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Friday, March 27, 2026
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UX is Fine · Jason Schklar
Friday
March 27, 2026
4
Meetings Today
6
Meetings Yesterday
13
Active Deal Channels
30
Gmail Drafts
8
_Memo Emails

Post-GDC week continues with a light Friday schedule — four personal time blocks and Boss Rush stream. Thursday was packed with six meetings including a promising external biz dev call with Jaime Sanchez from a potential client. The Amazon Games thread is developing: J.C. Connors introduced Jason to James Stevenson for BD/RFP processes. Google Play Accelerator virtual training is confirmed for Monday 3/31. Zach Hooper from GDC wants to connect with Mike. Pokémon payment of $43,460 landed Friday morning.

⚡ Act Today
REPLY NEEDED Amazon Games — J.C. Connors routed to James Stevenson for BD/RFP ▾

J.C. Connors introduced Jason to James Stevenson who runs BD/RFP. James is OOO next week but open to meeting. Reply to confirm timing.

📧 Open Email
RESCHEDULE Scopely — Travis Schau wants Tue 3/31 instead of Wed 4/1 ▾

Travis requested moving the requirements call to Tuesday 3/31 same time. Ivan Chan already accepted. Update calendar invite.

📧 Open Email
GPA PREP Google Play Accelerator virtual training Mon 3/31 ▾

Shiri Sivan sent final details and run of show. Share bio, session description and materials if not done.

📧 Open Email
INTRO Zach Hooper wants to connect with Mike ▾

Met at GDC. Wants to talk scope of proposal and how UXIF uses AI. Existing draft already prepared — send it.

📧 Open Email
ACTION SEGA privacy assessment needs more info ▾

Usman Baig requested additional information for the UX is Fine LLC vendor assessment. Check OneTrust portal.

📧 Open Email
💰 PAYMENT Pokémon $43,460 direct deposit received ▾

ACH deposit from The Pokemon Comp landed to BofA account.

