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Sunday, March 29, 2026
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UX is Fine · Jason Schklar
Sunday
March 29, 2026
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Meetings Yesterday
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Active Deal Channels
32
Gmail Drafts
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Open CRM Tasks

Quiet Sunday morning to catch up after a packed post-GDC week. A $14,575 wire landed from Bank of America on Friday — likely a client payment clearing. Ivan Chan from Scopely confirmed the Tuesday 3/31 meeting, so that's locked. Brandon Huffman replied positively on the operating agreement, and John Bond from the Seattle Indies connection says he'll reconnect this summer. Five deal channels were active in the last 72 hours: Bungie (usability review pitch), 2K Horizon (hopeful client response), Netflix (new Best Guess Live opportunity), Nexon (UX research logistics), and Nintendo (developer registration). The 32 draft emails — mostly GDC and Merak follow-ups — are waiting to be sent.

⚡ Act Today
PAYMENT Wire received — $14,575 into BofA account ending 3863

Confirm which client payment this is and mark the invoice as paid. Credit card payment of $166.25 also due April 2.

CONFIRMED Scopely meeting locked for Tue 3/31 — Ivan Chan accepted

Ivan Chan accepted the calendar invite for Tue March 31, 1:00-1:50 PM CDT. Prep for this meeting — review Scopely PoE UI deal context.

LEGAL Brandon Huffman replied on Operating Agreement

Brandon (Odin Law) replied "Thanks Jason :)" — follow up if there are next steps on the operating agreement with Meena Gupta (CC'd).

DEAL Netflix "Best Guess Live" — new UX+UI opportunity

Ashley shared a brief from Netflix in #deal-netflix for a live interactive mobile game. Sarah and Matt tagged — review the brief and user flows when ready.

DRAFTS 32 unsent drafts — GDC & Merak follow-ups waiting

Bulk of the drafts are Exel by Merak accelerator follow-ups (Abbas, Baris, Kelly, Kassandra, etc.) plus GDC follow-ups (Patrick Gilmore at WB, Jeffrey Steefel, Zach Hooper). Review and send this weekend.

