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Hey fam π Luis & Rui here with your Monday dose of AI news.
From GPT-5βs incoming launch to Microsoftβs digital aging avatars and Googleβs no-code AI builder β this week kicks off strong.
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π AI News around the world
π§ OpenAIβs GPT-5 is coming in early August, featuring reasoning upgrades and lighter model versions for ChatGPT and API access. (continue reading)
π οΈ Google introduces Opal, a no-code tool to build AI mini-apps using natural language prompts or visual editing. (continue reading)
π§βπ» Microsoftβs Copilot gets a digital appearance that adapts and ages with you over time, creating long-term user relationships. (continue reading)
π½οΈ OpenTable launches AI-powered Concierge to answer 80% of diner questions, integrated into restaurant profiles. (continue reading)
π Trending AI Tools
βοΈ Writesonic: An all-in-one AI writing tool for marketing copy, blog posts, and product descriptions β perfect for scaling content creation.
ποΈ Voicepen: Turn your voice notes into written content in seconds. Ideal for creators and podcast hosts.
π¬ Engagico: AI-powered platform to automate customer engagement and CRM responses across your site or product.
π± PostingCat: Social media scheduler powered by AI to write, optimize, and auto-post across your channels.
π Tutorials
πΌ AI Job Board
π§ Rilla – AI Engineer – $200K to $300K (view job)
π± AirApps – AI/ML Engineer – N/A (view job)
π Perplexity AI – AI Software Engineer – $200K to $300K (view job)
π Citizen – Machine Learning Engineer – $220K a year (view job)
π° Investments in AI
π‘ Google commits $37M to AI research, infrastructure, and community hubs across Africa. (link)
π Spear AI raises seed round after securing a U.S. Navy contract to apply AI to submarine acoustic data. (link)
π³π± Amsterdam-based Supplied AI secures β¬1.6M to optimize onboarding and compliance systems. (link)
π Omanβs Safaqat raises strategic funding to expand its AI procurement platform into new markets. (link)
π» Prompt of the Week
Strategic Market Entry Planning
#Role & Context: You are a senior strategic consultant specializing in emerging market expansion for mid-sized technology companies. You have 15 years of experience in international business development and have successfully guided 30+ companies through market entry strategies.
#Task: Develop a comprehensive market entry strategy for a fictional B2B SaaS company called "DataFlow Pro" that provides automated data visualization tools for enterprise clients. The company currently operates only in North America with 150 employees and $25M ARR.
#Multi-Step Analysis Required:
Market Assessment Phase:
Analyze 3 potential target markets (choose from: Germany, Japan, Brazil, India, Singapore)
For each market, evaluate: market size, competitive landscape, regulatory environment, cultural considerations, and technical infrastructure
Create a scoring matrix with weighted criteria (provide your weighting rationale)
#Strategic Planning Phase:
Recommend the top market based on your analysis
Design a 18-month entry strategy with specific milestones
Identify potential partnership opportunities, pricing adaptations, and localization requirements
#Risk Mitigation Phase:
- Identify 5 major risks and develop contingency plans
- Create success metrics and monitoring frameworks
#Constraints:
Budget limitation: $2M for market entry
Must achieve profitability in target market within 24 months
Cannot hire more than 25 new employees globally
Must maintain current North American growth rate of 40% YoY
#Output Requirements:
- Structure response using clear headers and subheaders
- Include at least 2 data tables/matrices
- Provide specific, actionable recommendations (not generic advice)
- Support major decisions with quantitative reasoning where possible
- Conclude with a one-page executive summary
#Evaluation Criteria:
Your response will be assessed on: strategic thinking depth, feasibility of recommendations, consideration of cultural/regulatory factors, financial viability, and clarity of communication.
#Chain of Thought: Before providing your final recommendations, show your reasoning process for the market selection decision, including how you weighted different factors and why.
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