I just automated something that used to take 2-3 hours. Now it takes 57 seconds.... Here's what happened: Every time, the same story. - Client calls - They need a proposal - I open the template - Copy info from our last conversation - Paste it into Google Slides/Pandora Doc - Customise the deck - Send the email - Follow-ups Repeat 3x-4x per week. That's 48 hours a month doing copy-paste work. So I built this instead: Here is how it works- - Client details go into a form - AI generates structured JSON items - System pulls our proposal template from Drive - Replaces all the variables automatically - Sends a personalised email with the deck attached. Zero manual work. The whole thing runs in under a minute. But here's what nobody tells you about automation: The hard part isn't building it. It's admitting you've been wasting time. I spent 6 months doing this manually because "it's just part of the job." That's 144 hours I'll never get back. The moment I mapped out the workflow, it became obvious. - Every step was repeatable. - Every input was predictable. - Every output was in the same format. Classic automation candidate. Most people see repetitive work as "just how things are." I see it as a system that hasn't been built yet. The proposal bot freed up 48 hours a month. That's 6 full work days. What could you do with 6 extra days? Look at your calendar this week. Find the thing you do over and over. The task that makes you think, "here we go again." That's your next automation. Build it once. Use it forever. What repetitive task is eating your time right now? Want the full blueprint?

My vapi cannot connect to my google calendar from my n8n workflow tried connecting multiple times on both vapi and n8n, watched a tutorial (I’ll leave a link at the end if anyone has tried and worked) it still won’t connect with the calendar. Would be very appreciative if someone could help out this is my first workflow. Thanks https://youtu.be/HGBMr1RQliY?si=q-i4LYKHtaplVkuZ

Using Sheets (for the time being) for my VAPI voice agent. I was struggling with CallerID and Phone numbers. The raw number from Vapi are E.164 formatted number (+12146684697) which Sheets sees as a number. But my voice agent was saving numbers as text (214) 668-4697. And I want to keep the number as text for formatting. In the Google Sheet node in n8n, there is an option called Value Render. This is where you can select Unformatted, Formatted, or Formula. To keep my data as text, choosing formatted was the trick.

Huge congrats to our two winners of the free n8n Cloud Starter Plans ($240 value): 🥇 @Dudley Wise — for the meme about how people use AI with emails (1st image) 🥈 @Simão Rodrigues — for being brutally honest about how people are probably approaching a challenge like this (2nd image) Keep an eye on your DMs, I’ll be reaching out to get you set up with your codes. Have a great weekend, everyone! Cheers, Nate

Just wrapped up an incredible Masterclass at the Chatbot Summit in Amsterdam with Aemal Sayer on "Building AI with the Power of Vibe Coding" using n8n. Three months ago, I took the step into AI and automation. Today, I'm building real solutions and connecting with amazing people who are shaping this space. The biggest lesson? You learn by doing. No amount of theory beats getting your hands dirty with actual workflows and seeing them come to life. And that is so cool The energy at this summit was unreal - met some brilliant minds, and I'm excited to say there are some potential collaborations on the horizon. This is just the beginning. More updates coming soon as I continue to build and grow in this space focused on the food & beverage industry What's been your biggest "learning by doing" moment recently in the AI space?