Meeting Prep — Never Walk In Blind

Walking into meetings unprepared is amateur hour.

You're juggling back-to-back calls, no time to research who's in the room. You default to generic small talk. You miss the fact that the VP you're pitching used to work at your dream client. You didn't see the news that their company just raised $50M. You fumble the connection.

Meeting Prep fixes this. Your agent researches every attendee before you join—LinkedIn profiles, company intel, recent news, mutual connections, conversation hooks. It generates a briefing doc with talking points, icebreakers, and context. You walk in informed, confident, and ready to connect.

What It Does

• - Auto-triggers before calendar events (configurable advance time)
• Researches attendees: LinkedIn profiles, role, background, recent activity
• Company intelligence: Recent news, funding, product launches, leadership changes
• Connection mapping: Mutual contacts, shared interests, conversation hooks
• Generates brief: Clean, scannable doc with talking points and icebreakers
• On-demand mode: Research specific people or meetings instantly

The difference: Most meeting tools focus on agendas. Meeting Prep focuses on people. Know who you're talking to before you open your mouth.

Setup

1. 1. Run scripts/setup.sh to initialize config and brief storage
2. Edit ~/.config/meeting-prep/config.json with calendar settings and research preferences
3. Ensure gog skill is installed (for Google Calendar integration)
4. Test with: INLINECODE3

Config

Config lives at ~/.config/meeting-prep/config.json. See config.example.json for full schema.

Key sections:

• - calendar — Which calendars to monitor, event filters, advance notice
• research — Depth level (quick/standard/deep), data sources, focus areas
• output — Format (markdown/text/telegram), delivery channel, storage location
• auto_prep — Enable/disable automatic prep, time thresholds, event criteria
• icebreakers — Tone preferences (professional/casual/witty), topic priorities

Scripts

All scripts support --dry-run for testing without actually generating briefs.

Auto-Prep Workflow

Run scripts/auto-prep.sh on schedule (cron every 2-4h recommended). The workflow:

1. 1. Fetches upcoming calendar events (next 24-48h based on config)
2. Filters for events matching criteria (external attendees, duration >15min, etc.)
3. Checks if already prepped (dedup against brief history)
4. Researches each attendee: web search for LinkedIn, company site, recent news
5. Generates briefing doc with sections: Attendees, Company Context, Talking Points, Icebreakers
6. Stores brief and optionally delivers to configured channel

On-Demand Prep

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Brief Structure

Generated briefs include:

📋 Meeting Overview

• - Title, time, duration, location/link
• Objective (auto-detected or manual)

👥 Attendees (per person)

• - Name, title, company
• Background highlights (education, previous roles, tenure)
• Recent activity (posts, articles, company news)
• Mutual connections (if detectable)
• Conversation hooks (shared interests, recent wins)

🏢 Company Context

• - Recent news (funding, launches, leadership changes)
• Industry position, competitors, challenges
• Relevant talking points

💬 Icebreakers & Talking Points

• - Personalized conversation starters per attendee
• Strategic questions to ask
• Topics to avoid (if detected)

🎯 Your Prep Checklist

• - Key things to mention
• Questions to have ready
• Follow-up actions

Data Files

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Research Sources

Meeting Prep uses:

• - Web search: LinkedIn profiles, company pages, news articles
• Web fetch: Company blogs, press releases, LinkedIn activity
• Calendar metadata: Event titles, descriptions, attendee lists (via gog)
• Future: CRM integration, internal notes, past meeting context

Cron Setup Example

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Privacy & Ethics

• - Your data only: Researches public info about people you're scheduled to meet
• No stalking: Only preps for confirmed calendar events or explicit requests
• Opt-out friendly: Skip specific events by adding #noprep to event description
• Transparent: Briefs cite sources; you see what the agent found

Pro Tips

• - Set advance time wisely: 2-4 hours before works well (too early = stale, too late = useless)
• Customize icebreakers: Adjust tone in config (corporate vs startup vs casual)
• Review briefs: Agent does the research, you add the human touch
• Feedback loop: Mark what worked in briefs to improve future prep
• Combine with agenda tools: Use Fellow/Hypercontext for what to discuss, Meeting Prep for who you're discussing with

Example Brief

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When to Use Meeting Prep

• - Sales calls: Know your prospect before pitching
• Investor meetings: Research partners, understand fund focus
• New client kickoffs: Start with context, not cold
• Networking events: Pre-game the attendee list
• Job interviews: Research interviewers, not just the company
• Conference meetings: Brief on everyone you're meeting at the event
• Board meetings: Know new board members before they join

What Makes It Different

• - People-first: Most tools prep the agenda, this preps the humans
• Automated: Runs in background, delivers briefs without you asking
• Contextual: Not just LinkedIn stalking—connects dots, finds hooks
• Actionable: Not a data dump—talking points you can actually use
• Respectful: Public info only, ethically sourced, transparent