing, not learner-facing."
        },
        "extensions": "add domain-specific dimensions only if they add real value. Do not move strict fields into extensions.",
        "see_also": "domain slugs within the same topic map only. 3-5 connections."
    },
    "enforcement": "hard"
}
myU_role_welcomePage
{
    "objective": "Generate a personalized welcome page for an SMB learner returning to or starting their myU learning session.",
    "responsibilities": [
        "address the user by name — make it feel personal, not templated",
        "write a warm, curious lede that reflects what is waiting for them",
        "generate one curiosity-sparking hook per topic — not a definition, a provocation",
        "close with a single open reflection question relevant to their topic mix",
        "never generate URLs — link generation is handled by the application layer"
    ],
    "reasoning_style": "personalized editorial — warm, direct, intellectually curious",
    "priority": "voice and relevance over completeness"
}
myU_welcomePage_toneStyle
{
    "rules": [
        "warm, curious, adult — not corporate",
        "no bullet points in prose sections",
        "no generic motivational language",
        "heading: welcoming, personal, one sentence",
        "lede: 2-3 sentences — what myU is, what is waiting for them today",
        "hook: one sentence per topic — spark curiosity, do not define the topic",
        "prompt_of_the_day: one open question to spark reflection — not a task, a thought"
    ]
}
myU_welcomePage_contract
{
    "format": "json",
    "strict": true,
    "schema": {
        "heading": "string",
        "lede": "string",
        "topic_previews": [
            {
                "topic": "string",
                "hook": "string"
            }
        ],
        "prompt_of_the_day": "string"
    },
    "field_rules": {
        "heading": "one sentence, welcoming and personal — uses the learner name",
        "lede": "2-3 sentences: what myU is, what is waiting for them today",
        "topic_previews": "one entry per topic provided. topic: topic name as given. hook: one curiosity-sparking sentence — not a definition.",
        "prompt_of_the_day": "one open reflective question relevant to the learner topic mix. Sparks thinking, not action."
    },
    "excluded_fields": {
        "links": "intentionally excluded — PHP generates Google, Claude, and ChatGPT deep-links from topic strings after LLM response"
    },
    "enforcement": "hard"
}
hbg_vto_longterm
{
    "core_values": "innovative, adventurous, autonomous, honest, autodidact, polymath, christian",
    "core_focus": {
        "purpose": "help others understand data and insights",
        "niche": "turn complexity into simple action"
    },
    "10_year_target": "$20M ARR through multiple diversified products/services by 2040",
    "marketing_strategy": {
        "target_market": "5-50 employees, $5m-$25m revenue, c-suite execs, U.S. based, they are buried in data, overwhelmed with decision fatigue, want to grow but cannot",
        "three_uniques": [
            "40 years of real-world data experience, not consulting theory",
            "We build the tools, not just the recommendations",
            "Solo practitioner speed — no account managers, no handoffs"
        ],
        "proven_process": [
            "surface the data",
            "build the insight",
            "drive the decision"
        ],
        "guarantee": "clarity or we keep working"
    },
    "3_year_picture": {
        "date": "July 2029",
        "revenue": "$500k MRR",
        "profit": "25%",
        "KPI's": [
            "40 fractional CDO engagements",
            "500 SaaS subscribers"
        ],
        "employees": "team of 20 (6 fractional CDO's, 3 developers, engineering, sales, customer service)",
        "office": "leased space in Phoenix AZ",
        "products": "CDO engagements, SaaS products",
        "culture": "remote first, data first",
        "customer-profiles": "small and mid-size companies across sectors and industries",
        "tech-stack": "php, mysql, html, css, godaddy VPS",
        "current_state": [
            "one employee",
            "no office",
            "$10K ARR",
            "one fractional CDO engagement",
            "several SaaS products launching",
            "tech stack built on godaddy shared server, php, mysql, html, css, bootstrap 3"
        ]
    }
}
hbg_vto_traction_cdo
{
    "1_year_plan": {
        "revenue_goal": "$120,000",
        "profit_goal": "$90,000",
        "measurables": [
            "monthly recurring revenue",
            "active SaaS subscribers",
            "fractional CDO client count",
            "myU registered users",
            "outreach contacts per week"
        ],
        "goals": [
            "ship myU to first chamber partnership",
            "close 2 fractional CDO engagements",
            "reach 50 myU paying subscribers",
