Strategy meeting in 3 hours. CEO drops competitor's 80-page annual report. "What does this mean for us?"
Built competitive intelligence workflow. Complete analysis with recommendations before the meeting started.
THE COMPETITIVE INTEL PROBLEM:
Annual report arrives. Team scrambles. Someone skims for financials. Someone looks for products. Nobody synthesizes.
4-6 hours for proper competitive analysis. Strategy team doesn't have that time.
THE DISCOVERY:
Dual document extraction. First call pulls structured data. Second call generates strategic recommendations.
Same pattern as contract review. But optimized for competitive intelligence.
THE WORKFLOW:
Google Drive trigger watches competitor folder → Download document → Document extraction pulls financials, products, initiatives, partnerships → Merge combines extraction with binary → Second extraction generates strategic insights and recommendations → Code compiles intelligence report → Sheets logs to competitor database → Slack alerts strategy team with full analysis.
8 nodes. Strategic intelligence automated.
THE DUAL EXTRACTION PATTERN:
First extraction: Revenue, growth rate, market share, new products, strategic initiatives with timelines, partnerships, acquisitions, threats, opportunities.
Second extraction: "Analyze for strategic impact. Top 3 moves to watch. Business implications. Recommended responses."
THE TRANSFORMATION:
Before: 4-6 hours reading competitor reports. Key insights missed. Recommendations require separate analysis.
After: 90 seconds for complete analysis. Threats identified. Recommendations included.
THE NUMBERS:
80-page report analyzed
47 strategic initiatives identified
8 threats flagged
5 opportunities highlighted
4 hours → 90 seconds
UNEXPECTED BENEFIT:
CEO gets briefing with AI recommendations before coffee finishes brewing. Strategy meetings start with actionable intelligence.
What competitive intelligence would change your next strategy meeting?