"CEO Update | More Time to Build, More Knowledge to Build On" · 2026-09-24
Fewer unnecessary meetings, better context, more time delivering value. Take ownership of what you can change. Let's make Q4 count.
Use the October 1 calendar reset to kill meetings that waste time — only bring back invites with a clear agenda and purpose, leave the invite list when there's no specific ask of you, and make 1:1s biweekly or end after five minutes when that is enough.
Lean into FoundryAI as the shared data foundation — this week's release brings a refreshed UI, personal usage tracking in your profile, smoother onboarding (including Astra and other model fixes), and better stability, with a faster and more reliable release rhythm going forward.
Groupon Brain is coming step by step — AI will connect dots across your meeting transcripts and public Google Chat context, starting personal and growing with permissions into shared sales playbooks, category expertise, and lessons from our bets.
Turn supply-quality momentum into Q4 value — higher-quality lead generation is driving significant growth in solid calls in the Local Sales pilot, with full rollout in about a week.