← Morning Briefs
Monday, March 16, 2026
☀️ Morning Brief
UX is Fine · Jason Schklar
Monday
March 16, 2026

☀️ Monday, March 16 — Good morning, Jason

A hot inbound lead arrived this morning from Yannick Braat at Codename Red (Netherlands) — they want to explore what UXIF can do for Arcflame Frontiers after meeting at the AWS builders lounge with Artificial Agency. Reply today while the GDC energy is fresh. The Google Play Accelerator squad intro thread also needs scheduling — Suhail Ahmad (Skarvo) replied and is ready to go. On the security front, Rippling flagged Sarah Benjamin's sign-in as blocked and her password was changed over the weekend — worth a quick check. Two internal standups start at 8:30 AM, and next week's pipeline is filling in fast with Scopely confirmed for tomorrow, Ludo Game Labs on Mar 23, and Anders Howard on Mar 24.

🔥 Act Today
NEW LEAD Codename Red — Arcflame Frontiers GDC Follow-Up ▾

Yannick Braat (yannick.braat@codenamered.nl) reached out after the AWS builders lounge event with Artificial Agency — wants to discuss what UXIF could do for their game Arcflame Frontiers. Reply today to keep the GDC momentum.

ACCELERATOR Google Play Squad — Suhail Ahmad Replied ▾

Suhail Ahmad (Skarvo) is excited to work with Ming and Jason and wants to schedule an intro call. This is STARRED — reply to coordinate availability for your 12-week cohort kickoff.

SECURITY Rippling — Sarah Benjamin Sign-In Blocked ▾

Sarah Benjamin changed her Rippling password (Mar 14, 7:11 PM PST) and was subsequently blocked from signing in due to a behavioral detection rule (consecutive failed attempts). Review and confirm this was intentional.

CONFIRMED Scopely Meeting — Tue Mar 17 Confirmed (Chris Salazar) ▾

Chris Salazar from Scopely accepted the "Ivan YL Chan and Jason @ UX is Fine" meeting for tomorrow, Tue Mar 17 at 1:00 PM PDT. Prep for the Scopely UX conversation.

OVERDUE 31 Copper Tasks Need Triage ▾

All 31 open Copper tasks are past due — oldest from Oct 2025. Many are Gamescom/DICE follow-ups that may need closure or archiving. See the Tasks tab to bulk-review and mark done.

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📼 Sunday, March 15
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📅 Today's Schedule — Monday, March 16

Krisp shows 2 linked meetings · Copper reports 6 total meetings today

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM · 30 min · Recurring
Jason / Ash / Cat — Monday CRM Stand Up
Internal
Weekly internal CRM review with Ashley Conley and Cat Chapman Smith. Review pipeline status, deal channel activity, and task triage. Good time to flag the 31 overdue Copper tasks.
Prep Internal standup
📹 Join Meet
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · 60 min · Recurring
Jason and Ash — Get Stuff Done
Internal
Weekly working session with Ashley Conley. Good block to action GDC follow-ups, draft the Codename Red reply, and work through pipeline tasks.
Prep Internal working session
📹 Join Meet

⚠️ Copper shows 6 meetings today — only 2 appear in Krisp. Check your calendar for the full schedule (7:30 AM onward per Copper daily digest).

📅 Open Calendar
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Yannick Braat — Codename Red · Arcflame Frontiers [GDC] HOT LEAD
yannick.braat@codenamered.nl · Mar 16

Met at the AWS builders lounge event with Artificial Agency. Wants to explore what UXIF could do for their game "Arcflame Frontiers." Reply today — name is fresh from GDC.

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Suhail Ahmad — Google Play Accelerator Squad Intro ⭐
suhail@skarvo.com · Mar 15 · STARRED

Cohort coordinator replied to the squad intro — excited to work with Ming and Jason over the next 12 weeks, wants to schedule the kickoff call. Needs scheduling reply.

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Chris Salazar (Scopely) — Meeting Accepted for Tue Mar 17
manuel.salazar@scopely.com · Mar 16

Chris Salazar accepted the "Ivan YL Chan and Jason @ UX is Fine" meeting — confirmed for Tue Mar 17 at 1:00 PM PDT via Google Meet.

