Automated Business Idea Discovery from Hacker News with GPT-4 and Google Sheets

Overview

This workflow automates the discovery of potential business ideas by extracting posts from Hacker News, analyzing them with GPT-4, and organizing the insights in Google Sheets.

Key Features

• Automated Data Collection: Fetches trending posts from Hacker News.
• AI-Powered Analysis: Utilizes GPT-4 via OpenRouter to analyze and identify promising business ideas.
• Data Filtering & Selection: Filters posts based on specific features and selects key fields for further processing.
• Seamless Integration: Merges and structures data before exporting to Google Sheets for easy review and collaboration.

Benefits

• Time Savings: Eliminates manual research and analysis, accelerating idea discovery.
• Enhanced Insights: Leverages advanced AI to surface high-potential opportunities.
• Centralized Data: Organizes findings in Google Sheets for easy access and sharing.

Use Cases

• Entrepreneurs: Quickly identify and evaluate new business opportunities.
• Market Researchers: Monitor emerging trends and innovations.
• Startup Teams: Streamline ideation sessions with AI-curated insights.

Integrations & Automation

Key integrations include Hacker News for content sourcing, GPT-4 for analysis, and Google Sheets for data management. The workflow combines manual triggers, conditional logic, and looping to ensure robust, automated processing.