Athena starters for sales are 11 ready-made prompts grouped into Accounts and prospects, Calls and deals and Pipeline. 7 run on a schedule: Athena runs them once, delivers a spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck and Word document, emails them to you, and repeats on the cadence you pick. A few need a connected app: calendar (Outlook or Gmail calendar), email (Outlook or Gmail). The rest need no setup.
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01Accounts and prospects
Trigger-event prospects
New companies with a reason to call this week. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every Monday at 7am, or every weekday or monthly instead
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
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Find new prospects with a reason to call this week. Ask me for my ideal customer profile (industry, size, region) if you cannot tell. Find 15-25 companies with a recent trigger: funding, a new executive, expansion, layoffs, or a hiring push in the team we sell to. Give the trigger, a likely buyer title, and a one-line opener for each. Cite every trigger. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per company (company, website, trigger, date, likely buyer, opener, source link); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me if I want this every Monday at 7am (or every weekday, or monthly instead). Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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Account plan refresh
Changes at your key accounts and your next three moves. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every weekday at 7am, weekly on Mondays at 7am, or monthly on the 1st
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
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Refresh account plans for the key accounts I name. Ask me for the list. For each, cover leadership changes, strategy and earnings news, initiatives we could support, relationship gaps, and three moves for the next 30 days. Cite every item. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per account and move (account, signal, opportunity, next move, owner, source link); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me how often I want this: every weekday at 7am, weekly on Mondays at 7am, monthly on the 1st, or not now. Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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Competitor battlecard
How to win against one competitor, kept current. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every weekday at 7am, weekly on Mondays at 7am, or monthly on the 1st
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
Show the prompt
Build and keep current a battlecard for selling against the competitor I name. Ask me which one. Cover their positioning, pricing signals, recent launches and wins, strengths, weaknesses, landmines to set, and questions that expose the gaps. Cite every item. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per point (area, their claim, what is true, how we win, source link); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me how often I want this: every weekday at 7am, weekly on Mondays at 7am, monthly on the 1st, or not now. Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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Revive lost deals
Closed-lost deals worth reopening, and why now.
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- When you ask
- Outputs
- spreadsheet
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Go through these closed-lost opportunities: [attach a CRM export]. Find the ones worth reopening because something changed, such as new leadership, funding, a competitor problem, or a renewal coming up. Rank them, give the reason with a source, and draft a short reopening email for the top ten.
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02Calls and deals
Pre-call briefing
Who is on the call, history, and what to get out of it.
- Setup
- Needs Calendar (Outlook or Gmail calendar); Needs Email (Outlook or Gmail)
- Runs
- When you ask
- Outputs
- An answer in chat
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Prepare me for my next call with [company]: who is attending, what we have discussed before, open questions, and what I should get out of this call.
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Discovery call summary
Pain points, buyers, timeline, and the follow-up email.
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- When you ask
- Outputs
- An answer in chat
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Summarize my discovery call notes or transcript into pain points, current process, decision makers, budget, timeline, and next steps. Then draft the follow-up email.
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Proposal draft
Scope, pricing options, and success metrics from your notes.
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- When you ask
- Outputs
- Word document
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Draft a proposal for [company] covering their problem in their words, our approach, scope, timeline, pricing options, and success metrics. Use my notes: [notes]. Put it in a Word document. Use my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place.