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Matt Knott (Ludo Game Labs) — Meeting Accepted for Mon Mar 23
matt.knott@ludogamelabs.com · Mar 16

Matt Knott accepted the "Matthew Knott and Jason @ UX is Fine" meeting — confirmed for Mon Mar 23 at 12:30 PM CDT.

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Anders Howard — Meeting Accepted for Tue Mar 24
andershoward@gmail.com · Mar 16

Anders Howard accepted the "Anders Howard and Jason @ UX is Fine" meeting — confirmed for Tue Mar 24 at 1:30 PM CDT.

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Rippling — Sarah Benjamin Password Changed + Sign-In Blocked
no-reply@rippling.com · Mar 15

Sarah Benjamin changed her Rippling admin password (Mar 14, 7:11 PM PST via Mac OS), then was blocked due to a behavioral detection rule (consecutive failures). Confirm this was expected or take action in Rippling admin.

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Rippling — 2 Overdue Tasks for UX is Fine
no-reply@rippling.com · Mar 16

You have 9 upcoming Rippling tasks (2 overdue), including an "UXIF - AI Safety" enrollment. Review in Rippling HRIS.

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Google Apps Script — moveFilesToFolder + moveSnagitToFolder Failing
noreply-apps-scripts-notifications@google.com · Mar 16

Both automated Drive filing scripts failed overnight. Files may be piling up in landing folders. Check Apps Script editor if Drive organization matters this week.

📂 Drive
📋 [MENTEE] Accelerator Mentorship Guide & FAQs
Modified Mar 14 · by erchit (Google) · Google Play Apps Accelerator
💬 Slack
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Slackbot — Reminder: "check channel"
Mar 15 at 8:10 AM CDT

You asked Slackbot to remind you to check a channel. No other unread DMs in the last 24h.

ℹ️ VIP Unreads, Priority, and Strat-pris sections not configured — add channel IDs to Claude/Reference/morning-brief/slack-channels.json

