← Morning Briefs
Monday, March 30, 2026

☀️ Morning Brief

UX is Fine · Jason Schklar

Monday
March 30, 2026
Generated 6:20 AM CDT
Monday kicks off a packed post-GDC week with 11 events including an external call with Elena Dimopoulou about Unreal education, two Google Accelerator sessions (Chore Focus and Skarvo), the weekly CRM standup, a Codename Red working session, and an AI tools review with Mike and Ashley. The Amazon meeting is now confirmed with Mike invited — biggest pipeline action item of the week. Oliver Peng from Lingotto replied positively to the GDC follow-up and will book via Calendly. Dave Bisceglia (Founder Collective) confirmed an April 9 catch-up call. Chase flagged a fraud alert requiring immediate action.
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🚨 FRAUD ALERT URGENT
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📧 Draft Reply
☎️ EXTERNAL CALL NEXT
Elena Dimopoulou — Unreal education meeting at 8:00 AM via Google Meet.
📅 Calendar
🧹 GOOGLE ACCELERATOR 2 SESSIONS
Two back-to-back sessions — Chore Focus (9 AM) and Skarvo (10 AM). Focus Forge notes updated with Steven Kan meeting.
📄 Focus Forge
💼 CRM STANDUP 10:30 AM
Monday CRM standup with Ash and Cat at 10:30 AM — 30 overdue Copper tasks to review.
🤖 AI TOOLS REVIEW 2 PM
Mike/Ashley/Jason at 2 PM — review Riot tools, M42 tools, Unreal Fest plans, and Claude needs. Mike's been testing LoRA Forge + FAL.AI.
❌ LEVELLR DECLINED RESCHEDULE
Tom Gayner declined the Wednesday call — needs reschedule.
📧 Draft Reply
Focus Topics
Gmail Drafts
33 draft emails waiting to be sent. Review and clear them out.
📧 Open Drafts (33)
⚠️ Krisp returned no meetings for Sunday — expected for a weekend day.
11
Events Today
3
External
8
Internal
7:30–7:55 AM
☀️ 30 mins of Su (DNS)
Internal
Personal morning routine block.
Prep: Internal block
8:00–8:25 AM
🏃 30 mins Sprint (DNS)
Internal
Sprint planning time block.
Prep: Internal block
8:00–8:25 AM
Elena Dimopoulou and Jason Schklar
External
Calendly meeting about Unreal education. Elena's agenda note: "Unreal education meeting."
Prep: 👤 Elena Dimopoulou · CRM · LinkedIn
8:30–10:20 AM
🎯 Exec Time (DNS)
Internal
Executive focus block.
Prep: Internal block
9:00–10:00 AM
🧹 Chore Focus <> Google Accelerator - Weekly
External
Weekly sync with Google Accelerator team. Focus Forge notes doc attached.
Prep: 👤 Ming Hu · CRM · LinkedIn · 🔶 Google (CRM) · 🌐 google.com
10:00–11:00 AM
🪶 Skarvo <> Google Accelerator
External
Weekly sync — meeting notes doc attached.
Prep: 👤 Ming Hu · CRM · LinkedIn · 🔶 Skarvo (CRM)
10:30–11:00 AM
Jason/Ash/Cat Monday CRM Stand up
Internal
Weekly CRM review with Ashley and Cat. 30 open Copper tasks.
Prep: Internal standup
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Jason and Ash - Get Stuff Done
Internal
Weekly working session with Ashley.
Prep: Internal working session
1:00–1:30 PM
Codename Red - Working Session
Internal
Project working session with Ashley.
Prep: Internal session
2:00–3:00 PM
Mike / Ashley / Jason - AI tools and such
Internal
Review Riot tools, M42 tools, Unreal Fest planning, Claude needs.
Prep: Internal review
4:30–6:30 PM
🎸 5pm start - band camp
Internal
Personal — band rehearsal.
Prep: Personal
💬 Direct Messages
Mike McMahon
Discussed LoRA Forge tool testing with FAL.AI for custom model training. Jam & Tea using FAL.AI + ComfyUI for Amazon prototypes. Also confirmed Amazon RFP meeting — Mike and Harrison to attend.
Brian Tanner
Angel invested in Ludus AI with Alex. Wants to catch up post-GDC — booked a call.
Jon
