← Morning Briefs
Saturday, February 28, 2026
☀️ Morning Brief
UX is Fine · Jason Schklar
Saturday
February 28, 2026
☀️ Today
📼 Yesterday
📅 Meetings
📬 Updates
✅ Tasks
🛠 CoWork
📋 Appendix
No meetings on the calendar today, but the inbox is active. A $14,550 wire landed yesterday from BofA — worth confirming receipt. The Level contract is at a decision point: Odin Law is asking whether you want them to push back on terms. The Xsolla Mutual Referrals Agreement is in Drive and needs a read before it gets signed. Meanwhile Ashley needs a quick call on the M42 engagement — client wants 2 months, she's recommending 0.25 for Sarah, and is asking whether to push for 3. GDC week is in 11 days.
Act Today
⚖️ Decision Level Contract — Odin Law Awaiting Your Call
Brandon Huffman and Ryan Fairchild at Odin Law are asking: "Do you want us to push back?" Reply to proceed on Finder's Fee / MSA terms.
🎉 New Partner Review Xsolla Mutual Referrals Agreement
Samir Hatef (Xsolla) shared the draft MRA in Drive. UXIF is now listed on the Xsolla Marketplace — review the agreement before it gets signed.
❓ Decision M42 Staffing — Ashley Needs Your Input
Ashley recommends Sarah at 0.25 (not 0.5). Client wants 2 months; she's asking whether to push for 3. Respond in the M42 channel.
🏨 Overdue XDS Hotel Block — Decision Due
Copper task (due Feb 27): Book 3 rooms, set refund deadline, release 3rd room if not needed. Needs a call with Ashley.
💬 Reply Needed Send Rory Corrected Discord Link
Rory Madden (GDC contact) says the Discord link you sent doesn't work. Send him the working link for the Tyler Coleman BRG NPC event.
💰 Payment $14,550 Wire Received — Confirm in Records
BofA notified of incoming wire to account ending 3863 on Feb 26. Confirm receipt and match to invoice for your records.
🎮 FYI Riot / TFT Kickoff — Monday 11:30 PST
Aaron Stavely and Matt Winalski confirmed Mon kickoff at 11:30 PST. Jerome is EST, Gustavo is WET. Block time and prep.
Friday, February 27
Ric Neil — Bookings Call
Friday Feb 27 · 9:00 AM · ~60 min
Hot Lead
Ric Neil Indie Evangelist / Mode Seven Collective
Copper LinkedIn Krisp ↗
Jason Schklar UX is Fine
Key Points
  • Barnstorms / The Chase FTUE eval scoped at $25K — 75% discount from standard rates discussed as intro offer
  • Mode Seven Collective operates on a 7% commission model for referred work
  • GDC events on the table: Friends of Ric cocktail (Tuesday), Board Game Night + AI+Games co-sponsorship (Thursday March 12)
  • Performance-based advisory arrangement floated — terms TBD via counterproposal
  • Dan Lakari (Malta connection) flagged as a potential intro through Ric's network
  • AI-CRM demo to be shown to Ric Tuesday at GDC
Action Items
  • Send service menu and rate card to Ric
  • Introduce Dan Lakari regarding Malta opportunity
  • Provide counterproposal on advisory arrangement terms
  • Demo AI-CRM workflow to Ric at GDC on Tuesday
  • Follow up on Friends of Ric cocktail logistics (Tuesday GDC)
  • Confirm AI+Games event co-sponsorship details for Thursday March 12
📭
No meetings scheduled today (Saturday).
📧 Email
⚖️
Odin Law — Level Contract: "Do you want us to push back?"
Brandon Huffman + Ryan Fairchild are waiting on your direction re: Finder's Fee / MSA terms. Decision needed before they can proceed.
🎉
Xsolla — UXIF Listed on Marketplace + Mutual Referrals Agreement
Samir Hatef shared the draft MRA in Drive (s.hatef@xsolla.com). UXIF is now live on the Xsolla Marketplace. Review the agreement before signing.
💰
BofA — Wire Transfer Received: $14,550.00
Incoming wire to account ending 3863 confirmed Feb 26. Match to invoice and log in records.
🎮
Riot / TFT — Kickoff Confirmed Monday 11:30 PST
Aaron Stavely + Matt Winalski coordinating. Jerome is EST, Gustavo is WET. Block the time and prep any materials.
🏨
Seattle Delegates — Dan Licari: Hilton Motif Discount Link Expired
Room is held at Hilton Motif but the group discount link is no longer working. Dan needs a new link sent.
