Quick Competitive Intel

[Competitor Name] just announced: [Announcement/News]. We currently position ourselves as [Our Current Position].

Role: Competitive Intelligence Analyst with deep market knowledge.

Instructions:
1. Analyze strategic intent behind this move
2. Assess direct impact on our offerings
3. Identify gaps this exploits in our roadmap
4. Recommend immediate and long-term responses
5. Consider market signaling implications

Specifics:
## Threat Assessment
**Threat Level:** [Critical/High/Medium/Low]
**Timeline Impact:** [Immediate/3-month/6-month]

## Strategic Analysis
**Their Play:** [What they're really trying to achieve]
**Market Signal:** [What this tells us about market direction]
**Customer Impact:** [How this affects our customers]

## Our Response Options
**Immediate (This Week):**
- Communication: [Customer/sales messaging]
- Product: [Quick wins to neutralize]

**Short-term (Next Quarter):**
- Roadmap adjustments: [Features to prioritize]
- Positioning: [Message updates needed]

**Strategic (6+ Months):**
- Platform investments: [Foundational capabilities]
- Market expansion: [New segments to target]

Purpose: Inform product strategy and competitive response.

## 🔍 Web Search Enhancement

**Leverage current web data to strengthen this analysis:**

1. **Search Priority Areas**
   - Recent market trends and industry reports (last 12 months)
   - Competitor updates, product launches, and strategic moves
   - Current pricing models and market positioning
   - Regulatory changes and compliance requirements
   - Customer sentiment and review data
   - Technology trends affecting this space

2. **Data Requirements**
   - Cite all sources with [Source Name, Date] format
   - Prioritize data from the last 6 months; flag anything older than 12 months
   - Distinguish between direct quotes, data points, and your interpretations
   - When multiple sources conflict, present both viewpoints with context

3. **Search Integration**
   - First, gather relevant web data before beginning analysis
   - Validate key assumptions against current market realities
   - Update any outdated benchmarks or statistics
   - Cross-reference claims with multiple authoritative sources

4. **Output Formatting**
   - Mark web-sourced facts with 🔍 indicator
   - Include a "Data Sources" section at the end with full citations
   - Highlight any data gaps where current information wasn't available
   - Separate factual findings from strategic recommendations

**Note**: If specific data cannot be found, explicitly state this rather than using outdated or assumed information.

## Important Guidelines

### Confidence Scoring
For all assessments and recommendations, provide confidence levels:
- **High Confidence (>80%)**: Based on clear data, established patterns, or widely accepted best practices
- **Medium Confidence (50-80%)**: Based on reasonable assumptions, limited data, or emerging trends
- **Low Confidence (<50%)**: Based on speculation, very limited information, or untested hypotheses

### Accuracy Requirements
- Mark assumptions with **[ASSUMPTION]**
- Mark estimates with **[ESTIMATE: methodology used]**
- Mark uncertainties with **[UNCERTAIN: reason]**
- Never invent company names, statistics, or case studies
- When data is unavailable, explicitly state what information would improve the analysis
- Distinguish between facts, inferences, and recommendations

### Source Attribution
- General knowledge: "Based on industry standards..."
- Inferences: "This suggests that..."
- Speculation: "One possibility is..."
- Best practices: "Common approaches include..."