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Friday, April 3, 2026

☀️ Morning Brief

Friday, April 3, 2026
4
Today's Meetings
7
Yesterday's Meetings
25
Gmail Drafts
13
Active Deal Channels

Attention Items

🚨 URGENT: Riot Credentials — temp password received, log in and test before it expires
⚠️ WARNING: Netflix Pitch Deck — Monday rally meeting scheduled, review Jason's blocked slides + Ryan's mobile deck
⚠️ WARNING: Ric Neil AI Approval — review presentation and AI usage data before April 16 talk
ℹ️ INFO: Jeffrey Steefel — schedule follow-up call next week per GDC catch-up
ℹ️ Piotr Penar / Ludus Engine — book Calendly meeting for intro call
ℹ️ Epic Deck Review — Matt's first round Figma deck ready for feedback

Today's Summary

Friday is a light meeting day — all internal time blocks (meditation, sprint, exec time) plus Boss Rush YouTube show. The big focus should be on the Netflix pitch deck that's being assembled (Monday rally meeting scheduled), reviewing Ric Neil's AI presentation data before his April 16 talk, and completing Riot credentials login. 13 deal channels active, with Netflix, Epic, and Bungie decks all in motion.

Thursday, April 2 — 7 Meetings

Jason & Tricoman - Rising Stars
8:30 AM
External
Ric Neil bookings
9:00 AM
External
Biz Dev Weekly Sync
10:00 AM
Internal
Jason / Ashley Catchup
11:30 AM
Internal
Cat // Dave // Jason Studio Operations & Financial
1:00 PM
Internal
Director Project Discussion
2:00 PM
Internal
Brian Tanner and Jason Schklar
3:30 PM
External

Friday, April 3 — 4 Time Blocks

7:30 AM
30 mins Su (DNS)
Internal • 25 min
8:00 AM
30 mins Sprint (DNS)
Internal • 25 min
8:30 AM
Exec Time (DNS)
Internal • 110 min
11:30 AM
Boss Rush
Internal • 50 min
📺 YouTube

Notable Emails (April 2)

🎮 Riot Credentials
From: Aliyah Clayton
Temp password provided via Fling
🎮 Netflix Interest Check
From: Jerica Manuel
No in-engine implementation needed for now, Alexi will keep posted
⚡ Ric Neil AI Presentation
Approval request • Action needed: Review and approve
Shared Google Slides deck with AI usage data
⚡ Epic Games Invoice
Invoice CI038696 • Due: 04/30/2026
Payment due April 30, 2026
🎮 GDC Follow Up — Jeffrey Steefel
Post-GDC catch-up
"around next week, let's do it!"
⚡ Sago Reaching Out
From: Ashley (forwarded UXR response from Libby Stecker)
Sago/Libby Stecker interest
📧 Unreal Fest Next Steps
From: Ashley (logos sent to Kayla Sachs at Epic)
FYI: Moving forward with Epic Unreal Fest
🎮 Ludus Engine Intro
From: Piotr Penar
Shared Calendly link for intro call
⚡ Riot Updated SoW May 2026
From: Aaron (confirmed by Kat)
Updated work order for Harrison's extra time, amendment confirmed
📧 The Office Rooms Physical Copy
From: Henry Carson
Inquiry about physical copies availability
🎮 Chris Buckley — Beans for UX is Fine
Post-GDC follow-up
Catching up post-GDC, positive lead
📧 Self-forward: Mail cat and tax
Personal reminder
Self-forwarded note

Google Drive (Recent)

📋 Notes - Anchor Mentor & App Success Manager Call [GPA]
Modified by: Vlad Krot • April 3
📋 use cases AI today - BGD
Modified by: susan@10sixgames.com (Ric Neil's doc) • April 3
📋 Notes - Anchor Mentor + App Success Manager Check-In [GPA]
Modified by: Lingjuan Zhang • April 3

Active Deal Channels (13 of 43)

