Research & summaries

What you can ask

Deputy handles research questions ranging from quick lookups to substantive summaries. Examples:

• →"What's the difference between an LLC and an S-Corp?"
• →"Give me a quick overview of how Stripe's pricing compares to Square."
• →"Who are the main competitors to HubSpot in the SMB market?"
• →"What's the current state of the commercial real estate market in Austin?"
• →"Summarize what ATXP is and how it differs from other AI billing approaches."
• →"What should I know about negotiating a SaaS contract renewal?"

What Deputy returns

Deputy synthesizes a direct answer — not a list of links to go read yourself. The response is written as a summary you can actually use, with key points surfaced and context explained.

You can also follow up with additional questions in the same thread. If Deputy gives you a competitor overview, you can reply with "Which of those has the best free tier?" and it will continue from where it left off.

Use it to prep for meetings

One of the most useful applications is pre-meeting research. Before a call, text Deputy: "I have a call with Acme Corp in an hour. They're a mid-size logistics company based in Denver. Give me a quick brief — what they do, likely pain points, and a few talking points for selling them a project management tool."

Deputy will return a structured brief you can scan in two minutes. You can also set this up as a scheduled task to automatically run before any meeting with a new contact.

Pairing with other features

Research works best when combined with Deputy's other capabilities:

• →Email drafting — research a prospect, then immediately ask Deputy to draft an outreach email using what it found. Learn more
• →Scheduled reports — set up a weekly research digest on a topic (e.g., "Every Friday, send me a summary of news in my industry"). Learn more
• →Sales outreach — research a lead before adding them to a follow-up sequence so your first message is specific and relevant. Learn more