Ask AI to find your blind spots. The things you can't see because you're too close.
Same plan. One asks for blind spot analysis.
AI: This looks like a solid plan! You've thought about your services, pricing, and target market. The portfolio approach is smart. You might want to consider adding testimonials once you get some clients. Overall, great start!
Polite. Supportive. Misses the hard questions.
AI: A few blind spots: You've listed pricing but haven't accounted for the 3-6 month delay before invoices actually get paid. Your "target market" is too broad—who specifically needs design work and has budget? You assume clients will find your portfolio, but you haven't planned how they'll discover you exist. What's your plan when a client doesn't pay?
Uncomfortable. Useful. Points to real gaps.
AI is trained to be helpful and agreeable. If you ask "what do you think?" it defaults to supportive feedback. That feels good but doesn't help you improve.
When you explicitly ask for blind spots, you give AI permission to be critical. You're asking it to find what you can't see—assumptions you didn't question, risks you overlooked, scenarios you haven't planned for.
Explicitly ask for blind spots, gaps, and risks. Tell AI to skip the positives. The goal isn't encouragement—it's finding what you can't see on your own.