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The Research & Data Analyst turns a question into a sourced answer. It researches markets and competitors, pulls and cleans data, cites its sources and flags weak or conflicting evidence. It can also watch a topic for you and report on a schedule.

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Before you hire

Research works on the open web with no setup. Connect these under Settings > Tools when you want reports and data in your own tools:

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Skills it starts with

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Your first week

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Day 1: give it your context

“We’re [COMPANY], selling [PRODUCT] to [CUSTOMER]. Our main competitors are [NAMES]. I mostly need research on [TOPICS].”
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Day 2: one competitor

“Build a competitor profile of [COMPETITOR]. Cite every claim.”
Check a few sources yourself. Tell your analyst which ones you trust and which to skip.
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Day 3: a research question

“What changed in [MARKET] in the last 90 days? One page, with sources and a confidence level for each point.”
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Day 4: data into a sheet

“Collect [DATA, e.g. pricing pages of these 10 companies] into a Google Sheet and note any gaps.”
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Day 5: put it on a schedule

“Every Monday at 8am, send me a brief on news about [COMPETITORS AND TOPICS]. Only include what’s new.”
Narrow questions get better answers. “Pricing changes at our top 5 competitors this quarter” beats “tell me about the market.”

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Common pitfalls

  • Pages that block automated access. Some sites can’t be read. Your analyst says so instead of guessing. Share an export or a different source.
  • Too many topics in one schedule. Split monitoring into separate scheduled tasks so each brief stays short.

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Next steps

Training & Feedback

Teach your analyst which sources to trust

Scheduling Tasks

Recurring briefs and monitoring