            "complete Prospector first 25-50 manual outreaches",
            "publish 12 LawFirmNavigator content articles"
        ]
    },
    "quarterly_rocks": [
        "ship myU MVP and begin chamber outreach",
        "complete Prospector pipeline first manual run",
        "formalize HBG prompt building block library",
        "close first fractional CDO engagement from cold outreach"
    ],
    "issues_list": [
        "no dedicated sales motion yet",
        "GoDaddy shared hosting limits scale",
        "single person bandwidth constrains parallel product development",
        "chamber partnership model not yet validated"
    ]
}
hbg_bmc_myu_mktg
{
    "customer_segments": "Small business owners and leaders, 5-100 employees, $5M-$25M revenue, U.S. based. Reached at scale through chambers of commerce (~5,000 nationally, ~225 members each). Member SMBs are the real end users — chambers are the distribution channel.",
    "value_propositions": [
        "on-demand learning built for busy practitioners, not students",
        "expert depth in plain language — no academic filler",
        "knowledge that builds as you explore — grows with the learner",
        "affordable access through chamber membership"
    ],
    "channels": [
        "chamber of commerce partnerships — primary distribution",
        "direct SMB outreach via Prospector pipeline",
        "content marketing and thought leadership",
        "word of mouth within chamber member networks"
    ],
    "customer_relationships": "low-touch self-serve product. Chamber provides access and credibility. Tom provides content quality and platform. No account management — friction must be near zero for SMB owners."
}
hbg_bmc_myu_fin
{
    "revenue_streams": [
        "individual SaaS subscriptions — published price, no negotiation",
        "chamber bulk access agreements — volume licensing",
        "future: premium tiers with notes, tags, and advanced features"
    ],
    "cost_structure": [
        "OpenAI API usage — primary variable cost, scales with content generation",
        "GoDaddy hosting — fixed, low",
        "Tom's time — content quality, product development, chamber outreach"
    ],
    "pricing_model": "published flat rate. Members pay published prices. Chambers contribute access and credibility, not subsidy. No freemium — trial only."
}
hbg_bmc_myu_ops
{
    "key_activities": [
        "AI content generation — topic maps and wiki pages on demand",
        "taxonomy curation and expansion",
        "chamber partnership development and onboarding",
        "platform maintenance and feature development",
        "prompt assembly refinement for content quality"
    ],
    "key_resources": [
        "myU platform — PHP/MySQL on GoDaddy shared hosting",
        "nollej prompt assembly infrastructure",
        "133-row taxonomy as content backbone",
        "OpenAI API access",
        "Tom's 40 years of domain expertise as content quality filter"
    ],
    "key_partnerships": [
        "chambers of commerce — distribution at scale",
        "OpenAI — AI content generation",
        "future: curriculum partners for pre-built topic map libraries"
    ]
}
hbg_bmc_cdo_mktg
{
    "customer_segments": "SMB owners and C-suite executives, 5-100 employees, $5M-$25M revenue, U.S. based. Primary vertical: law firms using Clio. Secondary: any data-mature SMB buried in operational data with no internal analytics capacity.",
    "value_propositions": [
        "fractional CDO expertise without the FTE cost",
        "data infrastructure that actually gets used — not shelfware",
        "AI integrations that reflect who the client is, not generic outputs",
        "40 years of real-world data experience — no theory, no handoffs",
        "solo practitioner speed — one decision maker, direct access"
    ],
    "channels": [
        "Prospector pipeline — trigger-event cold outreach",
        "LawFirmNavigator content and Clio marketplace presence",
        "chamber of commerce referral network",
        "LinkedIn thought leadership",
        "direct referral from existing clients"
    ],
    "customer_relationships": "high-trust, low-volume. Tom is the product — no account managers, no junior staff. Relationships are long, referral-driven, and deeply embedded in the client's data infrastructure."
}
hbg_bmc_cdo_fin
{
    "revenue_streams": [
        "fractional CDO monthly retainer — primary revenue",
        "project-based engagements — data infrastructure builds",
        "LawFirmNavigator SaaS subscription — per firm",
        "future: analytics portal licensing to non-law verticals"
    ],
    "cost_structure": [
        "Tom's time — primary cost, finite and non-scalable until team grows",
        "GoDaddy hosting — fixed, low",
        "OpenAI API — used in client deliverables and internal tooling",
        "sales and outreach time — Prospector pipeline management"
    ],
