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• Use Brainnote as an AI thought organizer to summarize your ideas in seconds

• Kling 2.0 lets you steer generative video with images or clips—not just text. Animate with precision: add, remove, replace.

• Mailgo finds + emails prospects and dodges spam filters. AI-crafted, inbox-delivered. Free to start, $15.20/month.

• Cohere Embed 4 reads everything in your docs—text, images, tables—in 100+ languages. Multilingual memory, unlocked.

• Claude Research is Claude on a caffeine binge—dives deep into your files and the web, follows up, and delivers gold. US, Japan, Brazil only (for Max, Team, Enterprise).

• Codex CLI by OpenAI is a terminal-savvy agent with tight security. Geek out in this demo.

• Infinite Reality builds immersive 3D sites—no code, all vibe. Tell stories your brand would be proud of.

📰 Intelligent Insights

• OpenAI's $3bn acquisition talks with windsurf
  OpenAI is reportedly eyeing Windsurf, a coding assistant startup, for a whopping $3 billion acquisition. This move could be a game-changer in the AI coding arena. ​

• Frontier language models: Timothy B. Lee delves into the complexities of assessing the latest frontier AI models, highlighting the growing difficulties in their evaluation. ​

• AI vs. copyright: The UK's proposed changes to copyright laws have stirred controversy. Critics argue that allowing AI companies to use copyrighted material without explicit permission undermines creators' rights. ​

• Improving AI products: Hamel Husain shares insights from over 30 AI implementations, emphasizing the importance of measurement and iteration over specific tools. ​

• Mapping the mouse brain: Researchers have developed the most detailed 3D reconstruction of a mouse brain, mapping over 200,000 cells and 500 million synapses, offering potential insights for AI development. ​

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Deep dive:
Your ‘Perfect’ Strategy Plan Is Already Dead

Why should I care?

Whether it’s a sudden pandemic, a market swing, or your first-ever product strategy, you need to act—now.

In April 2020, I joined The Product School to stress the same: product leaders must rethink their strategy at lightning speed.

Since then, the 2021 crypto boom, 2022 downturn, and 2023 AI surge proved one thing: change never stops. 

While Agile helps teams adjust daily, you also have to shift your broader strategy—no small feat.

Reasons to pivot differ: a new rival’s feature, finally drafting your first formal strategy, or an unexpected external shake-up. Whatever sparks it, you must get everyone—devs, marketing, support—marching toward the same goal.

Here are quick ground rules to whip up a new strategy and keep your whole company moving in sync.

Let’s dive in.

1- Plans Are Useless, but Planning Is Everything

Think of strategy as a rough road‑trip map—you’ll redraw it as you go, but it’s your best guide for now.

Quick planning at Veeva teaches you about your business “terrain” and what you need to win.

Forget perfection. You’ll need multiple iterations, tweaks, and in‑flight adjustments anyway.

The real value? The act of planning, not the final doc.

Skip it, and you lose crucial insights and decisions. Use today’s info, team up, and get everyone headed the same way.

2- Big Picture First, Always

Think “your next hackathon”: no clear goal, no clear path. Start every strategy by nailing down that goal.

• Ask & Record: Chat with the CEO till the goal’s crystal.

• Align Assumptions: Spell out what you both assume so Marketing and Ops don’t talk past each other.

• Own the Gaps: Jot down your guesses. You’ll refine them as you go.

• Rank Your Goals: Maybe retention first, growth second, new users third—agree on the order so everyone pulls in the same direction.

With clear priorities and aligned assumptions, your strategy isn’t just slides.

It’s a shared roadmap to win.