Pre-Meeting Brief

Google Play Apps Accelerator

Jason Schklar · Monday, March 23, 2026 · Meetings starting in ~1 hour
🎯 Anchor Mentor 📅 Week 3 of 12 🏢 Focus Forge · Skarvo 👥 Squad: Ming Hu (ASM)
⏱ Today's schedule: Focus Forge first, then Skarvo — both on Monday morning, back to back. Extended to 1-hour blocks per company. First meeting starts in ~1 hour.
📣 Tomorrow — Tuesday Mar 24: You're leading the full-cohort training session "UX/UI: The Process and ROI of UX Strategy" at 8:15 AM PT and again at 6:15 PM PT. Coordinate slides/logistics with Marcus Foon (mfoon@google.com) today if you haven't.
Company #1 — Focus Forge
Focus Forge
Squad Company #1
👤
Alan Nunez · alannunez1679@gmail.com
Solo founder · Southeast Asia (UTC+7) · Product: Choreo
👤
Huming · App Success Manager (ASM) · Google
Snapshot
Product
Choreo
Category
ADHD / Family Chores
Stack
Flutter · Firebase · Cloud Run
Team
Solo (Alan)
Sessions
1 completed
Last Session — Mar 18
  • Alan pivoted from mechanical engineering post-2020 layoffs; spotted ADHD/chore gap via Etsy trend research
  • App = Choreo: gamified chore-tracking (streaks, XP, RIVE characters) for ADHD + families/households
  • Biggest challenge surfaced: prioritization — long community backlog, no ranking system, no framework for deciding what to build next
  • No community-scale comms yet — all feedback handled 1:1 by email; has an opt-in list that's never been used
  • Users stay positive even when bugs hit — strong emotional retention signal
  • Tech stack confirmed: Flutter, Firebase, Cloud Run (AI proxy), RIVE, RevenueCat
  • You flagged: Google favors apps engaging with AI initiatives — encouraged Alan to explore Google AI where genuine
  • You advised: deeper ADHD research needed for product credibility + user trust (some users already pushed back on Alan not having ADHD)
This Session — Goals
  • 1
    Review & Refine OKRs Action Item This was explicitly set as the agenda for today at the end of last session. Come out with 3–5 locked OKRs for the 12-week program.
  • 2
    Give UX + Onboarding Talk You Committed You promised this last session. Keep it tight — focus on FTUE, retention hooks, and what good onboarding looks like for a solo-dev app.
  • 3
    Email List Activation — Set a Deadline Alan has opted-in users and has never emailed them. Push him to send his first campaign before next Monday. Make it concrete.
  • 4
    Prioritization Framework — Intro Give Alan one concrete tool for backlog ranking (e.g. RICE, MoSCoW, or just a 2x2). Even a rough system will unblock him.
  • 5
    Confirm: Focus Forge = Choreo? Quick Confirm 10 seconds. Verify that Focus Forge is the company name and Choreo is the product — or correct the record.
Open Action Items (from Mar 18)
  • Alan: do deeper ADHD research
  • Alan: start sending email campaigns to opt-in list
  • Huming: set up Gemini auto-transcription for meetings
  • You: connect Alan to bench mentors (after OKR review today)
Company #2 — Skarvo, Inc.
Skarvo, Inc.
Squad Company #2
👤
Suhail Ahmad · suhail@skarvo.com
Also on team: Amar (Ashish Suman) & Assan (Ammar)
👤
Ming Hu · App Success Manager (ASM) · huming@google.com
Snapshot
Product
On-device AI Apps
Tech
Gemma · iOS · Android
Team
5 (→ 6–7 soon)
Runway
2–3 years
Target KPI
100K DAU / 1M MAU (18mo)
Android Pre-Reg
21% conversion ✅
Sessions
1 completed
Last Session — Mar 17
  • Core bet: on-device AI using Gemma models (iOS + Android) — private, safe, family-oriented consumer experiences
  • Founding trio (Suhail, Amar, Assan) working together 3 years; hiring managed directly by Suhail
  • 4 prioritized challenges: P1 on-device AI architecture, P2 agentic UX/UI patterns, P3 value prop/PMF, P4 Google platform GTM
  • iOS app discovery is a gap — Android pre-reg 21% strong, but iOS strategy unclear
  • You flagged: capture soft/directional metrics alongside OKRs — avoid under-documenting qualitative wins
  • User acquisition not a KR for this 12-week window — focus is on tech readiness + value prop clarity
  • Agreed: 1-hour sessions extended from 30 min, recurring Mondays at 9am
  • Suhail to share roadmap, sprint docs, tech specs before today — check if received
This Session — Goals
  • 1
    Did Suhail Send the Docs? Check First Roadmap, sprint documentation, tech specs were promised last session. If received, review together. If not, set a hard deadline (this week).
  • 2
    Identify Google AI Contacts (P1) Your primary Incrementor value right now is routing them to the right on-device Gemma specialists inside Google. Start the list today — even directionally.
  • 3
    Sharpen Value Prop (P3) "Private, family-oriented AI" is directionally strong but needs sharper articulation. Who is the primary user? What's the one-liner? Push for clarity.
  • 4
    Share Your AI Workflow Examples You Committed You promised to share AI workflow examples with the team. If you haven't already, do it in this session or async before end of day.
  • 5
    Slack Workspace Status Ming was checking with the org team on whether Skarvo can be added to your Slack workspace. Get a status update.
Open Action Items (from Mar 17)
  • Suhail: share roadmap, sprint docs, tech specs
  • You: reach out to Google contacts/specialists for P1 on-device AI
  • You: share AI workflow examples with Skarvo team
  • Ming: confirm if Skarvo can join Jason's Slack workspace
  • Suhail: confirm recurring Monday 9am 1-hour block is set