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📼 Thursday, March 26
Biz Dev Weekly Sync
10:00 AM · Internal · ~1h
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Attendees
Jason, Ashley, Cat (UXIF)
Action Items
• Ashley to share doc link
• Ashley to save AI positioning slide and start new deck
• Jason to brainstorm AI messaging for team
• Jason to review AI strategy doc
Zoom Meeting with Jason Schklar
10:53 AM · Internal · solo
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No summary notes available.
Jason & Ash - Biz Dev Appointments (Jaime Sanchez)
11:30 AM · External · ~1h
External ▾
Attendees
Jason, Ashley, Jaime Sanchez (EXTERNAL)
Action Items
• Jason to include geographical cost comparison in proposal
• Jason to research LA facility locations
• Ashley to follow up with Jaime and send proposal
PPT export for horizon
12:30 PM · Internal · ~30m
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Attendees
Jason, Ashley, Dave, Ryan
Action Items
• Ryan to test Keynote to PowerPoint export
• Ryan to add static case studies to Keynote deck
• Jason to test GDC Keynote file export to PPT
• Dave to experiment with GIF overlays in Keynote
Director Project Discussion
1:00 PM · Internal · ~1h
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Attendees
Jason, Cat, Mike, Dave
Action Items
• Dave to ask Ryan to set up company meeting
• Jason to coordinate with Sophie on video shorts
• Mike to message Jam & Tea client in Slack
• Jason to research Anthropic API tier spend
• Dave to talk to Matt about career track
• Dave to pitch Sophie for production coordination role
• Jason to reorganize API keys and directory structure
Monthly Company Meeting
2:00 PM · Internal · ~1h
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Attendees
35 UXIF team members
Action Items
• Jason to send Gearbox proposal to Ashley
• Ashley to include AI qualification questions in process
• Dave to collect T-shirt sizes
📅 Friday, March 27, 2026
30 mins of Su (DNS)
7:30–7:55 AM · Internal
Type: Internal routine
30 mins Sprint (DNS)
8:00–8:25 AM · Internal
Type: Internal routine
Exec Time (DNS)
8:30–10:20 AM · Internal
Type: Internal work block
Boss Rush
11:30 AM–12:20 PM · Internal
YouTube stream at https://www.youtube.com/@BossRushGameNews/streams
Type: Internal content
📧 Email
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LEAD — Amazon Games intro via J.C. Connors → James Stevenson
J.C. Connors connected Jason with James Stevenson who handles BD/RFP at Amazon Games Studios. James wants to meet Wed 4/1 2-2:45 PT. Reply to confirm.
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LEAD — Scopely — Travis wants Tue 3/31 call
Travis Schau wants to reschedule from Wed to Tue 3/31 at same time. Ivan Chan already accepted.
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UPDATE — Google Play Accelerator final details for Mon 3/31
Shiri Sivan sent final run of show details for Monday virtual training. Bio, session description and materials needed.
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ACTION — SEGA privacy assessment needs more info
Usman Baig requested additional info for UX is Fine, LLC vendor assessment. Stage: Under Review.
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LEAD — Zach Hooper wants to connect with Mike
Met at GDC. Wants to discuss proposal scope and how UXIF uses AI internally.
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LEAD — Free Range Games — Matthew Seymour intro
Jon-Paul Dumont introduced Matthew Seymour (GM at FRG) for co-dev discussion. "Love to hear what you both have cooking."
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FYI — Lisa Henderson — Operating Agreement file transfer
Needs name and email of person to transfer files to.
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FYI — Chris Nemcosky accepted meeting invite
Dragon Snacks Games meeting confirmed.
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PAYMENT — Pokémon $43,460 direct deposit received
ACH deposit from THE POKEMON COMP landed to BofA business account.
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FYI — Rippling: 2 overdue tasks for UX is Fine
You have 5 upcoming tasks, 2 are overdue.
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FYI — Alina (Visionary Studio Works) intro from Neil for UI/UX mentorship
UI Artist working in game UI for 4+ years. Neil intro for mentorship.
📁 Drive
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💬 Slack
💬 Direct Messages
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Jon
Prioritize Develop Brighton over Gamescom LATAM
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Brian Tanner
Angel investors in Ludus with Alex, GDC follow-up slammed, skiing till Wed. Asked about JT connection and calendar link.
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Mike McMahon
Discussing Cowork/OpenClaw issues, "broken on my system unless I completely change how I operate"
VIP Unreads
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Strat-pris
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🔥 Deal Channels (13 active of 40 scanned · last 72h)
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#deal-jam-and-tea
Discord coordination and access
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#deal-ea-nhl-ux
Team members joining
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#deal-bungie-uxui
UX resource assignment for Marathon
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#deal-nexon-uxresearch
Logistics and meeting reminder
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#deal-epic-ux-ui
Team members joining
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#deal-codenamered-tbd
LOI strategy for startup partnership
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#deal-2k-horizon-rfp
Downloadable deck format discussion
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#deal-nintendo
Developer ID and Switch dev resources
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#deal-netflix
New mobile game opportunity (Best Guess Live) with UX/UI needs
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#deal-pokemon-tcglive
Post-staffing follow-up before contract expires
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#deal-riot-league-live
Contract signature authority for initial month
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#deal-riot-tft-unreal
Staffing question about upcoming departure
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#deal-mission42-ux
UI asset work request with portfolio examples
💼 Business Development (overdue follow-ups)
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
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
⏰️ PHB Follow up: Testimonial
due 2025-10-09
Follow up on LinkedIn to Thomas
due 2025-10-15
Send Deck, Trailer, Youtube vids
due 2025-10-23
Need to ask about Paul Grimes at TCPi
due 2025-11-04
check in with Matt S
due 2025-11-05
Touch base - strategic
due 2025-11-11
Follow up w/ Look North
due 2025-12-09
Derek Rees - Follow up Post Gamescom
due 2026-01-20
Marcus - General Catchup
due 2026-02-03
Follow up w/ Ro
due 2026-02-23
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
Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC)
due 2026-03-03
🤖 GDC & Ashley Tasks
Ashley: Follow up with Brendon
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Meet with Matt (GDC Figma sandbox)
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokémon)
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions
due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Send SAA contact the deck
due 2026-02-27
Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block
due 2026-02-27 · id: 57822372
Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike
due 2026-02-27 · id: 57822373
Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails
due 2026-02-27 · id: 57822367
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🔥 Deal Channel Inventory
Active Channels (13)
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deal-bungie-uxui
deal-nexon-uxresearch
deal-epic-ux-ui
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deal-2k-horizon-rfp
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deal-netflix
deal-pokemon-tcglive
deal-riot-league-live
deal-riot-tft-unreal
deal-mission42-ux
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deal-zynga-ui-test
deal-scopely-poe-ui
deal-luna-games
deal-dead-monkey
deal-yojoyco-studios
deal-koboio-ux-ui
deal-looknorthworld
deal-playformant
deal-frima-imp
deal-amazon-prototypes
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deal-riot-project-c
deal-behaviour-rfp
deal-turtlerock-imp-ui
deal-seconddive-ui-ux
deal-probably-monsters
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deal-respawn-apex2
deal-gg-sparkle
deal-yellowbrick
deal-focus-ux
deal-sony-mobile
deal-magicsoup-ux
deal-pietrap-foragefriends
deal-csi-decarb