My Top 10 Prompts for Writing Venture LinkedIn Posts That Don’t Absolutely Suck

Any comms person has been there. You’re about to click publish on that LinkedIn post and YOU ARE BUZZING. You have the ‘Please like, share and comment’ WhatsApp and iMessages READY to send to every person mildly close to you and are just waiting for the likes to roll in and that promotion, investment and, sale you’ve been gunning for to close.?

The truth is though, you’ve written something so obviously generic, so GPT’ed that when your target sees it, they’ll immediately yawn, not read your content, and even worse, your reputation would’ve been even better off if you hadn’t posted at all.?

But honestly, there are a few tried and true prompts that can make your Linkedin post not suck. This is drawn from my experience writing 700+ LinkedIn posts for top Venture Capitalists, Partners, Founders, and Mid-Level Management at Team8, a ($1.2B AUM)?Venture Fund that creates and invests in early-stage companies since ChatGPT came out two years ago.?

So here are my top 10:?

Prompt 1: Is this well written? Where can I cut words? And show me which words you’re cutting.?

Obvious, right? This is my first move when writing posts, get ChatGPT to act as your editor and make sure there are no glaring errors.?

Prompt 2: Remove fluffy language - don’t use ‘delve’, ‘explore’, ‘dive’, and ‘evolving’.?

Yes, we all use AI at work all day every day. If you’re not, you’re falling behind. But just because your GPT uses it a lot, doesn’t mean it’s an engaging word. And even worse, if we’re all being provided the same vocabulary, it’s only going to make your content cut through less noise and make less of an impact.?

Take the time to stand out and edit, you’ll begin ‘diving’ into the results.?

Prompt 3: Can we summarize this and structure this into three short paragraphs? Start with an engaging hook, add the main details in the body, and finish with a concise CTA.?

This prompt solves two of my big issues.?

First, often as marketers we are sitting in meetings listening to one of our executives talk about something in their problem area and think to ourselves ‘What the F*** did I just listen to. How the hell am I going to communicate this”. Before AI, you’d have to start doing deep research, join 4 of their sales calls, and hit the library - today with ‘ChatGPT search’ and Perplexity, you can get mountains of insights.?

Not only that, once you have these large amounts of insights, this tried and true prompt will take it, organize it, and make you sound intelligent to your target audience.?

Trust me, this works.?

Prompt 4: I’m writing this for a senior executive who is a person with political exposure. Is this diplomatic? Provide me feedback on where I might need to change.?

Recent events and emerging world leaders (e.g., Rishi Sunak, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Nancy Pelosi) highlight the blurred lines between business and politics.

This prompt helps identify blind spots in language, such as inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, or tone. It also ensures clear structure and wording, making it super useful for crafting posts that require approval from corporate communications or political spokespeople teams.

Make your life easier by making their lives easier!?

Prompt 5: Avoid the dash icon (–) more than once in the post. Let’s keep it consistent with simpler punctuation.

See the same as 3. But debate me on this!?

Prompt 6: Avoid hyperbolic language. Remember, you’re writing for somebody with 20+ years experience who doesn’t need to exaggerate?

Yes, we know that the ‘I’m thrilled to announce’ posts do really well on Linkedin as it’s a platform that rewards good news - but not every post is going to be you providing a monumental life update.?

Simply put, the majority of your posts need to be written with some humility. If all your posts are announcements, you’ll get great engagement, but probably not a lot of prestige. So start avoiding hyperbolic words for your thought leadership, you’ll be taken more seriously.?

Remember, if everything is thrilling, nothing is thrilling…..

Prompt 7: Write this from the perspective of [Insert executive name here]. Use this information.?

A great use-case for Linkedin is to let people know you’ll be at an event. It builds your credibility in your industry, gives you an excuse for outreach, and reminds people you exist (sorry to be blunt there).?

So once you get invited to an event, take the invite and pop this prompt in. Now you have a new post for yourself that doesn’t look like you just copied theirs. Add a personal tweak and you’re ready to go.?

Prompt 8: Write this as if the event has already taken place. Leave room for an insight or quote as the hook.?

Now you’re about to end an event and want to make sure nothing falls through the cracks in the post-event checklist. So you’re a responsible social media manager and you prep your posts (or most of them) to be ready to pump out after.?

This works better than you think and saves you a lot of time and research when it comes to tagging.?

Prompt 9: Which emojis can be used as bullet points? Pick the ‘out-there’ ones.?

Want to stand out, use emojis (sparingly). In a world where Linkedin doesn’t have bullet points (seriously, who in product do I need to speak to?), using emojis not only breaks up your content but also gives a dash of colour that is always appreciated by the audience.?

Prompt 10: You've been writing with me for 2 years now. What content ideas am i missing??

At the end of the day, all the prompts above will only be helpful if you’re saying something half-decent or interesting that prompts (excuse the pun) action or thought. AI is a great equalizer when it comes to making your post professional, but the top percentile still rely on human intelligence.

I like this prompt because it allows me to go back to the drawing board, moving away from the tactical and back to the strategic. After all, who knows more about what I’m thinking and what content ideas have worked—or not—than my ChatGPT Pro account?

Final note: You may notice I’m not overly nice in my prompts. There are two schools of thought when it comes to how you interact with AI. Dror Grof , whom I admire very much, rightly says that when AI takes over the world in two years, OpenAI will remember who was kind and who wasn’t. The other school of thought argues that making your AI 'feel bad' will improve its abilities, as it responds better to sticks than carrots.

Regardless, that’s a discussion for another post.?

Happy prompting and happy new year!?

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