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Thursday, March 26, 2026
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UX is Fine · Jason Schklar
Thursday
March 26, 2026
13
Meetings Today
9
Meetings Yesterday
13
Active Deal Channels
30
Gmail Drafts
8
_Memo Emails

Heavy Thursday with 13 calendar events. Two key external meetings: Ric Neil (Noctua Interactive / Shortstax Media) at 9AM and Jaime Sanchez (Nexon — macOS FGT Project) at 11:30. Bill McComas (attorney, Jensen-McComas law firm) Zoom at 10:30. Yesterday was a 9-meeting marathon covering Codename Red prospect (Yannick Braat wants LOI for Arcflame Frontiers), selling strategy with Jon Kimmich (3 pricing models to draft), and the full Staffing is Fine meeting (League SOW to sign, Marathon pitch to prep, Stew departure planning). Wednesday surfaced a LOT of action items across Red, pricing, and organizational staffing.

⚡ Act Today
MEETING Jaime Sanchez (Nexon) at 11:30 — macOS FGT Project

New business development opportunity. Prep: Copper/LinkedIn for Jaime Sanchez and Nexon. Meeting description: macOS FGT Project Call.

MEETING Bill McComas (Jensen-McComas law firm) Zoom at 10:30

Rescheduled earlier meeting. Zoom meeting with Bill McComas re: legal/operating agreement discussion. Prep: Copper/LinkedIn for Bill McComas.

ACTION Monthly Company Meeting at 2:00 PM (35 attendees)

Internal meeting with full company. From yesterday's notes: Jason to send Gearbox proposal to Ashley, AI qualification process to discuss.

ACTION Sign League SOW (from Wednesday Staffing is Fine)

Jason to sign League of Legends SOW. This was a key action item from yesterday's 2:00 PM Staffing is Fine meeting.

FOLLOWUP Codename Red — Prepare LOI framework for Yannick/Arcflame Frontiers

From Wednesday's Pre-jam and Yannick meeting. Jason to prepare letter of intent framework. Ashley to send follow-up email to Yannick. Yannick to intro to Brian and Alex at Artificial Agency.

MEETING Ric Neil at 9:00 AM (Noctua Interactive / Shortstax Media)

External business development. Networking/biz chat. Prep: Copper/LinkedIn for Ric Neil.

