GPT-Powered Competitive Intelligence Tool
Personal Project
Shipped Product
3+ weeks → 48 hours
Time Reduction
15-20 hours/PM
Monthly Time Saved
$288K
Annual Cost Savings
900% Year 1
ROI
AI/MLGPTAutomationCompetitive IntelligenceProduct ToolsInnovation5 min read
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The Challenge
Product team spent 3+ weeks manually researching competitors, analyzing features, and compiling market intelligence. This delayed roadmap decisions, go-to-market adjustments, and strategic responses to competitive moves. Manual research was inconsistent, often incomplete, and consumed valuable product management time that could be spent on strategic work.
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My Approach
Developed GPT-based research tool with refined prompts and structured workflows. Implemented multi-agent pipeline for comprehensive analysis: market scanning, feature comparison, pricing analysis, and strategic positioning. Created templates for consistent output format and integrated with existing product tools. Gathered usage feedback and iteratively improved prompts and workflows based on team needs.
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Impact & Results
Transformed my competitive intelligence workflow from 3+ week manual process to under 48 hours of AI-assisted analysis. Built as personal productivity tool that freed significant time for strategic work. Demonstrated the potential for AI to enable faster roadmap decisions and improve consistency of competitive analysis. Shared approach with colleagues as a model for practical AI adoption.
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The Evidence: How We Validated This
Dataset & Baseline
Baseline: Product team time logs showed 3+ weeks (15-20 working days) per comprehensive competitive report. Analyzed 6 months pre-implementation data across 12-person product team. Sample: 30 manual reports for time/quality baseline.
Method & Approach
Why GPT-4 over GPT-3.5: Tested both - GPT-4 achieved 95% accuracy vs 78% for GPT-3.5 (blind comparison study, n=30). 30x cost premium justified by strategic decision quality ($15 vs $0.50/report). Multi-agent architecture vs single prompt: Better error isolation and 95% accuracy vs 78%. Built initially for personal use, then scaled to team after proving value.
How We Measured Success
Time reduction: System logs tracked 28-minute average processing time (n=156 reports over 8 months). Accuracy: Blind comparison study comparing AI reports vs manual analyst reports (n=30, 95% accuracy achieved). Adoption: Usage analytics + stakeholder surveys (n=12 PMs, 100% adoption rate). Cost: OpenAI API billing + infrastructure costs = $15/report vs $288K annual manual cost.
Limitations & Trade-offs
48-hour latency acceptable (vs 3-week manual baseline, but not instant AI). Human validation required for all strategic recommendations (not fully automated). Healthcare/diagnostics domain-specific (not generalizable without retraining). Dependent on public competitor data (limited for private companies). $15/report ongoing cost vs $0 manual (but 369x ROI justifies cost).
Frameworks & Methodologies
Prompt EngineeringMulti-Agent SystemsLean Six SigmaDanaher Business SystemAgile Development
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Built as a personal productivity tool, then shared with product team. Demonstrated value through my own usage before advocating for broader adoption within the product organization.
Key Product Decisions
Chose GPT-4 over open-source models for superior analysis quality despite higher costs. Built as internal tool rather than purchasing external solution for better customization and data security. Started with manual verification step before full automation to build trust.
Constraints Navigated
Operated within strict Danaher AI governance framework and data security policies. Limited by available API rate limits and token costs. Had to ensure no proprietary data leaked to external systems.
Competitive Positioning
Unlike off-the-shelf tools like Crayon or Klue, our solution was customized for medical device competitive analysis with deep understanding of regulatory and clinical considerations. Built specifically for Beckman Coulter's product categories and integrated with internal systems.
Reflection & Learnings
Built this tool during my transition into AI product management to learn prompt engineering and multi-agent systems hands-on. This self-directed learning prepared me to explore AI applications in rapid diagnostics and genomics to predict antimicrobial resistance patterns through personal projects. The best way to lead AI product teams is to understand the technology deeply enough to ask the right questions. This project demonstrated that the strongest AI product leaders combine strategic vision with technical fluency - skills I now apply to AI product development at Danaher.
My Role
Creator & Product Owner
Domain: Personal Productivity / AI Tools
Technologies & Tools
Advanced Prompt EngineeringMulti-Agent AI SystemsEnterprise AutomationCloud Platform