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Write a One-Line "What Do You Do?" Pitch
Generate a memorable one-line pitch your whole team can use at events, in DMs, and on LinkedIn intros without sounding scripted.
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When to use
Use before a conference, networking event, podcast appearance, or new sales hire onboarding. Run it after positioning is locked. Helpful when every team member describes the agency differently and you need a unified answer that's specific enough to be memorable but loose enough to feel natural in conversation.
The prompt
You are a positioning coach who has written the one-line pitch for dozens of agency founders preparing for conferences and podcast intros. Your test is: can a stranger repeat it back to a friend 30 minutes later? Agency: [AGENCY_NAME] Positioning statement: [POSITIONING] ICP: [ICP_DESC] Most concrete outcome we deliver (with a number if possible): [OUTCOME] The thing we don't do that helps clarify what we do: [WHAT_WE_DONT_DO] Where this pitch will be used: [CONTEXT_OF_USE] (conference, DM, podcast intro, dinner party) Write 5 one-line pitches in 5 different formats so the user can pick the one that fits their voice: (1) Outcome formula — "We help [ICP] [do X] without [pain]", (2) Specificity formula — name a concrete artifact, (3) Contrast formula — "Most agencies do X. We do Y.", (4) Story formula — one-sentence narrative, (5) Insider formula — uses a phrase only the ICP would recognize. - Each version max 25 words - Must be sayable out loud without sounding robotic - Cannot include the phrase "we help" in more than one version - Cannot include "growth", "unlock", "empower", "partner", "world-class" - Each version must pass the "would a stranger remember this?" test - After the 5, pick the strongest for [CONTEXT_OF_USE] and explain why in one sentence 1. **Outcome:** [...] 2. **Specificity:** [...] 3. **Contrast:** [...] 4. **Story:** [...] 5. **Insider:** [...] **Best for [CONTEXT_OF_USE]:** [pick + one-line rationale]
Variables
- [AGENCY_NAME] — Your agency
- [POSITIONING] — Your one-line positioning statement
- [ICP_DESC] — Your specific ICP
- [OUTCOME] — The most concrete outcome you deliver, with a number
- [WHAT_WE_DONT_DO] — What you deliberately avoid
- [CONTEXT_OF_USE] — Where you'll deliver this pitch
Example input
Agency: Quill & Code. Positioning: 'Programmatic SEO firm for B2B SaaS companies $10M-$50M ARR with templated comparison and integration page surface area.' ICP: Head of Growth at PLG SaaS. Outcome: averaged 4,200 organic signups per month for last 6 clients within 9 months. Don't do: thought leadership content, link building, ABM. Context: SaaStr conference dinner.
Example output
1. **Outcome:** We help PLG SaaS companies turn comparison and integration pages into 4,000+ organic signups a month — usually within 9 months. 2. **Specificity:** We build the "[Your Tool] vs Competitor" and "[Your Tool] + Integration" pages that drive bottom-of-funnel SaaS signups at scale. 3. **Contrast:** Most SEO agencies write blog posts. We build programmatic comparison pages that convert into signups, not pageviews. 4. **Story:** Last year we shipped 11,000 programmatic pages for a Series C SaaS — they hit 4,000 monthly organic signups in 7 months. 5. **Insider:** We're the team your Head of Growth hires when blog SEO stalls and PLG signups need to compound without a content team. **Best for SaaStr conference dinner:** Version 5 — Heads of Growth at SaaStr immediately recognize "blog SEO stalled" as their lived problem, which earns the follow-up question.
Pro tips
- Test all 5 versions on 3 people outside your industry — the one they can repeat back wins.
- Have the whole team memorize the same version so referrals stay consistent.
- Pair with the homepage hero prompt so your pitch and your website say the same thing.
Works with
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