Recommends prioritizing Develop Brighton over Gamescom LATAM.
⚠️ Named Sections
⚙️ Configuration note: VIP Unreads, Priority, and Strat-pris sections not configured. Edit slack-channels.json to add channel IDs.
📧 Email
📁 Drive
📋 Focus Forge notes — Modified by Ming Hu. Weekly Google Accelerator meeting notes.
📄 Open Doc
📋 Ai why us — Modified by Jason Schklar. AI positioning document for UXIF.
📄 Open Doc
🔥 Deal Channels
🔥 Deal Channels (0 active of 46 scanned · last 72h)
No deal channel activity in the last 72 hours. Weekend quiet expected.
💼 Work — Overdue
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
⏰ PHB Follow up: Testimonial for internal Hasbro project? due 2025-10-09
Follow up on LinkedIn Message to Thomas due 2025-10-15
Send Deck, Trailer, Youtube vids due 2025-10-23
Need to ask around about Paul Grimes at TCPi due 2025-11-04
check in with Matt S in the fall 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
Ashley: Follow up with Brendon for Amazon GDC meeting due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Meet with Matt for GDC Figma sandbox due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokémon) pre-GDC due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions due 2026-02-27
Ashley: Send SAA contact the UXIF deck due 2026-02-27
Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block due 2026-02-27
Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike re: Krisp transcripts due 2026-02-27
Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails due 2026-02-27
Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC prep due 2026-03-03
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Claude To-Dos
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Deal Channels (46 total)
Channel Name Status Created
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#ai-tools-pipelineSilent (72h)2025-09-02
#amazon-rfpSilent (72h)2025-11-20
#angel-networksSilent (72h)2025-07-10
#bandcamp-techSilent (72h)2025-09-30
#codename-redSilent (72h)2025-12-05
#color-dealsSilent (72h)2025-10-12
#conferences-eventsSilent (72h)2025-08-01
#dice-summitSilent (72h)2025-08-22
#develop-brightonSilent (72h)2025-11-03
#didactic-aiSilent (72h)2025-12-12
#ea-partnershipsSilent (72h)2025-10-05
#engagement-metricsSilent (72h)2025-09-18
#esports-leaguesSilent (72h)2025-10-25
#fal-ai-ecosystemSilent (72h)2025-11-14
#figma-integrationsSilent (72h)2025-08-30
#founder-collectiveSilent (72h)2025-07-19
#gamescom-latamSilent (72h)2025-09-28
#gdpr-complianceSilent (72h)2025-10-08
#google-acceleratorSilent (72h)2025-08-14
#hasbro-initiativesSilent (72h)2025-11-26
#indie-fundingSilent (72h)2025-09-11
#japan-expansionSilent (72h)2025-12-01
#krisp-sdkSilent (72h)2025-10-17
#levellr-networkSilent (72h)2025-11-07
#lingotto-gamesSilent (72h)2025-12-09
#live-service-gamingSilent (72h)2025-10-31
#lora-forgeSilent (72h)2025-11-22
#ludus-aiSilent (72h)2025-12-15
#marketplace-opsSilent (72h)2025-09-05
#m42-platformSilent (72h)2025-12-03
#mentorship-programSilent (72h)2025-08-20
#mobile-first-gamesSilent (72h)2025-10-14
#narrative-designSilent (72h)2025-11-09
#odin-legalSilent (72h)2025-10-29
#partnership-pipelineSilent (72h)2025-07-25
#pokemon-licensingSilent (72h)2025-11-19
#press-releasesSilent (72h)2025-10-02
#riot-games-studioSilent (72h)2025-09-13
#rtc-infrastructureSilent (72h)2025-11-30
#skarvo-syncSilent (72h)2025-12-08
#streaming-platformsSilent (72h)2025-08-07
#tcp-internationalSilent (72h)2025-10-21
#unreal-educationSilent (72h)2025-11-11
#uxif-conferenceSilent (72h)2025-12-10
#wizards-of-coastSilent (72h)2025-09-24