📅
Google Play Apps Accelerator — Squad Onboarding Mar 3
Calendar invites for Squad Onboarding sent — two options: 10:00 AM CST or 8:00 PM CST. Confirm preferred slot.
🔐
GitHub — New Fine-Grained PAT "Hermes" Created
New personal access token created on your account. Verify this was you and store the token securely.
📁 Drive
📋
UX is Fine — Mutual Referrals Agreement
Created today by Xsolla (s.hatef@xsolla.com). The MRA draft is in Drive — review before signing. Needs date + UXIF address filled in.
📋
Strategy | Globalization | Reasons to Meet
Modified today by Jason. One-pager on UXIF global expansion positioning for publisher/partner outreach.
📋
SERVICES | Innovate With Confidence: Prototype
Modified today by Jason. Service brief: rapid prototyping + UX validation offering for greenlight decisions.
💬 Direct Messages
💬
Ashley Conley — M42 Staffing Decision Needed
"Need your input in M42 chan — Sarah at 0.25 for more project bandwidth. Client wants two months; should we push back for 3 or sign and evaluate?" Respond in M42 channel.
💬
Ashley Conley — AI+Games Event: No Response Yet
"Haven't heard anything from the AI games folks FYI." Follow up with organizers if Thursday's event logistics are still open.
💬
Rory Madden — Discord Link Broken
"This Discord link doesn't appear to work for me." Resend the working link for the Tyler Coleman BRG NPC live GDC event.
💬
Mike McMahon — Amazon / OpenAI Partnership Analysis (FYI)
Shared analysis of Amazon's $50B OpenAI investment and implications for Amazon Games customers. Jason replied: "It's all about the Enterprise Model."
🔥 Deal Channels (3 active of 36 scanned · last 72h)
🎮
#deal-riot-league-live-195rio — Proposal Ready to Ship, Needs Your Approval
Ashley: "I could use some eyes on this one… definitely want to be sure that the deliverables feel right." Review the proposal doc — Ashley tagged you, Jerome, and Matt. She posted "shipped 🚀" Feb 26 after iterating with Gem.
🎯
#deal-mission42-ux-193mis — Staffing Confirmed: Kat + Felicity Start March 2
Cat: "Kat King and Felicity Ng are good to go starting March 2 — 2 strong pods ready for M42. Kate unavailable until current project ends." Sarah: coordinating kickoff next week once they're in Slack.
💬
#deal-sega-tbd — Jason to Ashley: Pre-Brief Check
"Let me know if this works as a pre-brief @Ashley Conley" — Feb 26. No reply yet visible in the 72h window.
⭐ VIP Unreads
⚠️
VIP — channel not found. Search manually.
No channel matching "VIP" was found in the workspace. Check Slack directly.
📌 Priority
⚠️
Priority — channel not found. Search manually.
No channel matching "Priority" or "priority" was found. Check Slack directly.
🎯 Strat-Pris
⚠️
Strat-Pris — channel not found. Search manually.
No channel matching "strat-pris" or "strat pris" was found. Check Slack directly.
🔥 Hot Deals
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Hot Deals — channel not found. Search manually.
No channel matching "hot-deals" or "deals" was found. Check Slack directly.
💼 Work — GDC & Active Deals
Overdue
Jason/Ashley: XDS Hotel Block Decision
Book 3 rooms, set refund deadline, release 3rd if not needed
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Jason: Send DICE Follow-Up Emails
Prioritize Brendon and Tyler first
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Jason: AI Policy Discussion with Mike
Re: use of Krisp transcripts in external AI tools
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Ashley: Follow Up with Brendon — Amazon GDC Face-Time
Push for an Amazon face-time meeting at GDC
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Ashley: GDC Figma Sandbox + Staffing Ramp Visual
Meet with Matt to create Figma sandbox and add staffing ramp model
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Ashley: Tyler (Pokémon) — Pre-GDC Meeting
Reach out to lock in a meeting before conference chaos
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Ashley: SAA Contact (ex-Sega) — Send UXIF Services Deck
Include services deck + a relevant case study link
Due Feb 27
Overdue
Ashley: Figma Edit Permissions
