# New-lead intro, with approval

> When a lead lands in the CRM, the outbound dog reads them, checks recent news, drafts a short first email and sends it only after you approve it, then logs it on the contact.

Canonical: https://alaskanlabs.com/workflows/new-lead-intro

- For: Outbound and sales teams
- Runs: When crm.lead.created
- Run by: the kodiak dog (or the team's lead, if the team has no kodiak)
- Apps: HubSpot, Gmail
- JSON: https://alaskanlabs.com/workflows/new-lead-intro.json (MIT)

## Steps

1. **Read the new lead** (app, HubSpot) → Look for recent news about them
2. **Look for recent news about them** (news) → Draft the intro
3. **Draft the intro** (think) → Send this intro?
4. **Send this intro?** (decide) → if Send it: Send the intro from your inbox; if Don't send: Mark the lead as skipped
5. **Send the intro from your inbox** (app, Gmail, changes something: runs only after an approved Decide) → Log the email on the contact
6. **Log the email on the contact** (app, HubSpot, changes something: runs only after an approved Decide)
7. **Mark the lead as skipped** (write)