1. #deal-netflix
Deck assembly in progress. Jason blocked out custom slides, shared Google Slides deck + Loom. Ryan made first pass mobile-focus deck. Ashley coordinating rally.
2. #deal-bungie-uxui
Ryan shared Marathon deck for final review. Jason provided feedback on TTC metric and typos.
3. #deal-epic-ux-ui
Matt shared first round of Epic slide deck in Figma. Ashley requested tailored one-sheet.
4. #deal-riot-tft-unreal
Riot created UMG Validation channel in Slack — good sign. Ashley driving strategic connection.
5. #deal-riot-league-live
Jerome shared League Sportsmanship kickoff meeting link for April 2.
6. #deal-amazon-prototypes
Post-meeting activity from AMZN call. Team coordinating follow-ups.
7. #deal-jam-and-tea
Cat shared document for review, Jason and Jon approved.
8. #deal-codenamered-tbd
Ashley's letter of intent first draft ready. Jason made edits.
9. #deal-scopely-poe-ui
Ashley shared meeting agenda ahead of Scopely call.
10. #deal-zynga-ui-test
Dave drafted post-mortem follow-up about AI policy. Ashley considering retiring channel.
11. #deal-nexon-uxresearch
Ashley researching Interpret pricing, started budget spreadsheet.
12. #deal-2k-horizon-rfp
Ashley did follow-up.
13. #deal-pokemon-tcglive
New SOW received, overhead question raised.

Copper Tasks (31 Open)

💼 Biz Dev / Follow-ups

Check in with Rogers mid September
Due: Oct 9, 2025
DDM Follow Up
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Follow up from Gamescom
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Follow up w/ David Bisceglia
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Follow up with John and schedule a chat
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Marcus Foon | New role at Google
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Send post Gamescom Follow Up
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Send post gamescom follow up
Due: Oct 9, 2025
⏰️ Howdy - PHB Follow up: Testimonial
Due: Oct 9, 2025
Follow up on LinkedIn Message to Thomas
Due: Oct 15, 2025
Send Deck, Trailer, Youtube vids
Due: Oct 23, 2025
Need to ask around about Paul Grimes at TCPi
Due: Nov 4, 2025
check in with Matt S in the fall
Due: Nov 5, 2025
Touch base - strategic
Due: Nov 11, 2025
Follow up w/ Look North
Due: Dec 9, 2025
Derek Rees - Follow up Post Gamescom
Due: Jan 20, 2026
Marcus - General Catchup
Due: Feb 3, 2026
Follow up w/ Ro
Due: Feb 23, 2026
Get Warm Intro to Tim Stuart
Due: Feb 25, 2026
Follow Up with Mark Day
Due: Feb 26, 2026
Intro Teresa to Ash
Due: Feb 26, 2026
Ashley: Follow up with Brendon for Amazon face-time
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Ashley: Meet with Matt to create GDC Figma sandbox
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokémon)
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Ashley: Send SAA contact the UXIF deck
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike re Krisp
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails
Due: Feb 27, 2026
Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC)
Due: Mar 3, 2026
Review meeting: Accelerator Squad Meetup
Due: Mar 27, 2026

Scheduled Tasks

Task Description Schedule Status Last Run
morning-brief Generate Jason's daily morning brief Every day at 6:20 AM Enabled Apr 3, 2026

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All Deal Channels (43 Total)

13 active (in last 72 hours) | 30 silent (no recent activity)

# Channel Name Status
1#deal-netflixActive
2#deal-bungie-uxuiActive
3#deal-epic-ux-uiActive
4#deal-riot-tft-unrealActive
5#deal-riot-league-liveActive
6#deal-amazon-prototypesActive
7#deal-jam-and-teaActive
8#deal-codenamered-tbdActive
9#deal-scopely-poe-uiActive
10#deal-zynga-ui-testActive
11#deal-nexon-uxresearchActive
12#deal-2k-horizon-rfpActive
13#deal-pokemon-tcgliveActive
14#deal-ea-nhlSilent
15#deal-luna-gamesSilent
16#deal-supersaurus-websiteSilent
17#deal-riot-project-cSilent
18#deal-nintendoSilent
19#deal-xboxSilent
20#deal-activisionSilent
21#deal-rockstar-gtaSilent
22#deal-ubisoftSilent
23#deal-square-enixSilent
24#deal-bandai-namcoSilent
25#deal-konamiSilent
26#deal-capcomSilent
27#deal-segaSilent
28#deal-tencentSilent
29#deal-neteaseSilent
30#deal-mobile-legendsSilent
31#deal-genshinSilent
32#deal-valorantSilent
33#deal-overwatchSilent
34#deal-diabloSilent
35#deal-starcraftSilent
36#deal-dota2Silent
37#deal-csgoSilent
38#deal-fortniteSilent
39#deal-robloxSilent
40#deal-minecraftSilent
41#deal-steamSilent
42#deal-epic-games-storeSilent
43#deal-playstation-networkSilent