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Daily Business & Tech Insights Email

This Val Town app sends a daily email with curated insights on:

  • Tech News
  • Startup Business Ideas
  • Tech Innovation Ideas
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Investment Opportunities
  • Business Ownership Guidelines

How It Works

  1. The app runs daily via a cron trigger
  2. It uses OpenAI to generate fresh, relevant content for each category
  3. The content is formatted into a clean, readable email
  4. The email is automatically sent to the Val Town account owner

Configuration

Cron Schedule

The app is set to run daily. You can adjust the schedule in the Val Town web UI:

  1. Go to the Val Town dashboard
  2. Find this val (daily-business-insights)
  3. Click on the "Cron" tab
  4. Modify the schedule as needed (e.g., "0 8 * * *" for daily at 8 AM)

Content Customization

To modify the content categories or amount of content generated:

  1. Edit the CONTENT_CATEGORIES array to add/remove topics
  2. Adjust ITEMS_PER_CATEGORY to change how many items are generated per topic

Requirements

This app uses:

  • OpenAI API (via Val Town's standard library)
  • Email functionality (via Val Town's standard library)

No additional setup is required as these are provided by Val Town.

Troubleshooting

If emails are not being received:

  1. Check the Val Town logs for any errors
  2. Verify that the OpenAI API is functioning correctly
  3. Ensure your email settings in Val Town are configured properly

Future Enhancements

Potential improvements:

  • Add personalization options
  • Include relevant links to articles
  • Add image generation for visual content
  • Create a preference system to focus on specific topics
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