📊 Generate startup ideas & business plans with GPT-4.1, Perplexity Sonar & Claude Sonnet
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Description
This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n.
🚀 Start-up Ideas Generator – From Idea to Executive Summary in Minutes
Description: This AI-powered n8n workflow helps you brainstorm and validate start-up ideas, perform market research using Perplexity Sonar, and automatically generate a professional business plan — all within minutes.
It’s designed for entrepreneurs, accelerators, venture studios, and ideation teams looking to go from a single prompt to a detailed proposal ready to pitch or develop.
Watch step-by-step build video of n8n workflows like this: https://www.youtube.com/@Automatewithmarc
Setup Instructions
Required Credentials:
OpenAI API Key – For GPT-4.1 Perplexity Sonar Access Token – For deep research Anthropic Claude API Key – For business plan writing
Google Service Account Credentials – To write to Docs
How It Works:
💬 Chat Trigger Start the process by typing a simple request like “Give me a few start-up ideas in AI tech.”
🧠 AI Research Agent (OpenAI + Perplexity Sonar) The system defines the research scope, taps into Perplexity AI for deep market scans, and outputs high-potential business opportunities including:
Market size Customer pain points Competition overview Differentiation strategy
📄 Business Case Generator (Claude) Each opportunity is expanded into a complete business plan using Claude Sonnet, covering:
Executive summary Market analysis Product description Competitor gap Business model & GTM Financials & roadmap
📃 Google Docs Export The full business plan is automatically inserted into a connected Google Doc for easy sharing, editing, or pitching.
Google Docs Configuration:
Create a Google Doc titled “Startup Business Plan” (or adjust the title in the node settings) Share the document with your Google service account email Update the Document ID field in the Google Docs node accordingly Ensure that the structure accepts plain text input — formatting is handled by the node
Tools & Models Used:
LangChain Chat Trigger
OpenAI GPT-4.1 (Research Prompt Structuring)
Perplexity Sonar Deep Research (Market Research)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (Business Plan Writing)
Google Docs Node (Formatted Output)
Use Cases:
Rapid ideation for venture building or incubators
Validating start-up ideas before prototyping
Automating market research + proposal writing
Generating investor-ready pitch materials
🔗 Nodes Used
Google Docs, Basic LLM Chain, Anthropic Chat Model, Chat Trigger, OpenAI
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File