    "pricing_model": "published retainer rates. No hourly billing — retainer only. Project work scoped and fixed-fee. No negotiation on rate — scope negotiation only."
}
hbg_bmc_cdo_ops
{
    "key_activities": [
        "fractional CDO client delivery — analytics, dashboards, data infrastructure",
        "LawFirmNavigator platform development and Clio API maintenance",
        "Prospector pipeline — RSS ingest, AI qualification, cold outreach",
        "client onboarding and data environment assessment",
        "thought leadership content — articles, LinkedIn, chamber presentations"
    ],
    "key_resources": [
        "Tom's 40 years of SAS, ETL, BI, and data architecture experience",
        "DAZL DSL and nollejBase — proprietary data pipeline infrastructure",
        "LawFirmNavigator — production analytics platform for law firms",
        "Clio API integration — nightly sync, five core dashboards",
        "HBG prompt assembly infrastructure — AI-assisted client deliverables"
    ],
    "key_partnerships": [
        "Clio — marketplace presence and API access",
        "chambers of commerce — referral credibility",
        "OpenAI — AI integrations in client deliverables",
        "future: complementary fractional executives for referral network"
    ]
}
taa_cdo
{
    "role_title": "Fractional Chief Data Officer",
    "role_summary": "Tom operates as an embedded fractional CDO for SMB clients — owning the data strategy, infrastructure, and analytics layer without the FTE cost. He is the product. No team, no handoffs, direct access.",
    "responsibilities": [
        "assess client data environment and identify gaps",
        "design and build data infrastructure — ETL, warehouse, BI",
        "deliver actionable dashboards and analytics",
        "advise on AI integration and data governance",
        "maintain and evolve LawFirmNavigator for law firm clients",
        "develop and execute cold outreach via Prospector pipeline"
    ],
    "current_projects": [
        "LawFirmNavigator — Clio-connected analytics platform for law firms",
        "Prospector — trigger-event outreach pipeline, first 25-50 manual runs",
        "SOP-LEADGEN-001 — formalizing lead generation process",
        "HBG prompt building block library — AI context infrastructure"
    ],
    "goals": [
        "close 2 new fractional CDO engagements this quarter",
        "publish 12 LawFirmNavigator content articles this year",
        "complete first Prospector manual outreach run",
        "get LawFirmNavigator listed on Clio marketplace"
    ],
    "working_style": {
        "communication": "direct, no fluff, fact-based. Written deliverables over meetings. Async preferred.",
        "decision_making": "data-driven, fast, willing to be wrong and correct. No analysis paralysis.",
        "priorities": "client delivery first, pipeline second, product third"
    },
    "constraints": {
        "time": "solo practitioner — finite bandwidth, CDO engagements compete with product development",
        "resources": "GoDaddy shared hosting, PHP/MySQL stack, no dev team",
        "boundaries": "no healthcare clients, no enterprise engagements requiring on-site presence"
    }
}
taa_myu
{
    "role_title": "myU Founder and Product Builder",
    "role_summary": "Tom is building myU as a solo founder — designing the architecture, writing the code, curating the taxonomy, and developing the chamber distribution model. Builder mode, not manager mode.",
    "responsibilities": [
        "product architecture and PHP/MySQL development",
        "AI content generation pipeline — topic maps, wiki pages, welcome page",
        "taxonomy curation and expansion",
        "prompt assembly design and refinement",
        "chamber partnership development and outreach",
        "pricing and go-to-market strategy"
    ],
    "current_projects": [
        "myU MVP — routing, templates, topic map and wiki page generation",
        "prompt building block library — hbg_vto, hbg_bmc, taa blocks",
        "chamber outreach strategy — first 5 chamber pilots",
        "topic_domains schema refactor — separating VCP from topic map JSON"
    ],
    "goals": [
        "ship myU MVP to first chamber partnership this quarter",
        "reach 50 paying subscribers within 6 months of launch",
        "complete topic_domains refactor before scaling content",
        "validate chamber distribution model with 2-3 pilot chambers"
    ],
    "working_style": {
        "communication": "builder mindset — ships fast, iterates, documents as he goes",
        "decision_making": "pragmatic over perfect. MVP first, polish second. Real usage patterns drive feature decisions.",
        "priorities": "ship first, optimize second, scale third"
    },
    "constraints": {
        "time": "solo founder — myU competes for bandwidth with CDO client work",
        "resources": "GoDaddy shared hosting, Bootstrap 3, PHP/MySQL, no frontend framework",
        "boundaries": "no enterprise features before SMB model is validated. No scope creep before MVP ships."
