Google Play Apps Accelerator — Weekly Prep

🚨 Action needed today (Monday March 30)

Shiri Sivan needs your bio (2-3 sentences), session description (1-3 sentences), headshot, and slide deck for your "UX/UI: The Process and ROI of UX Strategy" talk on Tuesday March 31. Two sessions — 10:45 AM CDT (Americas/EMEA) and 8:45 PM CDT (APAC). 45 min each, screen share, recorded. Join link.

My Action Items

Due today: Submit bio, session description, headshot, and slide deck to Shiri for Tuesday's talk.

Follow up on connecting Skarvo to a Google on-device AI specialist — still their #1 blocker. Ask if Suhail shared his tech specs yet.

Push Alan on activating his email list — get a specific date commitment for a 3-email welcome sequence.

Verify both teams submitted OKRs by the March 27 deadline.

Check both teams' bench mentor velocity — need ≥4 sessions/month. Are they on track?

Company Status

🧹 Focus Forge / Choreo Mentee

Tomorrow 9:00 AM CDT

Solo founder Alan is working on onboarding overhaul and OKR benchmarks. Biggest quick win remains activating his untouched email list. Steven Kan bench mentor session happened — check outcomes. Notes doc →

🪶 Skarvo Mentee

Tomorrow 10:00 AM CDT

Team is blocked on on-device AI architecture — knows the Gemma building blocks but can't stitch them together. OKR doc should be updated. First concrete use case (NL → poll → calendar) scoped but engineering hasn't started. Notes doc →

🧹 Focus Forge / Choreo

Mentee 1

Solo founder Alan Nunez · Gamified chore tracking for ADHD · Flutter + Firebase + Cloud Run · Based in Thailand

Rating 4.76 Android Paying ~200 users Trial→Paid 2-3% 7-day Retention ~13% IAP Revenue ~$5 total

Progress to Date

Onboarding overhaul identified as the #1 product objective — current flow is fact-based, not value-driven. Interactive walkthrough planned to replace static arrows.
Email campaigns flagged as biggest low-hanging fruit — Alan has thousands of collected emails but has never sent a single campaign. Recommended cadence: day 1 welcome, day 2-3 follow-up, day 5 re-engagement.
OKR tracker shared with you and Ming (Google Sheets). Alan met with bench mentor Steven Kan to sanity check metrics.
Store page needs updated screenshots and copy — identified as standalone growth objective.
Notification refactor needed — users want per-chore alerts, not daily blanket notifications.
Ad campaigns deprioritized — organic-only during the 12-week window to isolate which lever drives conversions.
You suggested adding a tech-focused OKR to leverage Google's AI expertise (Alan already uses models).

Review Prep — Tomorrow 9:00 AM

Commitments from last week (Mar 23) to check on:

Alan Polish OKRs with specific benchmarks — were they submitted by Mar 27 deadline? Check

Alan Research notification best practices and refactor to per-chore notifications Check

Alan Browse Advocu expert profiles and book 3-5 relevant sessions Booked Steven Kan

Alan How did the Steven Kan bench mentor session go? Did he validate the OKR metrics? Check

Ming Check on OKR submission/review process with program team Check

Ming Find analytics expert on Advocu for Alan Check

Ming Check whether virtual training sessions will be recorded Check

Discussion topics to push forward:

Onboarding walkthrough: any progress on interactive prototype? Is there a timeline?
Email campaigns: has Alan chosen a tool? Started drafting welcome sequence?
Store page updates: new screenshots in progress? Copy rewrite started?
Tech OKR: any movement on leveraging Google AI expertise? Who should he connect with?

Goals to Stay on Track

📧 Activate the Email List

Alan's biggest quick win. Thousands of collected emails, zero campaigns sent. Push for a basic 3-email welcome sequence with a specific go-live date this month.

📋 OKR Checkpoint

OKR first drafts were due March 27. Confirm submitted and reviewed. If not, this is the top priority for tomorrow's call.

🤝 Bench Mentor Velocity

≥4 sessions/month required. Alan has booked Steven Kan — push him to book 2-3 more this week via Advocu.

