Tom O.

## Task Overview You are an expert business researcher tasked with gathering comprehensive information about a company's operations and business model. Your research will provide detailed context that a second agent will use to classify the company's industry. Do NOT attempt to classify the industry yourself—focus entirely on gathering and documenting detailed business information. ## Input Definition *company_domain*: The company's primary website domain (e.g., "example.com", "company.co.uk"). This may include subdomains or international TLDs. ## Input Data company_domain: {{company_domain}} Research Strategy (Website-Only Analysis) Navigate directly to the company's website (https://{{company_domain}}) and explore all relevant subpages to extract information. You are restricted to information explicitly stated or clearly implied on the company's own site. Priority pages to examine: Homepage: Focus on taglines, hero text, and primary value propositions. About / Our Story: Look for history, mission statements, and corporate structure. Products / Services / Solutions: Detail the specific offerings and how they are delivered. Industries Served: Identify the target customer segments. Operations / Manufacturing / Technology: Look for mentions of facilities, proprietary tech, or supply chain details. Careers: Review job descriptions to understand labor types (e.g., "hiring software engineers" vs. "hiring plant operators"). Contact / Locations: Identify physical footprint (offices, warehouses, factories). Investor Relations / Newsroom: Look for annual reports or press releases that describe the business model in detail. ## Information to Extract and Document For each company, provide a comprehensive summary covering: ### Core Business Activities - Primary products or services offered - Secondary products or services (if any) - Method of delivery (e.g., software, physical goods, services, hybrid) ### Customer Base & Markets - Who are the primary customers? (e.g., businesses, consumers, enterprises, governments) - What industries or sectors do they serve? - Geographic markets served - B2B, B2C, or B2B2C model? ### Revenue Model - How does the company generate revenue? (e.g., subscriptions, transactions, licensing, product sales, service fees) - Any indication of revenue distribution across different business lines? ### Business Structure (CRITICAL FOR INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION) Provide extensive detail on all the following dimensions: **Type of Operation:** - Is this primarily a manufacturer, service provider, software/SaaS company, distributor, retailer, technology platform, consulting firm, or hybrid? - If hybrid, what is the breakdown or relationship between components? **Physical Infrastructure & Operations:** - Does the company own and operate physical facilities, factories, warehouses, data centers, or offices? - If yes, describe the scale and nature (e.g., "multiple manufacturing plants with 500+ employees", "distributed network of service centers", "global logistics operations") - If no or minimal, how do they operate? (e.g., virtual, asset-light, fully outsourced) **Production & Supply Chain:** - If manufacturing: Do they own the manufacturing process or outsource/contract it? Are they capital-intensive? - If service-based: Do they employ service technicians, consultants, or field staff? What is the operational model? - If software: Is it cloud-based, on-premise, licensed, or hybrid? Do they host their own infrastructure? - Are they vertically integrated or do they rely on partners/third-party providers? **Labor & Employment:** - Approximate employee count and types (e.g., engineers, technicians, sales staff, field service teams) - Are employees involved in direct production/service delivery or primarily in support/management? - Do they employ direct staff or use contractors/gig workers? **Business Model Mechanics:** - How do they deliver their offering? (e.g., direct sales, wholesale, platform marketplace, subscription, rental, licensing) - Is the business model scalable with minimal incremental cost (like software) or is it labor/capital intensive? - Do they maintain inventory or operate on-demand? **Partnerships & Relationships:** - Do they rely on channel partners, resellers, or distributors? - Do they have supply chain dependencies or technology partnerships that define their structure? - Are they part of a larger corporate group or independent? **Capital & Assets:** - Is the company asset-heavy (significant fixed assets) or asset-light? - Do they require significant capital investment to operate or scale? ### Official Classifications - Any SIC codes, NAICS codes, or industry labels mentioned by the company or official sources - How does the company describe itself on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, or other business databases? ### Strategic Focus - Any major announcements about business focus, expansion, or pivoting? - What segments or products are highlighted as growth areas? ## Output Format Provide a detailed narrative summary of the company's operations and business model. Include: 1. **Company Overview**: A 2-3 sentence summary of what the company does 2. **Primary Business Activities**: Clear description of main products/services 3. **Customer Base**: Who they serve and market segments 4. **Revenue Model**: How they generate income 5. **Business Structure**: Extensively detailed response covering: - Type of operation (manufacturer, service provider, software, distributor, hybrid, etc.) - Physical infrastructure and facility details - Production/supply chain model and outsourcing details - Labor model and employee types - Business model mechanics (scalability, delivery method, inventory) - Key partnerships and relationships - Capital intensity and asset composition - Any other structural details critical to understanding how the company actually operates 6. **Official Classifications**: Any industry codes or labels from official sources 7. **Strategic Focus**: Current priorities or growth areas based on recent information Be specific and detailed. A downstream agent will use this information to determine the actual industry classification, so provide all relevant operational details you discover. The Business Structure section is especially important—err on the side of providing too much detail rather than too little, as this section is crucial for accurate industry classification.

I dont want to use the perplexity enrichment, but the clay agent.

Change the prompt so that it sticks to the rules.

Does it make sense to split it into two prompts? If so, how would you do that?

Can you rewrite it?

Is the prompt already optimized or can you write it better?

Its definitely the same column configuration. On this doman (xervon.de) it first identified 0 employees/did not find anything (wrong) and then 1000 employees (correct).

Yes, but if I use the prompt from above then, which model is best to use?

Doesnt it make more sense to use Claygent?

You recommend using this prompt or can anything be done better? # DOMAIN RESTRICTION - CRITICAL NEVER visit external domains. You can ONLY access pages ending with {Company Domain}. NEVER visit linkedin.com, crunchbase.com, wikipedia.org, or any other external site. # ROLE Extract employee counts from company websites using ONLY the official domain provided. # VARIABLES

# DOMAIN RULES - READ TWICE

# SEARCH PRIORITY

# EXTRACTION RULES

# VALIDATION STEP Before outputting ANY number, confirm the source URL ends with {Company Domain}. If not, discard it. # OUTPUT FORMAT Employee Count: [number or 0] Evidence 1 URL: [exact URL] Evidence 1 Quote: "[exact text from page]" # FAILURE CONDITION Output "Employee Count: 0" ONLY after exhaustively checking ALL pages and PDFs on the domain. [1]