🎯 Focus Topics
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📼 Saturday, March 28
No recorded meetings
Saturday — no Krisp meetings captured
Weekend
📅 Sunday, March 29 — Today's Schedule
No meetings scheduled
Sunday — enjoy the day off
Weekend
📧 Email
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Bank of America — Wire received: $14,575.00
Wire deposited into business account ending 3863 on March 27. Confirm which client/invoice this covers.
Ivan Chan (Scopely) — Accepted Tue 3/31 meeting
Scopely | UX is Fine meeting confirmed for Tue March 31, 1:00–1:50 PM CDT via Google Meet.
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Brandon Huffman (Odin Law) — Re: Operating Agreement and Catchup
Brief positive reply: "Thanks Jason :)" — Meena Gupta CC'd. Check if next steps needed.
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John Bond — Re: Met at Seattle Indies w/ Alejandro
"Sounds great! Talk to you this summer." — connection deferred to summer follow-up.
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BofA — Credit card payment due April 2
Business Advantage Travel Rewards (ending 7201) — minimum payment $166.25 due April 2.
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Wispr Flow — Subscription renews April 4
Flow Pro auto-renewal approaching. Cancel or keep before April 4.
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Kilo Code — Trial ended, instance stopped
KiloClaw free trial ended. Subscribe within 7 days to keep instance data, otherwise it's deleted.
📁 Google Drive
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[Google Play Apps Accelerator] Virtual Training Notes
Modified Mar 28 by support · Gemini notes from 3/24 session
💬 Direct Messages
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Brian Tanner — GDC follow-up & scheduling
Brian is slammed with GDC follow-up, wants to book time next week. He and Alex are angel investors in Ludus. Asked to reconnect after skiing (back Wed).
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Mike McMahon — CoWork & OpenClaw discussion
Mike frustrated with current Cowork speed and OpenClaw state. Working to improve skill creation and AI configuration ergonomics.
⭐ VIP Unreads / 🔥 Priority / 🎯 Strat-pris — Not configured. Edit slack-channels.json to add channel IDs.
🔥 Deal Channels (5 active of 40 scanned · last 72h)
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#deal-bungie-uxui — Usability review pitch + Marathon support
Jason pitching a usability review alongside the proposal. Ryan offered to help Ashley with Marathon deck using Sarah's notes. Jason also noted XDS Spark gave Marathon a shoutout.
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#deal-2k-horizon-rfp — Hopeful client response, deck logistics
Ashley reports Alex's response "feels hopeful." Team working on getting animated deck in downloadable format — Ryan testing Figma-to-PPTX export, Dave exploring GIF overlays.
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#deal-netflix — NEW: Best Guess Live mobile game (UX+UI)
New opportunity from Netflix on "Best Guess Live," a live interactive mobile game. Detailed brief and user flows provided. Sarah, Matt, and Jason tagged for review.
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#deal-nexon-uxresearch — UX research logistics in progress
Jason researching logistics for what may be a small one-off UX research gig. Found one possible vendor for recruiting/space/logistics. Still need MacBook solution.
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#deal-nintendo — Developer registration underway
Ashley asked about Nintendo Developer ID — confirmed UXIF doesn't have one yet. Mike says the gap can be closed quickly. Ashley proceeding with registration.
💼 Open CRM Tasks (30 total)
Overdue Past Due Tasks (15)
Check in with Rogers mid September
Due Oct 9 '25
DDM Follow Up
Due Oct 9 '25
Follow up from Gamescom
Due Oct 9 '25
Follow up w/ David Bisceglia
Due Oct 9 '25
Follow up with John and schedule a chat
Due Oct 9 '25
Marcus Foon | New role at Google
Due Oct 9 '25
Send post Gamescom Follow Up
Due Oct 9 '25
Follow up on LinkedIn Message to Thomas
Due Oct 15 '25
Send Deck, Trailer, Youtube vids
Due Oct 23 '25
Need to ask around about Paul Grimes at TCPi
Due Nov 4 '25
Check in with Matt S in the fall
Due Nov 5 '25
Touch base - strategic
Due Nov 11 '25
Follow up w/ Look North
Due Dec 9 '25
Derek Rees - Follow up Post Gamescom
Due Jan 20 '26
Marcus - General Catchup
Due Feb 3 '26
Due Soon Recent & Upcoming (15)
Follow up w/ Ro
Due Feb 23
Get Warm Intro to Tim Stuart
Due Feb 25
Follow Up with Mark Day
Due Feb 26
Intro Teresa to Ash
Due Feb 26
Ashley: Follow up with Brendon to push for an Amazon face-time meeting at GDC
Due Feb 27
Ashley: Meet with Matt to create GDC Figma sandbox and add staffing ramp model visual
Due Feb 27
Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokemon) today to lock in a pre-GDC meeting
Due Feb 27
Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions from Dave or Matt
Due Feb 27
Ashley: Send SAA contact (ex-Sega) the UXIF services deck + case study
Due Feb 27
Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block — book 3 rooms, set refund deadline
Due Feb 27
Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike regarding use of Krisp transcripts
Due Feb 27
Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails — prioritize Brendon and Tyler first
Due Feb 27
Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC prep / vendor relationship
Due Mar 3
🧠 Skills
SkillDescription
morning-briefGenerate daily 7-tab HTML briefing from Krisp, Copper, Gmail, Drive, and Slack
process-krisp-meetingPost-meeting workflow: CRM notes, follow-up tasks, Drive doc, Gmail draft
krisp-to-copperPublish Krisp meeting summary to Copper CRM as a note
copper-crmPull live data from Copper CRM — tasks, notes, contacts
searchAd-hoc cross-source lookup across Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Slack, Krisp, Copper
people-briefEnriched contact briefing with CRM history and LinkedIn links
qual-summaryQualification summary for game industry prospects
onboard-menteeOnboard new mentee/advisee studio into CRM and workflow
game-analysisSonar-style player sentiment analysis reports for video games
github-publishPublish artifacts to GitHub Pages with auto-generated index
deliverSend files/reports to Jason via Slack and/or Gmail draft
gdoc-to-markdownConvert Google Doc to clean, structured Markdown file
skill-creatorCreate, modify, and measure skill performance
⏰ Scheduled Tasks
TaskScheduleLast RunStatus
morning-brief Daily at 7:20 AM Mar 29, 2026 Active
✅ Claude To-Dos
TASKS.md not found in workspace. No active Claude to-dos tracked.
📋 Deal Channel Appendix (40 channels scanned)
StatusChannelSummary
Active#deal-bungie-uxuiUsability review pitch + Marathon deck support (Mar 26)
Active#deal-2k-horizon-rfpHopeful client response, animated deck logistics (Mar 26)
Active#deal-netflixNEW: Best Guess Live mobile game UX+UI opportunity (Mar 26)
Active#deal-nexon-uxresearchUX research logistics, vendor research (Mar 26)
Active#deal-nintendoNintendo Developer ID registration (Mar 26)
Silent#deal-ea-nhl-uxChannel created Mar 26 — join events only
Silent#deal-epic-ux-uiCreated Mar 25
Silent#deal-jam-and-tea-207jamCreated Mar 18
Silent#deal-supersaurus-websiteCreated Mar 18
Silent#deal-codenamered-tbdCreated Mar 19
Silent#deal-scopely-poe-uiCreated Mar 2
Silent#deal-luna-games-ux-prototypingCreated Mar 3
Silent#deal-zynga-ui-test-205zynCreated Mar 4
Silent#deal-yojoyco-studios-poglingsCreated Mar 9
Silent#deal-dead-monkey-tbdCreated Mar 2
Silent#deal-amazon-prototypesCreated Jan 12
Silent#deal-xboxCreated Jan 26
Silent#deal-riot-league-live-195rioCreated May 2025
Silent#deal-pokemon-tcglive-198pokCreated Aug 2025
Silent#deal-gg-sparkle-foshizzle-182ggaCreated Feb 2024
Silent#deal-yellowbrick-uxCreated Jun 2025
Silent#deal-focus-uxCreated Oct 2025
Silent#deal-sony-mobileCreated Oct 2025
Silent#deal-looknorthworld-uxCreated Nov 2025
Silent#deal-mission42-ux-193misCreated May 2025
Silent#deal-magicsoup-uxCreated Feb 2025
Silent#deal-playformantCreated Jan 2026
Silent#deal-csi-decarb-202csiCreated Aug 2024
Silent#deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rioCreated Aug 2025
Silent#deal-behaviour-rfpCreated Oct 2025
Silent#deal-pocketsizedhandsCreated Sep 2025
Silent#deal-riot-project-c-204rioCreated Aug 2025
Silent#deal-turtlerock-imp-uiCreated Jul 2025
Silent#deal-koboio-ux-uiCreated Feb 2026
Silent#deal-frima-impCreated Jan 2026
Silent#deal-seconddive-ui-uxCreated Jan 2026
Silent#deal-probably-monstersCreated Jan 2026
Silent#deal-external-wb-uxif-breakawayCreated Dec 2024
Silent#deal-respawn-apex2Created Jul 2025
Silent#deal-pietrap-foragefriends-201pieCreated May 2025
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