How to Import Your Business Plan from Notion or Google Docs with One Link

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The old approach had two persistent problems. When you copied and pasted text directly, tables and lists lost their formatting. When you uploaded a PDF or Word file, the version you submitted was almost always out of sync with the draft your team was actively editing.

Notion and Google Docs are built for real-time collaboration, which means your document is constantly evolving. The 'last saved file' is never really the latest version — the live document is. The link import feature was designed specifically to close that gap.

Importing via link changes three things. First, there's no formatting loss from copy-paste. Second, if you revise your document and re-import, the updated content is reflected. Third, when multiple co-founders are working from the same link, version confusion drops significantly.

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The table below lists the document types currently supported for import and the conditions each requires. Check these before generating your link — unmet conditions will cause an error.

Using Notion's 'Publish to web' option generates a publicly accessible URL that anyone can read without logging in — this is the most reliable method for importing. Sharing via 'Anyone with the link' also works, but may occasionally trigger access errors. For Google Docs, open your sharing settings and set access to 'Anyone with the link' at the Viewer level or above.

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Below is the complete step-by-step flow, from configuring your sharing link in Notion or Google Docs to launching your analysis in OpenSeed. If this is your first time, expect it to take about three minutes for Notion and about two minutes for Google Docs.

1. [Notion] Open the page you want analyzed. Click the '… (More)' menu in the top-right corner and select 'Share.'
2. [Notion] Go to the 'Publish to web' tab and toggle it on. Click 'Copy published site URL' to copy the link.
3. [Google Docs] Click the 'Share' button in the top-right corner. In the 'Get Link' section, use the dropdown to set access to 'Anyone with the link' and the permission to 'Viewer.'
4. [Google Docs] Click 'Copy link' to copy the URL.
5. [OpenSeed] Go to openseed.kr and select 'Start Analysis.' Choose your analysis type (e.g., government grant program, investor pitch).
6. [OpenSeed] On the document input screen, select the 'Import via link' tab and paste the URL you copied into the input field.
7. [OpenSeed] Click 'Load Document.' Your content will appear in the preview pane — check that everything looks correct.
8. [OpenSeed] Once you've confirmed the preview, click 'Start Analysis.' From here, the flow is identical to a file upload.

In the preview pane, make sure structured elements like tables and lists are rendering properly. If your Notion page uses multi-level toggles (collapsed blocks), verify that those sections are expanded. Content inside collapsed toggles may not be included in the import.

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Here are the four most common errors you'll encounter during a link import, along with how to fix each one. Even if the exact error message looks different, the root cause almost always falls into one of these categories.

If your Notion page uses database-style views — for example, a competitive analysis laid out as a table view — that content will only be extracted as plain text. If those details are important to your analysis, copy the table into the main body of your document as a standard table. The same applies to any embedded Google Sheets.

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Link import is just the delivery method — the quality of your analysis depends on the structure and content of your document. Even with the same core idea, how your plan is organized determines how much useful feedback the review can surface. Before you import, run through the checklist below.

• Is the problem statement in its own section — and does it spend at least a paragraph explaining why this problem matters?
• Is your solution described concretely — with a clear distinction between where you are now and what comes next?
• Is your target customer defined — not 'everyone,' but a specific, narrowed-down profile?
• Is your revenue model or use-of-funds plan written out with actual numbers?
• Is there a team section — with each person's name, role, and at least one line of relevant experience?
• Is the core content written as text, rather than embedded primarily in images or attachments?
• For Notion documents: is every toggle expanded so all content is visible?

If your document covers all seven points, the analysis will return specific, item-by-item feedback for each one. Missing sections won't stop the analysis from running, but you'll likely see comments along the lines of 'insufficient evidence to assess this area.' When that happens, the most effective approach is to fill in the gaps and run a fresh analysis.

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Here are answers to the questions we hear most often about the link import feature.

1. Q: When I import a Notion link, does my document content get stored externally? — Only the text content present at the time of import is processed, and solely for analysis purposes. OpenSeed does not access your original document or your Notion account in any way. See our privacy policy for details on data retention.
2. Q: Will tables I've inserted as images in Google Docs be analyzed? — No. Image-based tables are not included in the current import scope. Only tables written as text are extracted. If an image contains important information, transcribe it as text in the document.
3. Q: Can I import multiple Notion sub-pages at once? — When you import a top-level page, you can choose whether to include its immediate child pages (one level deep). Sub-pages nested two or more levels down are not included.
4. Q: Does link import or file upload produce better analysis results? — Analysis quality comes from your document's content and structure, not the delivery method. That said, scanned PDFs or image-heavy files tend to have lower text-extraction accuracy, so for text-based documents, link import is generally the more reliable option.
5. Q: Can I edit the content manually after importing? — In-line editing in the preview pane is not currently supported. Instead, make your changes in the original document and re-import the link.
6. Q: Are Google Slides or Google Sheets support planned? — Slides support has no confirmed timeline due to the format's structure. For Sheets, we currently recommend copying your key data into a Google Docs table as a workaround.