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The Big Story: Meta's massive infrastructure spending will make AI compute scarcer and more expensive for everyone else.
Trends: The new frontier for AI is enterprise analytics, as proven by a massive new funding round for ex-Looker founders.
The Workflow: A 5-step guide to automating your goal-setting process using AI prompts.
🚀 AI News & Breakthroughs
META'S $48B SPENDING SPREE WILL SQUEEZE SMALLER PLAYERS
Meta has committed to nearly $48 billion in AI infrastructure deals, primarily with Nvidia and CoreWeave, signaling an aggressive scaling of their AI capabilities.
The Details:
This investment is aimed at building out the massive computing power required for next-generation large language models.
The deals indicate that the demand for high-end GPUs continues to outstrip supply significantly.
Why it matters (Strategic Analysis):
This is a power play that will have significant second-order effects. For SMBs and startups, this means the cost of renting AI computing power is likely to increase as hyperscalers like Meta, Google, and Amazon buy up available supply for years to come. This creates a competitive moat based on capital expenditure, making it harder for new, compute-intensive AI startups to emerge and potentially raising prices for the AI tools your business relies on.
Last week Viktor wrote a brief, built a landing page, and opened a pull request.
Last week, Viktor wrote a campaign brief, built a landing page, opened a pull request, generated a board-ready PDF from live Stripe data, and sent a follow-up email to a churned customer. All from Slack. Same colleague that also pulls your reports and monitors your dashboards. 5,700+ teams. 3,000+ integrations.
EX-LOOKER FOUNDERS RAISE $120M FOR AI-NATIVE ANALYTICS
A new, yet-unnamed startup from the co-founders of Looker (acquired by Google) has raised $120 million at a $1.5 billion valuation to build an AI-first enterprise analytics platform.
The Details:
The funding was led by ICONIQ, signaling strong investor confidence in the business intelligence (BI) space.
The goal is to move beyond dashboards and use AI to provide answers and insights to complex business questions directly.
Why it matters (Strategic Analysis):
This represents the next evolution of business intelligence. Instead of hiring analysts to build complex dashboards, business leaders will be able to "ask" their data questions in plain English. This will democratize data analysis, reduce the need for specialized data teams for certain tasks, and put high-powered analytics in the hands of founders and executives directly. Keep an eye on this space, as it will likely disrupt the multi-billion dollar BI industry.
🛠️ AI Tools to Discover
1. X (Formerly Twitter) with Grok AI
Turn social media into market research.
Use Case: Use Grok-powered custom timelines on X to create real-time feeds for competitor mentions, industry trends, or customer feedback without keyword searching.
Pricing: Included with X Premium subscription.
2. Scribe
Automate your process documentation.
Use Case: Automatically create step-by-step visual guides for any task you perform on your computer, perfect for training employees or creating standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Pricing: Free/Paid
💡 AI Prompts & Hacks
1. The Goal Refiner Prompt
Context: Use this to turn a vague business objective into an actionable plan.
"Act as a C-level strategy consultant. I have a business goal: '[Increase revenue]'.
Your task is to transform this into a full SMART goal framework.
1. Specific: Define the exact outcome and the actions required.
2. Measurable: Identify the key metric and the target number.
3. Achievable: Confirm this is realistic given my resources: '[e.g., small marketing team, $5k budget]'.
4. Relevant: Connect it to a larger business objective like '[e.g., achieving profitability]'.
5. Time-bound: Set a clear deadline.
Output Format: A clear, five-part breakdown of the SMART goal."
2. The Vision Board Architect
Context: Use this to create a motivational and practical vision board for a key project.
"Act as a project management expert. I need to create a vision board for my goal: '[Launch a new product by Q4]'.
Your goal is to generate a 3-layer vision board outline.
1. Outcome Layer: Describe 3-5 images representing the final, successful result.
2. Process Layer: List 5 tangible cues for the daily/weekly behaviors needed (e.g., image of a calendar blocked for 'deep work').
3. Proof Layer: Suggest a simple way to track progress visually (e.g., a checklist, a row of stars to color in).
Output Format: A structured list with clear descriptions for each layer."
3. The Daily Check-in Generator
Context: Use this to create a consistent daily routine to ensure you stay on track with your goals.
"Act as an executive coach. My main goal is '[Secure 10 new enterprise clients this quarter]'.
Your task is to create a 10-minute daily check-in routine that I can execute every morning.
1. The routine must focus on progress, not just activity.
2. It should include one question to review yesterday's progress.
3. It should include one action to set today's priority.
4. It should be designed to be written in a journal or digital note.
Output Format: A short, scannable list of 2-3 questions/prompts for my daily routine."
🧑🏫 AI Training: Workflow of the Day
How to Automate Your Goal-Setting with AI
The Goal: Turn your annual or quarterly business objectives into a clear, measurable, and trackable plan in under an hour.
The Stack: ChatGPT/Claude + A digital planner or notebook.
Step-by-step:
Brainstorm Vaguely: Start by listing your top 3-5 business hopes (e.g., "be more profitable," "grow the team").
Use the 'Goal Refiner' Prompt: Take each vague goal and run it through the "Goal Refiner" prompt above to convert it into a concrete SMART goal.
Create Your Vision Board: For your #1 most important goal, use the "Vision Board Architect" prompt to create a motivational and practical guide.
Design Your Routine: Use the "Daily Check-in Generator" prompt to build a simple, repeatable 10-minute habit to ensure you make daily progress.
Schedule Everything: Time-block your calendar for key actions and schedule your 10-minute daily check-in to make it a non-negotiable part of your day.
"AI-driven crypto scams stole $20B in 2025."
— IRS Investigators
In short: The same AI that can write your emails can also create hyper-realistic deepfakes to defraud you and your business. It's time to upgrade your security and skepticism.