🔥 Deal Channels (0 active of 40 scanned · last 72h)
😴 All 40 deal channels are silent in the last 72 hours. See Appendix for full pipeline list.
✅ Open Copper Tasks 31 open · all overdue
💼 Work — 31 tasks
Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC prep / vendor relationship
due Mar 3
Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails — prioritize Brendon and Tyler first
due Feb 27
Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike regarding use of Krisp transcripts in external AI tools
due Feb 27
Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block — book 3 rooms, set refund deadline, release 3rd if not needed
due Feb 27
Ashley: Send SAA contact (ex-Sega) the UXIF services deck + a relevant case study link
due Feb 27
Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions from Dave or Matt via Figma comment
due Feb 27
Ashley: Meet with Matt to create GDC Figma sandbox and add staffing ramp model visual
due Feb 27
Ashley: Follow up with Brendon to push for an Amazon face-time meeting at GDC
due Feb 27
Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokémon) today to lock in a pre-GDC meeting before conference chaos
due Feb 27
Intro Teresa to Ash
due Feb 26
Follow Up with Mark Day
due Feb 26
Get Warm Intro to Tim Stuart
due Feb 25
Follow up w/ Ro
due Feb 23
Intro Venessa to Ash
due Feb 20
Marcus — General Catchup
due Feb 3
Derek Rees — Follow up Post Gamescom
due Jan 20
Follow up w/ Look North
due Dec 9
Touch base — strategic
due Nov 11
Check in with Matt S in the fall
due Nov 5
Need to ask around about Paul Grimes at TCPi
due Nov 4
Send Deck, Trailer, YouTube vids
due Oct 23
Follow up on LinkedIn Message to Thomas
due Oct 15
⏰ PHB Follow up: Testimonial for internal Hasbro project?
due Oct 9
Send post Gamescom follow up
due Oct 9
Send post Gamescom Follow Up
due Oct 9
Marcus Foon — New role at Google
due Oct 9
Follow up with John and schedule a chat
due Oct 9
Follow up w/ David Bisceglia
due Oct 9
Follow up from Gamescom
due Oct 9
DDM Follow Up
due Oct 9
Check in with Rogers mid September
due Oct 9
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☀️ morning-briefDaily 7-tab HTML briefing — Krisp, Gmail, Drive, Slack, Copper, CoWork
📊 game-analysisSonar-style player sentiment analysis · Steam, YouTube, Reddit, Press
🎥 youtube-scrapeFetch YouTube transcripts for game analysis (must run locally)
👥 people-briefEnriched contact briefings with Copper CRM + LinkedIn
🤝 process-krisp-meetingPost-meeting → CRM notes, tasks, Drive doc, Gmail draft
🔶 copper-crmPull live tasks, notes, and contacts from Copper CRM
🛠 skill-creatorCreate, modify, and benchmark skills; run evals
📊 xlsxCreate and edit Excel spreadsheets with formulas and charts
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📝 docxCreate and edit Word documents with professional formatting
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⏰ Scheduled Tasks
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☀️ morning-brief Mon–Fri 8:00 AM Mon Mar 16, 2026 Active
✅ Claude To-Dos 7 open · from TASKS.md
🤖 Claude Improvements
#claudeEdit text & save back to Copper/Doc — click-to-edit summaries, push changes to Copper CRM notes or Google Docs
#claudeParticipant error-checking — reconcile Krisp attendees against Calendar + Email + Copper; flag uncertain matches
#claudeQuick Krisp jump link — one-click from any meeting card to open that Krisp conversation
#claudeAdd missing Slack sections to daily brief — VIP Unreads, Priority, and Strat-pris (need channel IDs)
#claudeLookback period selector — 1-day, 7-day, 30-day defaults plus calendar widget for custom date ranges
#claudeCTA button skill (general) — reusable pattern for auto-adding action buttons to any HTML report card
#claudeInline editing + done/archive skill (general) — reusable for any HTML report; sync button → Copper/Krisp
Source: Claude/TASKS.md · Last updated Monday, March 16, 2026
📋 Deal Channel Pipeline 40 channels · 0 active in last 72h
ChannelCreatedCreatorStatus
#deal-yojoyco-studios-poglingsMar 9, 2026Cat Chapman SmithSilent
#deal-zynga-ui-testMar 4, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-luna-games-ux-prototypingMar 3, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-nintendoMar 3, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-scopely-uiMar 2, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-dead-monkey-tbdMar 2, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-2k-uiux-imp-rfpFeb 25, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-koboio-ux-uiFeb 19, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-xboxJan 26, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-netflixJan 27, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-probably-monstersJan 28, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-seconddive-ui-uxJan 28, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-playformantJan 15, 2026Jason SchklarSilent
#deal-amazon-prototypesJan 12, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-frima-impJan 13, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-creative-assembly-ui-ux-impJan 13, 2026Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-strangers-trailblazersNov 5, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-looknorthworld-uxNov 3, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-nomadroid-rebrandOct 13, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-behaviour-rfpOct 13, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-solis-games-uiuxOct 13, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-focus-uxOct 20, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-sony-mobileOct 1, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-pocketsizedhandsSep 30, 2025Cat Chapman SmithSilent
#deal-perfect-day-uxuiSep 11, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-pokemon-tcglive-198pokAug 18, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rioAug 21, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-riot-project-c-204rioAug 4, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-respawn-apex2Jul 31, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-turtlerock-imp-uiJul 21, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-yellowbrick-uxJun 16, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-mission42-ux-193misMay 13, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-pietrap-foragefriends-201pieMay 14, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-riot-league-live-195rioMay 1, 2025Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-horizoniq-ux-impMay 7, 2025Aaron StavelySilent
#deal-external-wb-uxif-breakawayDec 17, 2024Jason SchklarSilent
#deal-sony-labsDec 12, 2024Cat Chapman SmithSilent
#deal-skyboundDec 4, 2024Ashley ConleySilent
#deal-csi-decarb-202csiAug 12, 2024Jason SchklarSilent
#deal-gg-sparkle-foshizzle-182ggaFeb 5, 2024Jason SchklarSilent
Scanned 40 deal channels · 0 active in last 72h · Monday, March 16, 2026