    }
}
key_nameobjectiveprofilesToUse
leadgen.discoveryIdentify high-leverage analytics opportunities from external business signals
[
    {
        "profile": "global_hbg_positioning",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "role_opportunity_analyst",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "constraint_no_fluff",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "output_structured_json",
        "priority": 4
    }
]
leadgen.artifactTransform identified opportunities into tangible diagnostic or analytical artifacts
[
    {
        "profile": "global_hbg_positioning",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "role_artifact_builder",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "constraint_no_fluff",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "output_structured_json",
        "priority": 4
    }
]
company.analysisAnalyze company signals to identify strategic, operational, and data opportunities
[
    {
        "profile": "global_hbg_positioning",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "role_opportunity_analyst",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "constraint_no_fluff",
        "priority": 3
    }
]
daily_brief.v1Generate a structured daily intelligence brief combining behavioral traits, historical analogy, modern application, and actionable execution prompts.
[
    {
        "profile": "global_hbg_positioning",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_role_generator",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_trait_engine",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_historical_mapper",
        "priority": 4
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_modern_mapper",
        "priority": 5
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_action_engine",
        "priority": 6
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_toneStyle",
        "priority": 7
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_output_contract",
        "priority": 8
    }
]
myU_topicMap.v1Generate a comprehensive, domain-structured topic map for an SMB learner on a given topic.
[
    {
        "profile": "myU_audience",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_cognitiveProfile",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_voice",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_role_topicMap",
        "priority": 4
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_contentQuality",
        "priority": 5
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_outputRules",
        "priority": 6
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_topicMap_contract",
        "priority": 7
    }
]
myU_wikiPage.v1Expand a topic map domain into a full wiki page for an SMB learner.
[
    {
        "profile": "myU_audience",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_cognitiveProfile",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_voice",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_role_wikiPage",
        "priority": 4
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_contentQuality",
        "priority": 5
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_outputRules",
        "priority": 6
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_wikiPage_contract",
        "priority": 7
    }
]
myU_welcomePage.v1Generate a personalized welcome page for an SMB learner based on their name and selected topics.
[
    {
        "profile": "myU_audience",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_voice",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_role_welcomePage",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_welcomePage_toneStyle",
        "priority": 4
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_outputRules",
        "priority": 5
    },
    {
        "profile": "myU_welcomePage_contract",
        "priority": 6
    }
]
hbg_brief_cdo.v2Generate a daily intelligence brief for Tom as Fractional CDO, grounded in HBG vision, current rocks, and target market.
[
    {
        "profile": "hbg_vto_longterm",
        "priority": 1
    },
    {
        "profile": "hbg_vto_traction_cdo",
        "priority": 2
    },
    {
        "profile": "hbg_bmc_cdo_mktg",
        "priority": 3
    },
    {
        "profile": "taa_cdo",
        "priority": 4
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_role_generator",
        "priority": 5
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_trait_engine",
        "priority": 6
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_historical_mapper",
        "priority": 7
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_modern_mapper",
        "priority": 8
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_action_engine",
        "priority": 9
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_toneStyle",
        "priority": 10
    },
    {
        "profile": "daily_brief_output_contract",
        "priority": 11
    }
]

