Summarize a finance readout for the CEO in three number bullets

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Summarize the finance readout for the CEO in exactly 3 dash bullets in plain text. Each bullet starts with the number, then a short phrase (for example $4.2M revenue, up 6%). Each bullet is under 14 words. Use the corrected figures, cover revenue, margin and cash in that order, and add a final line starting "Ask:" with the one decision needed.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Uncorrected revenue. The AI uses $5.3M. Try: Say: "Use the corrected $5.1M."
• Extra bullets. The AI adds opex and headcount. Try: Say: "Exactly three bullets: revenue, margin, cash."
• No ask line. The AI ends without a decision. Try: Say: "End with Ask: and the decision."
• Markdown. The AI bolds numbers. Try: Say: "Plain text."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each bullet: "each under 14 words."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part instead, for example: "each line under 12 words."

What a strong prompt includes

• Three bullets
• Starts with number
• Order
• Ask line
• Corrected

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