← Morning Briefs
Monday, March 23, 2026
☀️ Morning Brief
UX is Fine · Jason Schklar
Monday
March 23, 2026
8
Meetings Today
0
Meetings Yesterday
2
Active Deal Channels
26
Gmail Drafts
8
_Memo Emails
Busy Monday with 8 meetings back-to-back. Your morning was already productive — you pushed notes to both the Jam & Tea and 2K Horizon deal channels before 7:30am, flagging staffing decisions and a final budget check before those RFPs go out. The big meeting to watch is Riot TFT May Staffing Discussion at 2pm — this is a staffing decision call that directly impacts revenue. You also have back-to-back Google Accelerator sessions (Chore Focus + Skarvo) starting at 9am. An inbound from Tihomir Opacic (Orange Hill Consultancy) is sitting unread — he's following up on a previous AI automation inquiry and wants to connect.
🎯 Act Today
STAFFING Riot TFT — May Staffing Discussion at 2pm

Meeting at 2:00–2:30pm today. This is a staffing decision call — be ready to discuss team availability, capacity, and rates. Review your staffing board before the call. Deal channel #deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rio is currently quiet.

RFP 2K Horizon RFP — Budget Review Before It Ships

You posted this morning: "Need to double check the budget again... I think it's pretty much ready to go into the template." The Master Doc was modified at 6:12am today. Ashley needs to know when you're cleared to finalize. Loop in the channel — #deal-2k-horizon-rfp.

KICKOFF Jam & Tea — Identify Kickoff Staffing Today

You posted this morning: "AI first dev partnership, in the AMZN ecosystem — Serious discount — Grab Mike and I to look at staffing board." Ash needs to know who's being staffed before kickoff. This is a strategic account — don't let it stall on internal logistics.

INBOUND Tihomir Opacic — AI Automation Prospect Following Up

Tihomir from Orange Hill Consultancy (Austria) followed up this morning in Serbian/Croatian, noting he just wanted to make sure his previous email didn't get lost. His subject: "AI automatizacije i UX is Fine" — this appears to be an AI automation inquiry worth a reply.

GOOGLE ACCEL Chore Focus + Skarvo — Google Accelerator Sessions 9–11am

Two consecutive external Google Accelerator sessions: Chore Focus (9–10am) and Skarvo (10–11am). These run back-to-back with no break, overlapping with your 10:30am CRM standup. Prep any notes or artifacts ahead of 9am.

OUTREACH 26 Drafts Sitting Unsent — Merak & GDC Follow-Ups

You have 26 drafts in Gmail, predominantly Exel by Merak accelerator follow-up emails drafted on March 19 and a fresh GDC follow-up to Free Range Games (Jon-Paul Dumont). These are ready to send — consider a batch-send session after your meetings clear today.

