Track daily tech trends from Hacker News and Product Hunt

Scans Hacker News and Product Hunt daily, scores the buzz, and sends you a ranked trend report by Slack and email.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs; runs once per each platform source.

Pattern: Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12) ยท Parallel Split (2)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsResearch & Market Intelligence
Connects
Google SheetsSlackGmail

The problem it solves

Keeping up with what's trending in tech means checking multiple sites every day, and it's easy to miss a story that's about to blow up. Without a system, trend-spotting turns into a manual scroll through headlines that eats into your morning.

Who it fits

Founders, product managers, and content strategists tracking industry trends.

How it works

  1. Runs automatically once a day
  2. Pulls new posts from Hacker News and Product Hunt
  3. Scores each item against topics you care about, like AI or dev tools
  4. Groups related items into ranked themes and sends a report to Slack and email
What you get

Trend report waiting instead of scrolling feeds

You get a ranked report of the day's biggest tech trends from Hacker News and Product Hunt, sent straight to Slack and email.

What you get

A daily trend report ranking the strongest themes, plus a history log in a spreadsheet.

What you need

Google Sheets, Slack, and an email account.

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