Request edit permissions from Dave or Matt via Figma comment
Due Feb 27
Due Soon
Follow-Up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC Prep
Vendor relationship / GDC prep conversation
Due Mar 3
🤝 Relationship Pipeline
Overdue
Intro Vanessa to Ashley
Due Feb 20
Overdue
Intro Teresa to Ashley
Due Feb 26
Overdue
Follow Up with Mark Day
Due Feb 26
Overdue
Follow Up with Ro
Due Feb 23
Overdue
Get Warm Intro to Tim Stuart
Due Feb 25
Overdue
Marcus — General Catchup
Due Feb 3
Overdue
Derek Rees — Follow Up Post Gamescom
Due Jan 20
Aging
Follow Up w/ Look North
Due Dec 9
Synced from Copper CRM · 31 open tasks · Last updated Saturday, February 28, 2026
🧠 Skills
SkillDescription
copper-crmPull live tasks, notes, and CRM data from Jason's Copper account
people-briefGenerate enriched contact briefings from any source (calendar, email, CRM) — HTML report output
process-krisp-meetingPost-meeting workflow: Krisp → Copper notes + tasks + Drive doc + Gmail draft
morning-brief UserGenerate this daily 6-tab HTML briefing from Krisp, Copper, Gmail, Drive, and Slack · Claude/Reference/morning-brief/SKILL.md
scheduleCreate a recurring or one-off scheduled task from the current session
skill-creatorCreate new skills, improve existing ones, run evals and benchmark performance
docxCreate, edit, and extract content from Word documents (.docx)
pdfRead, create, merge, split, fill forms, OCR — all PDF operations
pptxCreate or edit PowerPoint presentations and slide decks
xlsxCreate or edit Excel spreadsheets and tabular data files
⏰ Scheduled Tasks
TaskScheduleNext RunStatus
morning-brief Mon–Fri at 8:00 AM Mon, Mar 2 Enabled
✅ Claude To-Dos
Claude
Edit text & save back to Copper / Doc
Ability to edit AI-generated summaries and push changes back to Copper CRM notes or Google Docs
Claude
Participant error-checking
Krisp sometimes mis-transcribes names; system should reconcile attendees against Calendar + Email + Copper, and flag uncertain matches
Claude
Quick Krisp jump link
From any meeting card, one-click to open that Krisp conversation to edit, update, or query the transcript
Source: Claude/TASKS.md
Scanned all 36 #deal-* channels for activity in the last 72 hours (since Feb 25). Found 3 active. The 33 silent channels are listed below — use this to decide which ones to pin to a section or watch more closely.
✅ Active — had messages in last 72h
ChannelLast Activity
#deal-riot-league-live-195rio Ashley shipped proposal, needs Jason review — Feb 26
#deal-mission42-ux-193mis Kat King + Felicity Ng confirmed for March 2; kickoff coordination underway — Feb 26
#deal-sega-tbd Jason pinged Ashley re: pre-brief — Feb 26, no reply yet
😴 Silent — no messages in last 72h
ChannelCreated
#deal-2k-uiux-imp-rfpFeb 25, 2026
#deal-koboio-ux-uiFeb 19, 2026
#deal-mission42-backchannel-193misFeb 16, 2026
#deal-seconddive-ui-uxJan 28, 2026
#deal-probably-monstersJan 28, 2026
#deal-netflixJan 27, 2026
#deal-xboxJan 26, 2026
#deal-playformantJan 15, 2026
#deal-frima-impJan 13, 2026
#deal-sega-tbd activeJan 13, 2026
#deal-amazon-prototypesJan 12, 2026
#deal-strangers-trailblazersNov 5, 2025
#deal-looknorthworld-uxNov 3, 2025
#deal-solis-games-uiuxOct 13, 2025
#deal-behaviour-rfpOct 13, 2025
#deal-nomadroid-rebrandOct 13, 2025
#deal-focus-uxOct 20, 2025
#deal-sony-mobileOct 1, 2025
#deal-perfect-day-uxuiSep 11, 2025
#deal-amazon-sheepdetective-imp-203amzSep 26, 2025
#deal-riot-project-c-204rioAug 4, 2025
#deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rioAug 21, 2025
#deal-pokemon-tcglive-198pokAug 18, 2025
#deal-respawn-apex2Jul 31, 2025
#deal-turtlerock-imp-uiJul 21, 2025
#deal-yellowbrick-uxJun 16, 2025
#deal-pietrap-foragefriends-201pieMay 14, 2025
#deal-riot-league-live-195rio activeMay 1, 2025
#deal-horizoniq-ux-impMay 7, 2025
#deal-mgd-vietnam-196mgdMar 26, 2025
#deal-sony-labsDec 12, 2024
#deal-skyboundDec 4, 2024
#deal-external-wb-uxif-breakawayDec 17, 2024
#deal-gg-sparkle-foshizzle-182ggaFeb 5, 2024
#deal-csi-decarb-202csiAug 12, 2024
#deal-mission42-ux-193mis activeMay 13, 2025
36 channels scanned · 3 active in last 72h · Feb 28, 2026