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Practical guides, product notes, and research from the people building Lemonade.

Lemonade team · 2026-09-30

Comparing Data Across Disparate Reports: A Local AI Workflow

A practical guide showing how to ask a local AI assistant to compare figures or trends buried across multiple, different document types (like PDFs and spreadsheets) without uploading anything externally.

Lemonade team · 2026-09-28

From Scattered Notes to Draft: Structuring Research Findings Locally

A practical guide for solo professionals on taking disparate research notes, articles, and source documents and turning them into a cohesive, editable first draft without uploading anything.

Lemonade team · AIon X · 2026-09-27

Turn scattered files and notes into a clear project brief

A project-brief template for freelancers and small businesses: collect the right sources, separate requirements from assumptions and decide what to do next.

Lemonade team · AIon X · 2026-09-27

How to compare client reports with local AI

A practical checklist and reusable prompt for comparing client reports, checking conflicting figures and drafting a source-backed client update.

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