About Guffles
Guffles started
with a free
n8n workflow.
I’m Paras. In March 2025, I shared a cold outreach automation on Reddit. People downloaded it, tried it, and asked for help getting it running. After seeing the response, I wanted to turn it into an application.
Here’s how it started
View the workflow The original automation
What the
workflow did
The automation found leads, verified their emails, and researched each person before writing an email.
It ran five research processes across websites, LinkedIn profiles and posts, and the wider web. It used what it found to score leads and write personalized drafts.
I used Apollo and Apify for lead discovery, Airtable for the records, Smartlead for the email campaign handoff, and PhantomBuster for LinkedIn outreach.
There were a lot of tools to connect, so I wrote setup guides and explained the costs. I shared the automation on r/n8n on March 21, 2025, then released the template for free a week later.
You can still download that version for free.
March 21, 2025
I posted it on Reddit
The first post explained the automation and how I had put it together.
Read the first postMarch 28, 2025
I shared the template
I released it for free with setup guides and a breakdown of the costs.
Read the release postSeptember 8, 2026
3,140 downloads
That’s the download count for the original workflow on Gumroad.
Download the workflow
The response on r/n8n
What people
said on Reddit
Some people thanked me for explaining the costs. Others needed help with the setup. These comments are from the post where I released the free template.
These comments refer to the original n8n template. Gumroad showed 3,140 downloads on September 8, 2026.
Why I’m building Guffles
Setup took
three or four days.
That’s how long one person said they spent getting the automation running, even with the documentation. I want people to be able to do this work without having to connect and configure every tool themselves.
Where the app is today
From lead research
to replies.
Find, verify and research leads, then review your sequence and campaign brief. Connect Gmail, enable sending for your chosen mailbox, and approve the campaign before launch. Sending follows daily limits and recipient opt-outs.
Choose to approve AI replies yourself, or use autonomous mode for clear, high-confidence replies that pass an independent check. Ambiguous requests go to review. You can see each action and closure reason, and take over a conversation at any time.
When Calendar booking is enabled, AI can offer available times, book through your Google Calendar, and handle reschedules or cancellations. You can also choose an approved booking link; sharing that link does not confirm a booking.
Thanks for trying
the workflow.
If you downloaded it, left a comment, or sent feedback, thank you. Your response is why I decided to build Guffles.
ParasFounder, Guffles
View the original screenshot
This is an excerpt. The same commenter said it took three or four days to get the workflow running.
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