Getting Started with Groupthink

Welcome. Groupthink keeps a record of the people you work with, built from the conversations you already have. You talk to people, Groupthink listens (when you ask it to), and your notes on each person fill in on their own.

This guide walks you through the first five minutes. You do not need to set up everything at once. Step 1 is the only one that is required.

Step 1: Sign in

Go to app.groupthink.com and pick any sign-in option: Google, Microsoft, Apple, or email. There is no password to create. Your first sign-in creates your account.

Tip: if you want Groupthink to join your scheduled meetings, sign in with the Google or Microsoft account that holds your work calendar. More on sign-in: Signing in to Groupthink.

Step 2: Connect your calendar

This lets Groupthink see who you are meeting and when.

1. Open Settings > Calendar.
2. Click Connect on the Google Calendar card (or connect Outlook instead).
3. Approve the request from Google.

Your upcoming meetings now show up under Upcoming in the sidebar. Step-by-step with screenshots: Google Calendar.

Step 3: Decide how Groupthink joins your meetings

On the same Settings page, under How should Groupthink attend your meetings?, pick one:

Choice	What happens
Automatically Join All Meetings	A Groupthink notetaker joins your calls as a visible participant.
Privately Take Notes	Groupthink records through the desktop app. Nobody else sees it on the call.
Let Me Choose Each Time	Nothing joins on its own. You start the notetaker yourself when you want notes.

Not sure? Pick Let Me Choose Each Time. You can change it any time.

Joining meetings needs an active trial or paid plan. Details: Automatic Meeting Notes.

Step 4 (optional): Get the desktop app

If you would rather not have a bot show up in your calls, the desktop app for Mac and Windows records privately from your computer instead. Download and set up the desktop app.

Step 5: Capture your first conversation

Pick whichever fits your day:

• Have a meeting. If Groupthink joins, you get a transcript, notes, and a recap when the call ends. Nothing to type. See Starting a Meeting.
• Jot down a quick note. At the top of the left sidebar there is a box that says Say something, or ask… Type a sentence like "had coffee with Theo, he is hiring a designer" and press Enter. Groupthink figures out who it is about. See The capture box.
• Paste in notes you already have. Click Relationships in the sidebar, then Log interaction on a person. Paste notes from anywhere and Groupthink pulls out what matters. See Log an Interaction.

Step 6: See what Groupthink learned

Click Relationships in the sidebar. Everyone you have captured something about is listed there, with when you last talked and what you know about them. Click a name to see their full page. See Relationships.

You will also start getting a Daily Brief email at 5pm on weekdays, with prep for tomorrow's meetings and recaps of today's. See Daily Brief Email.

On your phone?

Groupthink on iPhone lets you record in-person conversations and jot notes on the go. See Groupthink on iPhone.

Stuck?

• Groupthink stopped joining my meetings
• The notetaker was never let into my meeting
• Known issues and workarounds

Want your AI assistant to use Groupthink too? See Getting Started with AI Assistants.