This is the most underrated way to use Claude:

(and it has nothing to do with writing or coding)

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It's competitive intelligence. Using data that's free, public, and updated every single week.

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Here's my extract step by step guide:

Step 1. Go to claude .ai.

Step 2. Select the new Claude "Opus 4.6."

Step 3. Turn on "Extended Thinking."

Step 4. Pick a competitor. Go to their careers page.

Step 5. Copy every open job listing into one doc.

(Title. Team name. Location. Full description)

Step 6. Save it as one .txt or .docx file.

Step 7. Search the company at EDGAR (sec .gov)

Step 8. Download its recent 10-K or 10-Q filing.

(Official strategy, risks, and financials - all public.)

Step 9. Upload both files to Claude Opus 4.6.

Step 10. Paste this exact prompt:

You are a competitive intelligence analyst at a rival company. I've uploaded [Company]'s complete current job listings and their most recent SEC filing.

Perform a strategic intelligence analysis:

→ Cluster these roles by what they suggest is being built. Don't use the team names they've listed. Infer the actual product initiatives from the skills, tools, and responsibilities described.
→ Identify capabilities or teams that appear entirely new — not mentioned anywhere in the SEC filing. These are unreleased bets.
→ Find roles where seniority is disproportionately high for a new team. This signals executive-level priority.
→ Cross-reference the SEC filing's Risk Factors and Strategy sections with hiring patterns. Where are they investing against a stated risk? Where did they flag a risk but have zero hiring to address it?
→ Predict 3 product launches or strategic moves this company will make in the next 6-12 months. State your confidence level and cite specific job titles and filing sections as evidence.

Format this as a 1-page competitive intelligence briefing for a CMO.

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What you'll find:

→ Products that don't exist yet but will in 6 months.

→ Priorities that contradict what the CEO said.

→ Risks they told the SEC but aren't addressing.

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This is what consulting firms charge $200K for.

It took me 10 minutes.

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I used the new Claude 'Opus 4.6' for a reason:

✦ It read 60 job listing & a 200-page filing together.

✦ And connects dots across both.

✦ It is superior in thinking and context retrieval.

That's why I didn't use ChatGPT for this.