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Find software startup opportunities in Reddit posts with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Apify and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 11 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 6Service 3

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1When Daily at 9amSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Scrape Reddit DataApifyService
  3. 3Fetch Reddit PostsApifyService
  4. 4Parse Reddit DataCodeLogic
  5. 5Deduplicate All FieldsRemove DuplicatesLogic
  6. 6Filter Potential OpportunitiesCodeLogic
  7. 7Build Batch for AICodeLogic
  8. 8Google Gemini AnalysisGoogle GeminiModel
  9. 9Parse AI Analysis OutputCodeLogic
  10. 10Filter AI OpportunitiesFilterLogic
  11. 11Append to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Google Sheets
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 11 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.