Newsletter Preferences

Steering prompt guide

Write steering prompts that actually change what Muno Brief emphasizes, deprioritizes, and turns into action.

What the steering prompt does

The steering prompt tells Muno Brief what matters more, what matters less, and what kind of synthesis is useful to you right now. Think of it as editorial direction for the weekly brief.

Use persona for the voice. Use the steering prompt for emphasis, prioritization, exclusions, and decision context.

A practical formula

Focus on [topics or decisions]. Prioritize [signals]. Deprioritize [noise]. Summarize for [role or use case]. Highlight [actions, risks, or opportunities].

Be specific about the lens you want, not just the topics you like.
Name the output you want: actions, risks, experiments, strategy implications, or implementation ideas.
Explicitly say what to skip if your newsletters cover broad ground.
Update the prompt when your priorities change. It is meant to move with your work.

Weak vs strong

Weak

Focus on AI and startups.

Stronger

Focus on AI and startups through the lens of product strategy and distribution. Prioritize signals about pricing power, buyer behavior, and defensibility. Skip generic funding headlines unless they suggest a real shift in market conditions.

Actionable examples

Operator

Act like a sharp operating review. Prioritize repeatable tactics, distribution ideas, process improvements, and benchmarks I can use this week. Skip vague thought leadership unless it contains a concrete tactic or measurable example.

Founder

Focus on product strategy, market movement, pricing, positioning, and go-to-market lessons. Surface shifts that change how an early-stage company should make decisions in the next 30 to 90 days.

Investor

Prioritize non-obvious market signals, emerging categories, strong arguments with downside awareness, and changes in company behavior that suggest momentum or weakness. Avoid generic optimism.

Technical practitioner

Prioritize implementation details, architecture choices, tools that can be evaluated quickly, and practical lessons from teams shipping real systems. De-emphasize trend summaries that do not discuss tradeoffs.

B2B SaaS

I care about B2B SaaS strategy. Prioritize pricing, retention, onboarding, sales efficiency, product-led growth, and customer expansion signals. Skip consumer app trends unless they clearly transfer to SaaS.

Healthcare AI

Focus on healthcare AI with an emphasis on regulation, reimbursement, clinical workflow adoption, and implementation constraints. Deprioritize general AI product news unless it affects healthcare delivery.

Emphasis examples

Prioritize practical tactics I can test this week.
Highlight changes in buyer behavior and distribution channels.
Surface contrarian ideas with credible evidence.

Exclusion examples

Skip celebrity founder commentary unless it contains a real operating lesson.
Ignore crypto coverage this month unless it affects payments or regulation.
Deprioritize broad trend pieces with no concrete examples.

Output examples

Call out the top 3 decisions this week should influence.
End with experiments, risks, and watch items.
Flag any idea worth discussing with my leadership team.

How persona and steering prompt work together

Example pairing

Use Executive persona with a prompt that says to prioritize strategic shifts, pricing moves, and customer behavior if you want a board-style weekly scan.

Another pairing

Use Technical persona with a prompt that asks for architecture tradeoffs, implementation lessons, and production risks if you want an engineering-focused digest.