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COGS = $10k
Cost of Labor approx $1500

I’ll need to work on pricing. lol

Smokey air today. Look at all these forest fires! That’s Oregon, Washington, Northern California and Idaho. Dozens of fires.

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Here's one of my favorite books to recommend to most new clients and all the experts I know.

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (2005) is about the power of "thin-slicing" — our unconscious mind's ability to make rapid, accurate judgments using very little information.
The central argument is that snap decisions made in the blink of an eye are often just as good (or better) than decisions made after lengthy analysis. Gladwell calls this "rapid cognition" — the kind of thinking that happens behind the scenes, below the surface of conscious awareness.
Key themes include:

The adaptive unconscious — a mental system that processes the world quickly and quietly, separate from our conscious reasoning
Thin-slicing — the ability to find patterns and draw conclusions from very thin slices of experience
When instincts fail — snap judgments can also be corrupted by bias, stress, or misleading information (e.g., why tall men get hired as CEOs, or how police can make fatal split-second errors)
The paradox of choice — sometimes too much information actually clouds our judgment rather than improving it

Gladwell illustrates these ideas with vivid stories: art experts spotting a fake statue instantly, marriage researchers predicting divorce from a brief conversation, and a tennis coach who could tell when a player would double-fault before it happened.
The takeaway is nuanced — rapid judgment is a powerful tool, but we need to understand when to trust it and when our unconscious biases are leading us astray.

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Good morning! Here's a quick rundown of what's buzzing in the AI world today:

🔥 Biggest Story: Meta's New Model
Meta just debuted Muse Spark, their first major new AI model in some time, led by chief AI officer Alexandr Wang. It's a natively multimodal reasoning model rolling out across WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and AI glasses. CNBC It's being positioned as a direct challenge to OpenAI and Anthropic.
🤖 Agentic AI is the Theme of the Moment
The biggest trend right now is the rise of "agentic AI" — systems that can autonomously complete complex, multi-step tasks with minimal human guidance. Gartner predicts that by end of 2026, 40% of business software will include AI capable of completing tasks independently. BuildEZ

💰 The Money is Staggering
In Q1 2026, venture capitalists poured $242 billion into AI companies — roughly 80% of all global venture funding for the quarter. BuildEZ

📡 On the Anthropic/Claude Front
Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) crossed 97 million installs in March 2026, transitioning from an experimental standard to foundational infrastructure for AI agents. The Linux Foundation also announced it would take MCP under open governance. Crescendo AI Also, Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos Preview, an advanced model designed specifically for cybersecurity, deployed through a limited partnership program with over 40 companies for defensive security purposes. Humai

Faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive. Ai is changing our whole world. Hold on to those values ane the integrity you worked hard to maintain.

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Claire Rothman 98, RIP. Former GM of the Great Western Forum was the kind of leader who didn’t need the spotlight to make an impact—she was the foundation that made so much else possible.

The Power of Curiosity! Its like the FORCE is with you. Ask don't tell.

A quick team check-in tool

Want a simple way to take the pulse of your team this week?

Ask each person one question, one-on-one:

"What's one thing that would make your work easier right now?"

That's it. No agenda.
No performance review energy.

Just curiosity.

You'll be amazed what you learn — and how much it means to your team that you asked.

Try it and let me know what you hear. 👇

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