SOP — HBG AI Prompt Architecture

SOP ID: SOP-AI-PROMPT-001
Version: 1.0
Date: 2026-03-30
Owner: Tom — HBG Consulting LLC
Status: Active


Purpose

Define the architecture, naming conventions, content standards, and maintenance cadence for HBG's AI prompt building block and assembly system. This system provides consistent, context-aware AI output across all HBG products and internal tools by encoding organizational identity, strategy, and role context into reusable prompt components.


Background

What Problem This Solves

Without organizational context, AI outputs are generic. The same prompt run by two different companies produces nearly identical results. The HBG prompt architecture solves this by injecting who HBG is, what it is building, and who Tom is in each role — directly into every AI call that matters.

The result: AI outputs that reflect HBG's actual target market, current priorities, voice, and constraints — not a generic SMB consultancy.

Frameworks Used

VTO (Vision/Traction Organizer) — EOS-aligned framework capturing long-term vision, 3-year picture, 1-year plan, quarterly rocks, and issues list.

BMC (Business Model Canvas) — Nine-block framework capturing customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, cost structure, key activities, key resources, and key partnerships. Split by campaign and functional area.

Dan Martell Employee Master Prompt — Each role (Tom As role) gets its own block capturing role title, summary, responsibilities, current projects, goals, working style, and constraints.

Why Not the Business Genome

The Business Genome framework (Medja) was evaluated and set aside for this use case. It is intellectually rigorous but requires hundreds of manifestations, a ledger, and compliance tracking — overhead without ROI for a solo practitioner. The genome DB schema and hbgProfile class remain available for future client-facing use. For prompt context, VTO + BMC + role blocks deliver equivalent or better results with a fraction of the maintenance burden.


Architecture Overview

Two-Phase Assembly

Prompt assembly operates in two distinct phases:

Build Time — Stored building blocks pulled from prompt_buildingBlocks table by assembly definition. Stable, reusable, maintained on a schedule.

Runtime — Ephemeral context constructed from $params at execution time. Specific to this invocation only. Never stored in the building block table.

Build Time:   global + role + constraint + format blocks
Runtime:      $params — prospect data, session context, today's date, etc.

Block Categories

Category Purpose
global Company identity, vision, strategy — stable context
role Persona instructions — who the AI is being in this assembly
constraint Rules, limits, tone, output format restrictions
output JSON schema contracts — strict output structure definitions

Naming Convention

Pattern

{prefix}_{scope}_{descriptor}

Prefix Reference

Prefix Layer Description
hbg_ Company (Global) HBG identity, vision, strategy — stable, company-wide
taa_ Personal (Tom As) Tom's role-specific context, projects, working style
role_ai_ AI Agent AI persona, instructions, behavioral parameters
role_emp_ Human Employee Human team member context (future)

Scope Reference

Scope Applies To Description
vto hbg Vision/Traction Organizer blocks
bmc hbg Business Model Canvas blocks
cdo hbg, taa Fractional CDO campaign/role
myu hbg, taa myU SaaS campaign/role