📼 Wednesday, March 25 Krisp Meetings (9 total)
1. Pre-jam - Codename Red
9:15 AM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Ashley
Actions
• Jason to follow up with GDC AI group
• Ashley to update qualification checklist
• Ashley to have capabilities deck ready
• Jason to move UX/UI challenges question into game info section
2. Yannick (Codename Red) / Jason (UX is Fine)
9:30 AM · External (Yannick Braat)
Attendees
Jason, Ashley, Yannick Braat
Actions
• Jason to prepare letter of intent framework
• Ashley to send follow-up email to Yannick
• Yannick to intro to Brian and Alex at Artificial Agency
3. Ashley / Jason
10:00 AM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Ashley
Actions
• Set up call about Bungie with Ryan/Sarah/Ashley
• Jason to catch up with Ashley after
4. Dave / Jason Weekly
10:30 AM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Dave, Sarah (joined)
Actions
• Dave to talk to Sophie about stand-ups
• Jason to speak with Sarah re: Ryan
• Dave to schedule Matt call
• Dave to schedule afternoon call with Jason/Mike re: Matt
• Jason to talk to Ashley about Mission 42/Riot
• Dave to talk to Cat before engaging Sophie
• Dave to send Loom about Matt's source code
5. Selling our Stuff in 2026 & Beyond
11:30 AM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Ashley, Mike, Jon Kimmich
Actions
• Jason to talk with Jon/Mike about Claude setup
• Jon to send outreach to Artificial Agency
• Jon to write up 3 pricing approaches
• Jason to draft 3 pricing model skeletons
• Jason to sit down with Ashley for Mission 42 pitch
6. Renn / Jason
12:00 PM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Renn Farnell
Actions
• Jason to follow up with Sophie on video shorts
• Jason to re-engage non-Renn content production
• Arrange conversation with Andy and Sophie for YouTube insights
• Jason to own content/streaming plan
7. Biz Dev Staffing Prep
1:00 PM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Ashley, Dave
Actions
• Ashley to present 'take a breath' topic
• Jason to speak with Sarah before staffing
• Jason to remind team
• Dave to talk to Ryan about Zynga communication breakdown
• Dave to follow up with Zynga
8. Mike Dave Jason woot
1:30 PM · Internal
Attendees
Jason, Mike, Dave
Actions
• Mike to share Matt's Jam & Tea comment link
• Mike to talk with Matt directly
• Dave to schedule 4pm Matt call
9. Staffing is Fine
2:00 PM · Internal
Attendees
11 people: Jason, Ashley, Aaron, Harrison, Sarah, Matt, Mike, Dave, Cat, Ryan, Jerome
Actions
• Aaron to schedule Tea and Jam sync
• Harrison to monitor icon velocity
• Harrison to redo Riot talk
• Jason to sign League SOW
• Ryan to support Marathon pitch materials
• Sarah to message Pokemon client re: absence
• Ashley to follow up on League contract
• Aaron to schedule biz strategy discussion
• Mike to set up Discord syncs for Tea and Jam
• Aaron to post reminder on Pokemon/League deals
• Aaron to work out PO with Cat
• Jason to put together Red Card letter of intent
📅 Thursday, March 26 Calendar (13 events)
30 mins of Su (DNS)
7:30–7:55 AM · Internal · Personal
30 mins Sprint (DNS)
8:00–8:25 AM · Internal · Personal
Matt / Jason
8:30–8:55 AM · Internal (DECLINED)
Exec Time (DNS)
8:30–10:20 AM · Internal · Personal
Ric Neil bookings (Jason Schklar)
9:00–10:00 AM · External
Ric Neil, Noctua Interactive / Shortstax Media
Biz Dev Weekly Sync
10:00–10:30 AM · Internal
Jason, Ashley, Cat
Zoom Meeting with Jason Schklar (Bill McComas)
10:30–11:30 AM · External
Bill McComas, Jensen-McComas law firm. Rescheduled from earlier. Zoom meeting.
Jason & Ash - Biz Dev Appointments (Jaime Sanchez)
11:30 AM–12:00 PM · External
Jaime Sanchez, Nexon. macOS FGT Project Call.
PPT export for horizon
12:30–1:00 PM · Internal
Jason, Ashley, Dave, Ryan
Director Project Discussion
1:00–1:50 PM · Internal
Jason, Cat, Mike, Dave
Gaming Chat
2:00–2:45 PM · External (DECLINED)
Nickeli Beckley
Monthly Company Meeting
2:00–2:30 PM · Internal
35 attendees
Eli Drums & Travis 430
4:00–5:50 PM · Personal
📬 Email & Drive Updates
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✅ Open Copper Tasks
30 tasks open · Sync: manual
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🛠 CoWork System Overview
Status Details
Workspaces Claude/Outputs directory is primary workspace. Outputs folder contains all generated reports and briefs.
Skills System skills (morning-brief, copper-crm, krisp-to-copper, process-krisp-meeting, etc.) available at /Claude/_system/skills/. Do not read .claude/skills/ (read-only).
Scheduled Tasks morning-brief can be automated via schedule skill. Currently running on-demand.
Integrations Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Copper CRM, Krisp, Slack active.
📋 Active Deal Channels

13 active deal channels scanned (of 40 total). Append full list from CoWork deal channel inventory.

Sample Deal Channels:
Codename Red (Arcflame Frontiers, Yannick Braat — LOI framework in progress)
Pricing Strategy Q2 (Jon Kimmich — 3 approaches to draft)
League of Legends (SOW pending Jason signature)
Marathon Pitch (Ryan supporting materials)
Pokemon Absence (Sarah to message client)
Zynga (Dave follow-up on communication)
Bungie (Ryan/Sarah/Ashley call to schedule)
Mission 42 / Riot (Jason to discuss with Ashley)
Content & Streaming Plan (Renn, Andy, Sophie)
YouTube Insights (Andy/Sophie conversation)
GDC AI Group (Jason follow-up)
Artificial Agency Intro (Yannick → Brian & Alex)
Amazon Games / James Stevenson (BD/RFP intro)