Cutting LangGraph drafting time from 60s to 15s by fanning out independent nodes
A new feature has been developed to streamline the email drafting process for outbound sales representatives. The update reduces the time taken to draft emails from 60 seconds to just 15 seconds. This improvement allows sales reps to focus more on engaging with prospects rather than spending time on manual drafting.
- ▪The AI outbound agent was initially built to assist with account research and provide a brief for sales reps.
- ▪The new feature allows reps to select a strategy, or 'play', which the AI uses to draft personalized outreach sequences.
- ▪The drafting process now takes only 15 seconds, significantly improving efficiency for sales representatives.
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| Original publisher | Hacker News (Newest) |
| Canonical URL | https://thecompoundingcuriosity.substack.com/p/drafted-not-sent-how-i-built-the |
| Publication time | Thu, 28 May 2026 22:46:54 +0000 |
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Drafted, not sent — how I built the second half of an AI outbound agentResearch saved 30 minutes per account. Reps still stared at a blinking cursor. So I built the part that actually hurt.AnandMay 28, 2026ShareA few weeks ago, I wrote about the AI outbound agent I built in two weeks — deep research on the account and the person, delivered as an 80-word brief, inside Outreach, exactly where the rep already was.Then one of the lead BDRs said the thing that made me realise I only built half the product:“Next step: auto-draft the first email. Pre-filled, ready to review and send. Not auto-sent. Just drafted, inside the Outreach task.”That’s the gap. Research saves you 30 minutes of digging. But the rep still copies the brief into Outreach and writes the email from scratch.
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