🪶 Skarvo

Mentee 2

Suhail Ahmad (CEO), Ammar Ahmed (Co-founder/Design), Ashish Suman (Eng Lead) · On-device AI consumer apps using Gemma · 5→7 people · Palo Alto · 2-3yr runway

Users 4,000 total Active 1,400-1,600 Pre-reg CVR 21% Android

Progress to Date

Four priorities identified, ranked: P1 on-device AI architecture, P2 agentic UX/UI, P3 value proposition, P4 Google platform GTM.
OKRs to stay ≤3 — you recommended limiting to avoid dilution, since some priorities overlap.
First concrete use case defined: user types NL command → create a poll → auto-select winning time slot → add to shared calendar. Target: working in 12 weeks.
Tech OKR structure: three milestone-based KRs — (1) requirements + model selection, (2) architecture implementation, (3) feature integration with ≥1 working user story.
Prototypes in Figma/Protopipe show 3 agentic concepts (group summary, semantic search, content gen) — all hardcoded mock data, no live model integration yet.
Key blocker: Skarvo knows the building blocks (Gemma function-calling, Android APIs) but needs guidance on how to architect and stitch them together.
UX OKR: exploration-first approach — competitor analysis, design pillars, proposed component library. You recommended auditing existing app patterns before redesigning.
Privacy constraint on user research: users sign up via OTP with no email. Proposed: opt-in in-app survey after ~10 sessions.

Review Prep — Tomorrow 10:00 AM

Commitments from last week (Mar 23) to check on:

Suhail Update OKR document based on meeting feedback and notify via Slack Check

Suhail Share roadmap docs, sprint docs, and tech specs (you asked for these to route to right Google contacts) Check

Ming Identify Google resources or Bench Mentors to review and validate OKR format Check

Discussion topics to push forward:

Were OKRs submitted by Mar 27 deadline? How many did they land on?
Architecture blocker: any progress stitching Gemma building blocks together? Do they need a specific Google on-device AI SME?
First use case (NL → poll → calendar): has Ashish started scoping the technical requirements?
UX exploration: competitor analysis kicked off? Design pillars drafted?
Bench mentor sessions: have they booked any? Are they on track for 4/month?
Value proposition clarity: is this being addressed via a separate OKR or folded into another?
User feedback: any movement on the opt-in in-app survey idea?

Goals to Stay on Track

🔬 Unblock the Architecture

The #1 risk. They know the pieces (Gemma function-calling, Android APIs) but can't stitch them together. Your primary job right now: route them to the right Google on-device AI specialist. If they haven't shared their tech specs yet, make that the top ask tomorrow.

📋 OKR Checkpoint

First drafts were due March 27. Confirm submitted. If not, get them locked in this week.

🤝 Bench Mentor Velocity

≥4 sessions/month required. Status unknown — push them to fill their Advocu calendars this week.

📋 Program-Wide

Your responsibilities to Google as Anchor Mentor / Incrementor across the accelerator.

Your Speaking Engagement

Tue March 31 · 10:45 – 11:30 AM CDT

🎤 UX/UI: The Process and ROI of UX Strategy (Americas/EMEA)

45 min, screen share, recorded, 38 companies in audience

Tue March 31 · 8:45 – 9:30 PM CDT

🎤 UX/UI: The Process and ROI of UX Strategy (APAC)

Repeat session for APAC timezone

Key Program Dates

📅 Timeline

Mar 10 — Program kickoff · Mar 27 — OKR first drafts due (verify submitted) · Mar 31 — Virtual Training (your UX talk) · Apr (bi-weekly) — Squad check-ins with planning team · May 26 — Graduation

Program Requirements

🤝 Bench Mentor Minimums

Each company must meet ≥4 bench mentors per month. As anchor mentor, you help route them to the right people on Advocu. If no matching expertise exists in the directory, post in the combined squad + bench mentor chat space or tap your external network (NDAs may be required).

📝 Squad Check-In Notes

Bi-weekly check-ins with the planning team. Update the Anchor Mentor Squad Notes doc before each check-in with: wins/milestones, biggest challenges, key learnings, and SME needs per company.

🎯 Your Weekly Time Budget

~2.5 hours/week on accelerator (per GDC Review with Ashley). This week is heavier: 2 hours of weeklies tomorrow + ~2 hours for Tuesday's talks. Budget accordingly.

Generated by Claude · Sources: Krisp, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack · March 29, 2026

🎮 Google Play Apps Accelerator — Weekly Prep

🚨 Action needed today (Monday March 30)

🧹 Focus Forge / Choreo Mentee

🪶 Skarvo Mentee

🧹 Focus Forge / Choreo

📧 Activate the Email List

📋 OKR Checkpoint

🤝 Bench Mentor Velocity

🪶 Skarvo

🔬 Unblock the Architecture

📋 OKR Checkpoint

🤝 Bench Mentor Velocity

📋 Program-Wide

📅 Timeline

🤝 Bench Mentor Minimums

📝 Squad Check-In Notes

🎯 Your Weekly Time Budget