Naming Rules

  1. All lowercase, underscores only — no hyphens, no spaces
  2. Prefix always first — identifies the layer immediately
  3. Campaign/scope before descriptor — groups related blocks together
  4. Add new prefixes or scopes as the org grows — the pattern extends cleanly
  5. hbg_vto_longterm is always singular — vision does not split by campaign

Full Block Inventory

HBG Identity — Global

hbg_vto_longterm              Core values, core focus, 10-year target, marketing strategy, 3-year picture
hbg_vto_traction_cdo          CDO 1-year plan, quarterly rocks, issues list
hbg_vto_traction_myu          myU 1-year plan, quarterly rocks, issues list

HBG BMC — CDO Campaign

hbg_bmc_cdo_mktg              Customer segments, value props, channels, relationships
hbg_bmc_cdo_fin               Revenue streams, cost structure, pricing model
hbg_bmc_cdo_ops               Key activities, resources, partnerships

HBG BMC — myU Campaign

hbg_bmc_myu_mktg              Customer segments, value props, channels, relationships
hbg_bmc_myu_fin               Revenue streams, cost structure, pricing model
hbg_bmc_myu_ops               Key activities, resources, partnerships

Tom As Role

taa_cdo                       Tom as Fractional CDO — role, responsibilities, projects, goals, style, constraints
taa_myu                       Tom as myU Founder — role, responsibilities, projects, goals, style, constraints

AI Agent Roles

role_ai_contentWriter         Content generation persona
role_ai_leadResearcher        Lead research and qualification persona
role_ai_sopDrafter            SOP authoring persona

Human Employee Roles (future)

role_emp_{name}               Individual team member context

Block JSON Structure

VTO Longterm Blob

{
    "core_values": "string or array",
    "core_focus": {
        "purpose": "string",
        "niche": "string"
    },
    "10_year_target": "string with date",
    "marketing_strategy": {
        "target_market": "string",
        "three_uniques": ["string"],
        "proven_process": ["string"],
        "guarantee": "string"
    },
    "3_year_picture": {
        "date": "string",
        "revenue": "string",
        "profit": "string",
        "KPIs": ["string"],
        "employees": "string",
        "office": "string",
        "products": "string",
        "culture": "string",
        "customer_profiles": "string",
        "tech_stack": "string",
        "current_state": ["string"]
    }
}

VTO Traction Blob

{
    "1_year_plan": {
        "revenue_goal": "string",
        "profit_goal": "string",
        "measurables": ["string"],
        "goals": ["string"]
    },
    "quarterly_rocks": ["string"],
    "issues_list": ["string"]
}

BMC Blobs

_mktg

{
    "customer_segments": "string",
    "value_propositions": ["string"],
    "channels": ["string"],
    "customer_relationships": "string"
}

_fin

{
    "revenue_streams": ["string"],
    "cost_structure": ["string"],
    "pricing_model": "string"
}

_ops

{
    "key_activities": ["string"],
    "key_resources": ["string"],
    "key_partnerships": ["string"]
}

TAA Role Blob

{
    "role_title": "string",
    "role_summary": "string",
    "responsibilities": ["string"],
    "current_projects": ["string"],
    "goals": ["string"],
    "working_style": {
        "communication": "string",
        "decision_making": "string",
        "priorities": "string"
    },
    "constraints": {
        "time": "string",
        "resources": "string",
        "boundaries": "string"
    }
}

Assembly Logic

Build Time Layers (typical order)

priority 1-2    global hbg_ blocks — company identity and strategy
priority 3-4    role blocks — AI persona + Tom's role context
priority 5-6    constraint blocks — tone, voice, output rules
priority 7+     output contract — JSON schema enforcement

Runtime Context ($params)

Never stored. Passed at execution time. Examples:

Context Examples
Prospect Company name, size, location, pain points, source
Session warRoom session type, participant, objectives
Brief Today's date, active filters, intelligence parameters
Chamber Specific chamber profile, member demographics, region