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📼 Sunday, March 22, 2026
No recorded meetings
Sunday · No Krisp meetings captured
Internal
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📅 Monday, March 23, 2026 — 8 Meetings
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM · 25 min · Google Meet · Recurring
Jason & Tricoman - Rising Starts
Internal
Regular 1:1 — internal Rising Starts check-in. Recurring touchpoint.
Prep Internal 1:1
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · 60 min · Google Meet · Recurring
🧹 Chore Focus <> Google Accelerator - Weekly
External
Weekly Google Accelerator session with Chore Focus. External client engagement — prep any pending feedback or deliverables from last week.
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · 60 min · Google Meet · Recurring
🪶 Skarvo <> Google Accelerator
External
Weekly Google Accelerator session with Skarvo. Back-to-back with Chore Focus — no break. Stay focused and have deliverables ready before 10am.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · 30 min · Google Meet · Recurring
Jason/Ash/Cat Monday CRM Stand up
Internal
Weekly internal CRM standup with Ashley and Cat. Good time to surface the Jam & Tea staffing question and any urgent Copper task assignments.
Prep Internal standup
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 60 min · Google Meet · Recurring
Jason and Ash - Get Stuff Done
Internal
Weekly working session with Ashley. Use this to finalize the 2K Horizon RFP budget, close the Jam & Tea staffing decision, and clear any open Copper tasks from GDC prep.
Prep Internal working session
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM · 25 min · Google Meet
Matthew Knott and Jason Schklar @ UX is Fine
External
External 1:1 with Matthew Knott. Check Copper for prior context — look up any past notes or deal history.
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM · 30 min · Google Meet
David (Gamebreaking Studios) / Ashley (UX is Fine)
External
Ashley-led call with David from Gamebreaking Studios. Check if there's a deal channel or Copper record for this prospect — could be a new opportunity.
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM · 30 min · Google Meet
Riot TFT - May Staffing Discussion
External
Staffing decision call with Riot for TFT — May engagement. Review available UX staff and rates. This determines whether the deal moves forward. Deal channel #deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rio has been quiet.
📧 Email
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Tihomir Opacic (Orange Hill Austria) — AI Automation Follow-Up
Sent in Serbian/Croatian — he's following up to make sure his previous email didn't get lost. Subject: "AI automatizacije i UX is Fine." This appears to be a business inquiry about AI automation services. Worth a reply to establish interest.
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Google Apps Script — moveSnagitToFolder Failed
Your Snagit-to-Drive automation script has been failing repeatedly. Check the Apps Script console to see the error — this may be a permission or quota issue. Low urgency but worth a quick look.
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American Express — March 2026 Statement Ready
Your Amex statement (account ending 41009) is ready for review with an important notice attached. Log in to view the PDF billing statement.
📁 Google Drive
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2K Horizon — RFP Master Doc Template
Modified by Jason Schklar · Today at 6:12am · Google Doc
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Jam & Tea — Master Doc Template
Modified by Jason Schklar · Today at 6:10am · Google Doc
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Untitled document — Phase Structure & Staffing Plan
Modified by Jason Schklar · Today at 4:41am · Google Doc (Phase 0–3 UX/HUD planning)
💬 Slack
💬 Direct Messages
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No unread DMs in the last 24h
No direct messages requiring response were found since yesterday.
⭐ VIP Unreads / Priority / Strat-pris
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Slack sections not configured
VIP Unreads, Priority, and Strat-pris channel IDs are still set to PLACEHOLDER_REPLACE_ME. Right-click each channel in Slack → Copy Link → paste IDs into Claude/Reference/morning-brief/slack-channels.json.
🔥 Deal Channels (2 active of 44 scanned · last 72h)
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#deal-jam-and-tea — Kickoff Staffing Decision Needed
Jason (7:00am): "Jam&Tea ready... let's figure out who should be in kickoff. Strat important (AI first dev partnership, in the AMZN ecosystem). Serious discount. Grab Mike and me to look at staffing board — want a real ninja UX Figma prototyper." Ashley had previously reminded Jason to review and approve the bid doc.
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#deal-2k-horizon-rfp — Budget Check, Ready to Template
Jason (7:00am): "My notes on the latest — some edits to the Phases, how to present budget and staffing based on last call. Just 1 bid, with suggestions how to thin it out. Need to double check the budget again. I think it's pretty much ready to go into the template."
⚠️ Overdue Recent Tasks (Feb–Mar 2026)
Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC prep / vendor relationship
due 2026-03-03
Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block — book 3 rooms, set refund deadline, release 3rd if not needed
