Your task for this final challenge is to design a single, high-quality prompt that instructs an AI to turn chaos into clarity. You are given a collection of messy, real-world inputs related to launching physical goods on a marketplace: emails, chat messages, meeting notes, technical blockers, and whiteboard sketches. This week, the submissions will be evaluated by a LLM acting as an independent judge! 🎯 What You Are Being Evaluated On Your prompt (5 criterias) The output produced when your prompt is run (5 criterias) ✅ Your Prompt Should Instruct the AI To: Separate facts, assumptions, and opinions Identify contradictions and missing decisions Extract clear requirements (product, UX, legal, technical) Highlight risks, dependencies, and blockers Produce a decision log List open questions, grouped by team Avoid inventing information not present in the input ⚠️ Important Constraints Clarity > verbosity Structure > prose Explicit uncertainty > false certainty Do NOT “solve” the problem — expose it clearly 🧠 Tips You may define the AI's role (e.g. product lead, analyst). You may specify output formats (tables, headings, etc.). You may instruct the AI on how to reason internally. Think of this as creating a reusable professional tool, not a one-off answer. The goal is not perfection — it is to learn how to control AI under uncertainty.
Physical goods launch — positioning?
From: Emma (Marketing)
Hi all, We're excited about enabling physical goods on the marketplace, but we need clarity on what sellers can actually do at launch. Are we allowing: - seller-managed shipping? - platform-managed shipping? - free returns or seller-defined policies? We need this ASAP for the go-to-market messaging. Also: do we call them "products" or "items"? Legal had opinions last time. — Emma (Marketing)
Re: Physical goods launch — correction
From: Emma (Marketing)
Quick update: leadership prefers "products", not "items". Unless legal blocks it again. Also, is delivery time shown before checkout or after? Website copy depends on this. — Emma
Teams Thread: Shipping Discussion
Lucas (Marketplace PM): We agreed sellers handle shipping themselves for MVP, right? No warehouse, no fulfillment from us. Sophie (Ops): That's not what I understood. I thought we might pilot platform shipping for top sellers only. Raj (Backend): Shipping logic is very different depending on which option we pick. We can't "just change later". Anna (Legal): If sellers ship themselves, we need very explicit liability wording. If we ship, liability is even worse. Jonas (UX): Checkout flow becomes much heavier with shipping options. Are we showing shipping costs per seller? Per item? Combined? Raj (Backend): Also returns. Returns are not optional in most EU countries.
PM's Personal Notes
• leadership wants physical goods "fast" • but also wants "Amazon-like trust" • returns are scary • payments already support sellers, but refunds?? • shipping rates dynamic or static?? • customs?? (maybe phase 2?) • sellers asking about bulk upload • SKU vs listing confusion • risk of bad seller experience if too complex • but buyers expect tracking…
Physical Goods Kickoff (rough notes)
Participants: PM, Legal, Ops, Marketing, Backend
MVP = EU only?? maybe legal: distance selling laws apply VAT? seller responsibility? unclear do we store weight + dimensions? probably needed someone said "no digital + physical mixed carts" (why?) customer support impact not discussed ops wants seller onboarding checklist marketing wants launch date before clarity 😬 refunds flow unclear (partial refunds??)
Teams Thread: Returns Policy
Emma (Marketing): Can we promise "free returns" in ads? Anna (Legal): Only if someone pays for them. Lucas (PM): We assumed sellers cover returns? Sophie (Ops): Most sellers will hate that. Raj (Backend): Returns touch payments, logistics, and seller balance. This is not "just a checkbox".
Bug / Tech Debt Ticket Snippet
Title: Marketplace checkout not compatible with physical goods Notes: - Assumes instant fulfillment - No shipping address validation - No delivery ETA - Refunds assume full order cancellation only Status: "Blocked — awaiting product decisions"
Random Sticky Notes (transcribed)
"Trust badge for physical goods?" "Seller SLA??" "Disputes flow?" "Fraud risk ↑" "Photos required??" "Condition: new vs used?"
Whiteboard: Shipping Flow Sketch
Whiteboard sketch showing the proposed shipping flow with seller and platform options
Screenshot: Current Checkout UI
Screenshot of the current checkout interface that needs modification for physical goods
Diagram: Returns Process Draft
Hand-drawn diagram showing the proposed returns process flow
Run your prompt to see the AI response here