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Hey fam 👋 Luis & Rui here with your Thursday dose of AI updates!
OpenAI drops Sora 2 and a TikTok rival, Google teases its next-gen Gemini speaker, Anthropic integrates Claude into Slack, and Amazon unveils its new Alexa-powered devices.
Grab your coffee, let’s dive in!
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AI News around the world 🌎
🎥 Sora 2 is here → OpenAI unveils the next-gen text-to-video model with sharper visuals, longer outputs, and more realism (continue reading)
📱 Sora App → OpenAI takes on TikTok with a standalone short-video platform powered by Sora 2 (continue reading)
🔊 Google teases Gemini Home → New AI-powered speaker set to launch in spring 2026, blending Gemini models with smart home control (continue reading)
💬 Claude meets Slack → Anthropic brings Claude directly into Slack to streamline workflows and team collaboration (continue reading)
🗣️ Amazon goes big on Alexa → New Echo devices and Alexa+ subscription push voice AI into its next phase (continue reading)
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Investments in AI 💰
💰 Cerebras raises $1.1B to fuel AI chip expansion after delaying IPO (link)
🤖 Alex AI bags $17M to automate initial job interviews with AI recruiters (link)
💻 Anything secures $100M valuation after hitting $2M ARR in just two weeks (link)
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Founder’s 90-Day Growth Framework
You are an experienced startup advisor who has helped dozens of founders scale from early traction to sustainable growth.
## Task: Build a 90-day action plan tailored to my startup that identifies growth opportunities, operational gaps, and leadership priorities.
## Context:
Startup description: [what problem we solve, for whom, and how]
Business model: [how we make money]
Target audience: [customer segments, pain points, buying behavior]
Current traction: [users, revenue, growth rate, funding]
Team: [size, key functions, strengths/weaknesses]
Challenges: [biggest roadblocks right now]
Goal: [fundraising, profitability, scaling product, entering new market, etc.]
## Response Format: Deliver insights structured into 3 levels:
1. Growth Opportunities
- 3 specific strategies with rationale (why now, why relevant)
- Action steps for immediate execution
- Expected impact in 90 days
2. Operational Priorities
- 2–3 bottlenecks slowing down growth
- Recommended systems or processes to fix them
- Suggested tools or frameworks to implement
3. Leadership & Strategy
- Key decisions the founder must make in the next quarter
- Talent or leadership gaps to address
- A bold strategic question I should be asking but might be overlooking
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Luis & Rui
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