Spot sales leads in your inbox and reply to them automatically

Reads new inbox emails, figures out which ones are real leads, and sends each a personalized reply.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Sequence (1) · Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itA stepOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Email Automation
Connects
GmailOpenAI

The problem it solves

Sifting through your inbox to find the handful of messages that are actually sales leads takes time you don't have, and by the time you reply, the lead may have moved on. Writing a thoughtful response to each one also adds up over a busy week.

Who it fits

A small business or salesperson who gets a mix of leads and other email in one inbox.

How it works

  1. Watches your inbox for new incoming email
  2. Uses AI to decide whether the sender is a genuine lead
  3. Filters out anything that is not a real lead
  4. Writes a personalized reply based on your product or service
  5. Sends the reply back to the sender automatically
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

per week
minutes
$ per hour
0Hours freed per month
0Value per year at your hourly cost

Assumes the automated replies match what you'd have written by hand and that freed time goes to other billable work.

What you get

A personalized reply sent to every genuine lead, with no manual sorting.

What you need

An IMAP-enabled email account, a Gmail account, and an OpenAI API key.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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