due 2026-02-27
Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike regarding use of Krisp transcripts in external AI tools
due 2026-02-27
Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails — prioritize Brendon and Tyler first
due 2026-02-27
Get Warm Intro to Tim Stuart
due 2026-02-25
Follow Up with Mark Day
due 2026-02-26
Intro Teresa to Ash
due 2026-02-26
Ashley: Follow up with Brendon to push for an Amazon face-time meeting at GDC
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Meet with Matt to create GDC Figma sandbox and add staffing ramp model visual
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokémon) today to lock in a pre-GDC meeting before conference chaos
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions from Dave or Matt via Figma comment
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Send SAA contact (ex-Sega) the UXIF services deck + a relevant case study link
due 2026-02-27
📬 Follow-ups Older Outreach Tasks (Oct 2025 – Feb 2026)
Marcus - General Catchup
due 2026-02-03
Follow up w/ Ro
due 2026-02-23
Derek Rees - Follow up Post Gamescom
due 2026-01-20
Follow up w/ Look North
due 2025-12-09
Touch base - strategic
due 2025-11-11
Check in with Matt S in the fall
due 2025-11-05
Need to ask around about Paul Grimes at TCPi
due 2025-11-04
Send Deck, Trailer, Youtube vids
due 2025-10-23
Follow up on Linkedin Message to Thomas
due 2025-10-15
Check in with Rogers mid September
due 2025-10-09
DDM Follow Up
due 2025-10-09
Follow up from Gamescom
due 2025-10-09
Follow up w/ David Bisceglia
due 2025-10-09
Follow up with John and schedule a chat
due 2025-10-09
Marcus Foon | New role at Google
due 2025-10-09
Send post Gamescom Follow Up
due 2025-10-09
Send post gamescom follow up
due 2025-10-09
⏰️ Howdy - PHB Follow up: Testimonial for internal Hasbro project?
due 2025-10-09
🧠 Skills
SkillDescription
morning-briefDaily 7-tab HTML briefing — Krisp, Calendar, Gmail, Drive, Slack, Copper. Runs at 7:20am daily.
deliverSend any file, report, or summary via Slack or Gmail draft.
github-publishPublish HTML artifacts to GitHub Pages (jackalshorns/daily-briefs).
qual-summary[BETA] Generate qualification summaries for game industry prospects from all sources.
people-briefEnriched contact briefings with Copper CRM history and LinkedIn links.
process-krisp-meetingPost-meeting workflow: log to Copper, create tasks, draft follow-up emails.
copper-crmPull live data from Copper CRM — tasks, notes, contacts.
game-analysisPlayer sentiment analysis from Steam, YouTube, Reddit. Outputs HTML reports.
skill-creatorCreate, modify, and evaluate skills.
gdoc-to-markdownConvert Google Docs to clean Markdown files.
pptxCreate, read, and edit PowerPoint presentations.
docxCreate, read, and edit Word documents.
xlsxCreate, read, and edit Excel spreadsheets.
pdfExtract, merge, split, and create PDF files.
scheduleCreate and manage scheduled tasks.
⏰ Scheduled Tasks
TaskScheduleLast RunNext Run
morning-brief Daily at 7:20am Today, 7:20am 2026-03-24 7:20am
✅ Claude To-Dos
Edit text & save back to Copper/Doc — ability to edit AI-generated summaries and push back to Copper CRM notes or Google Docs
claude
Participant error-checking — Krisp sometimes mis-transcribes names; reconcile attendees against Calendar + Email + Copper
claude
Quick Krisp jump link — from any meeting card, one-click to open that Krisp conversation
claude
Add missing Slack sections — VIP Unreads, Priority, Strat-pris need channel IDs in slack-channels.json
claude
Lookback period selector — support custom date ranges in addition to 1D/7D/30D
claude
📋 Deal Pipeline — All Channels Scanned (44 total)
🔥 Active (2 of 44 · messages in last 72h)
ChannelLast Activity
#deal-jam-and-teaJason posted at 7:00am today — kickoff staffing decision for AI-first dev partnership in AMZN ecosystem
#deal-2k-horizon-rfpJason posted at 7:00am today — budget review complete, ready to go into RFP template
🔇 Silent (42 of 44 · no messages in last 72h)
ChannelCreated
#deal-pokemon-tcglive-198pok2025-08-18
#deal-gg-sparkle-foshizzle-182gga2024-02-05
#deal-luna-games-ux-prototyping2026-03-03
#deal-focus-ux2025-10-20
#deal-sony-mobile2025-10-01
#deal-yellowbrick-ux2025-06-16
#deal-looknorthworld-ux2025-11-03
#deal-creative-assembly-ui-ux-imp2026-01-13
#deal-supersaurus-website2026-03-18
#deal-scopely-poe-ui2026-03-02
#deal-codenamered-tbd2026-03-19
#deal-magicsoup-ux2025-02-07
#deal-mission42-ux-193mis2025-05-13
#deal-zynga-ui-test2026-03-04
#deal-riot-league-live-195rio2025-05-01
#deal-yojoyco-studios-poglings2026-03-09
#deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rio2025-08-21
#deal-playformant2026-01-15
#deal-csi-decarb-202csi2024-08-12
#deal-nintendo2026-03-03
#deal-behaviour-rfp2025-10-13
#deal-amazon-prototypes2026-01-12
#deal-riot-project-c-204rio2025-08-04
#deal-koboio-ux-ui2026-02-19
#deal-xbox2026-01-26
#deal-dead-monkey-tbd2026-03-02
#deal-pocketsizedhands2025-09-30
#deal-turtlerock-imp-ui2025-07-21
#deal-netflix2026-01-27
#deal-frima-imp2026-01-13
#deal-seconddive-ui-ux2026-01-28
#deal-probably-monsters2026-01-28
#deal-respawn-apex22025-07-31
#deal-pietrap-foragefriends-201pie2025-05-14
#deal-external-wb-uxif-breakaway2024-12-17
#deal-skybound2024-12-04
#deal-sony-labs2024-12-12
#deal-solis-games-uiux2025-10-13
#deal-nomadroid-rebrand2025-10-13
#deal-strangers-trailblazers2025-11-05
#deal-perfect-day-uxui2025-09-11
#deal-horizoniq-ux-imp2025-05-07