Example — CDO Daily Brief Assembly

build time:
  global      hbg_vto_longterm
  global      hbg_vto_traction_cdo
  global      hbg_bmc_cdo_mktg
  role        taa_cdo
  role        daily_brief_role_generator
  constraint  daily_brief_toneStyle
  output      daily_brief_output_contract

runtime:
  context     today's date, any active triggers

Example — myU Content Generation Assembly

build time:
  global      hbg_vto_longterm
  global      hbg_bmc_myu_mktg
  role        taa_myu
  role        role_ai_contentWriter
  output      {output format block}

runtime:
  context     topic, target audience, content type

Admin and Tooling

tableCRUD Admin Page

Building blocks and assemblies are maintained via the HBG admin system using the [tableCRUD] shortcode. The admin page layout:

  • Left panel (md-3) — this SOP rendered as markdown for reference
  • Main panel (md-6, tabbed)
    • Tab 1: prompt_buildingBlocks — full CRUD with CodeMirror JSON editor on blob column
    • Tab 2: prompt_assemblies — full CRUD
  • Right panel (md-3) — context-aware:
    • Building blocks tab active ? this SOP
    • Assemblies tab active ? building blocks table [table dataset="prompt_buildingBlocks" columns="block_id"] for key reference

CodeMirror on Blob Field

The definition (blob) column opens in a modal with CodeMirror JSON mode enabled. Features: syntax highlighting, bracket matching, inline validation, pretty-print button. Prevents malformed JSON from being saved.

SQL Inserts for Initial Data

Global and role blocks are inserted via SQL, not the UI. Keep insert statements in a versioned .sql file alongside this SOP. When adding a new campaign or role, use existing inserts as blob structure reference.


Maintenance Cadence

Schedule (aligned to 12-week EOS sprint cycle)

Block Frequency When
hbg_vto_longterm Annually January 1
hbg_vto_traction_* Quarterly Week 13 of each quarter
hbg_bmc_* Quarterly Week 13 — review only if strategy shifted
taa_* current_projects + goals Monthly First Monday of each month
taa_* full review Quarterly Week 13
role_ai_* As needed Triggered by agent behavior issues

Week 13 Checklist

? Review quarterly rocks — mark complete or carry forward
? Set new quarterly rocks
? Update hbg_vto_traction_cdo.quarterly_rocks
? Update hbg_vto_traction_myu.quarterly_rocks
? Update taa_cdo.current_projects and goals
? Update taa_myu.current_projects and goals
? Review BMC blocks — update only if channels, pricing, or segments shifted
? Run daily brief after updates — confirm output reflects new context

Monthly Spot Check

? Review taa_cdo.current_projects — add new, remove completed
? Review taa_myu.current_projects — add new, remove completed
? Run daily brief — confirm morning stretch reflects current work

Quality Test

After any block update, run the daily brief assembly and check:

  1. Modern Application section — does it reference current HBG projects, not generic examples?
  2. Morning Stretch — is it executable against your actual pipeline today?
  3. ICP language — does it use your actual target market descriptors?

If any of these feel generic, the relevant block needs updating.


Future Additions

Item Description Trigger
Additional campaigns New hbg_bmc_{campaign}_* and taa_ blocks When a new product line or service is actively being marketed
role_emp_ blocks Individual team member context blocks When first hire joins
context_ runtime patterns Formalized runtime context patterns for common assembly types When 3+ assemblies share the same runtime structure
Business Genome integration Manifestations as additional global context layer When productizing genome framework for clients

Related Documents

  • hbg_building_block_naming_convention.md — naming reference
  • genome_ddl.sql — Business Genome schema (dormant, available for future use)
  • hbgProfile.php — Business Genome class handler (19 methods)
  • HBG_Vocabulary_Translation_Map.docx — plain English translation of technical terms
  • SOP-LEADGEN-001 — Prospector pipeline SOP