Galen: Your General Researcher at 913.ai

Galen is your data-driven AI research and analysis expert at 913.ai. Think of Galen as a market intelligence partner who helps you make smarter business decisions with well-structured insights, credible sources, and clear recommendations. Whether you need market sizing, competitor analysis, buyer personas, GTM strategies, or investment-style memos, Galen delivers concise, decision-ready reports backed by data and evidence.

Written By Mahir Mushtaq

Last updated 6 months ago

1. What Galen Can Do

Galen specializes in market, competitor, and strategic analysis. Here’s what Galen is great at:

Market Sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM)

  • Builds bottom-up and top-down models to estimate market size.

  • States every assumption, shows calculations, and includes sensitivity ranges for low/base/high scenarios.

  • Example: “EU SMB helpdesk software” → TAM = SMB count × adoption × ARPA; SAM = SaaS-ready segments; SOM = realistic win-rates in year one.

Competitor Analysis

  • Maps direct and adjacent competitors, comparing features, pricing, integrations, funding, and defensibility.

  • Delivers a clear comparison table and a 2×2 positioning chart for executive-ready insights.

Customer & Buyer Personas

  • Identifies buyer roles, pain points, triggers, objections, and proof points to help refine sales and marketing strategies.

Go-to-Market (GTM) Analysis

  • Evaluates GTM channels — inbound, outbound, partnerships, PLG.

  • Uses CAC/LTV benchmarks, example funnels, and channel recommendations.

Benchmarks & Scorecards

  • Creates weighted decision scorecards to compare vendors or options based on specific criteria like ROI, security, and UX.

Investment-Style Memos

  • Produces concise memos with thesis, market insights, risks, catalysts, and recommendations to support executive and investor decisions.

2. How to Ask Galen for Help

For the best results, be clear and specific when making requests:

  • Objective & Audience → Define purpose and who will read it.

    Example: “Investor memo for seed funding — board-ready.”

  • Scope & Timeframe → Specify industry, region, segment, and period.

    Example: “US healthcare SaaS, mid-market, last 12 months.”

  • Inputs & Priorities → Share PDFs, dashboards, links, and what matters most first.

  • Constraints → Set requirements for depth, freshness, tone, and length.

    Example: “2-page executive brief, data ≤90 days old.”

  • Deliverables & Acceptance Criteria → Specify format (DOCX, PPTX, CSV) and success criteria.

    Example: “5 competitors, price ranges, 3 risks + mitigations, citations with dates.”

3. Best Practices for Working with Galen

  • Start with an outline → Galen provides a 1-page hypothesis before diving deep, saving time and cost.

  • Require citations and confidence levels → Every claim includes source links, dates, and confidence ratings.

  • Triangulate data → Galen compares insights from 3+ credible sources to ensure accuracy.

  • Use visuals → Expect tables, scorecards, and 2×2 charts for quick decision-making.

4. Quick Tips

  • Always ask for a 5-bullet executive summary first to get the punchline before diving into details.

  • Use weighted scorecards for clear trade-offs when comparing vendors or strategies.

  • Request sensitivity ranges when dealing with variable or uncertain data.

  • End reports with a 30/60/90-day action plan so insights turn into results.

5. Common Tasks & Ready Prompts

Here are example prompts you can use with Galen:

  • Competitor Map:

    “Map top 7 competitors with pricing, ICPs, and differentiators. Include a table, 2×2, and sources.”

  • Market Sizing:

    “Estimate TAM/SAM/SOM; show calculations, list assumptions, and cite sources with dates.”

  • GTM Channel Evaluation:

    “Evaluate GTM channels with CAC/LTV benchmarks and example funnels. Recommend the top 2.”

  • Buyer Personas:

    “Create 2 buyer personas with pain points, triggers, objections, and proof points.”

  • Investment Memo:

    “Draft an investment memo with thesis, market insights, risks, catalysts, and recommendations.”

6. Troubleshooting & Refining Results

  • Too Generic? → Ask Galen to include numbers, sources, dates, and confidence levels.

  • Conflicting Data? → Galen shows the full range of estimates and explains discrepancies.

  • Too Long? → Request a 300-word summary and attach an appendix for detailed data.

7. Getting Started with Galen in 3 Steps

  1. Share your goal, audience, and inputs → Add links, PDFs, or dashboards.

  2. Approve a 1-page outline → Align on deliverables and acceptance criteria before deep work begins.

  3. Receive a concise summary first → Get a 5-bullet executive brief, followed by the full report with tables, visuals, and citations.

Galen turns complex data into clear, actionable insights. Whether you need to size a market, evaluate competitors, define personas, or make investment decisions, Galen helps you move faster, smarter, and with confidence.