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03Pipeline
Pipeline health review
Stalled deals, past-due close dates, and missing next steps. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every Monday at 7am, or every weekday or monthly instead
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
Show the prompt
Review my open pipeline. Ask me for the latest CRM export (a spreadsheet in Athena or an upload). Flag deals with no activity in 14 days, close dates in the past, or missing next steps, show coverage against quota, and give me a prioritized list for this week. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per deal (account, stage, amount, close date, last activity, issue, next step); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me if I want this every Monday at 7am (or every weekday, or monthly instead). Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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Key account report
Volume, share, and budget variance by account. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every Monday at 7am, or every weekday or monthly instead
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
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Build the weekly key account report. Ask me for the sales files (sell-in, sell-out, or depletion data, as spreadsheets in Athena or uploads) and the accounts I manage. Show volume, share, and budget variance by account, the biggest movers, and one action per account. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per account (account, volume, vs. budget, vs. last year, share, change, action); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me if I want this every Monday at 7am (or every weekday, or monthly instead). Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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Forecast call prep
Commit, best case, and risks by deal for the quarter. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every Monday at 7am, or every weekday or monthly instead
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
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Prepare the weekly forecast call. Ask me for the latest CRM export (a spreadsheet in Athena or an upload) and the deal size worth calling out. Group this quarter by stage with commit, best case, and risks for each large deal, and show what moved since last week. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per deal (account, stage, amount, close date, category, change since last week, risk); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me if I want this every Monday at 7am (or every weekday, or monthly instead). Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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Win/loss analysis
What separates won deals from lost ones. See how it runs →
- Setup
- No setup needed
- Runs
- Every weekday at 7am, weekly on Mondays at 7am, or monthly on the 1st
- Outputs
- spreadsheet, PowerPoint deck, Word document; emailed to you after every run
Show the prompt
Run a win/loss analysis. Ask me for the closed deals export (a spreadsheet in Athena or an upload). Find the patterns that separate wins from losses by segment, deal size, competitor, and cycle length, and the two changes most likely to raise the win rate. Deliver three files in my company's brand. If I have Word, PowerPoint, or Excel templates in Athena, ask once which to use and build every file from them, keeping their layouts, styles, and formulas. For the brand, use my company's design system if one exists. Otherwise find my company's website (search the web if you are not sure of the domain), run design_system_retriever on it to get the real logo, colors, and fonts, and save the result with create_design_system so every run matches. Use the real logo image; never redraw it or type the company name in its place. The files: (1) a spreadsheet with one row per deal (account, segment, amount, competitor, cycle days, outcome, stated reason); (2) a PowerPoint deck with the logo on the title slide, a one-slide summary, a slide per section with a chart wherever there are numbers, and a so-what slide; (3) a Word document with the logo in the header, the full brief, and every source cited. Brand colors and fonts throughout, one idea per slide, no walls of text. Finish with a short summary in chat that links all three. When each run finishes, this one included, email me the three files from Athena: send them to my own email address with the chat summary in the body. If Athena cannot send email in this workspace, say so instead. When you are done, ask me how often I want this: every weekday at 7am, weekly on Mondays at 7am, monthly on the 1st, or not now. Also ask which sections to keep and confirm my IANA time zone (for example America/New_York), and pass it explicitly when creating the schedule. If I choose a schedule, set up a scheduled agent that runs this same brief on it, keeps the spreadsheet asset ID and any template IDs in its instructions, reads the latest dated tab before each run, and reports only what changed since the last run. It says plainly when nothing material changed, and says comparison is unavailable if the prior tab cannot be read. Each run adds a dated tab to the same spreadsheet and makes a new dated deck and document. Whenever I give feedback on a run, in this chat or a later one, update the scheduled agent's instructions (and the template or design system when the feedback is about how the files look) so every later run follows it, then tell me exactly what you changed.
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04Why run it in Athena
| A chat assistant | Athena | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Text in a chat | Real Excel, Word, and PowerPoint files in your templates |
| Working together | One person, one chat | Your team and the agent in the same file, live |
| Mistakes | Regenerate and start over | Every edit attributed; undo or roll back any change |
| Next run | Starts from scratch | Builds on the last run and on your feedback |
| Your data | Copy and paste | Documents, email, and warehouse, under each person's access |
| Where it runs | Their cloud | Yours, if you need it |
05For your team
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07Questions teams ask
How do I use a starter?
Open a new chat in Athena, paste the prompt, and replace anything in square brackets with your details before sending. Athena asks for anything else it needs.
Which starters run on a schedule?
These run on a schedule: Trigger-event prospects, Account plan refresh, Competitor battlecard, Pipeline health review, Key account report, Forecast call prep, Win/loss analysis.
Do these starters need connected apps?
A few need a connected app: calendar (Outlook or Gmail calendar), email (Outlook or Gmail). The rest need no setup.
Can I use my own templates?
Yes. The scheduled starters ask once which of your Word, PowerPoint or Excel templates in Athena to use and build every file from them. With no template, they use your company's logo, colors and fonts.