Summary
Weekly Megaphone sync focused on the pending ZKW acquisition and planning the August 1st writer transition. ZKW expected to confirm or decline next week; currently doing add-back analysis (good signal). Michael leaning toward selling. August 1st plan: transition Austin, Andrew, Tanya, and David to Blake Emal; hold Jacob’s clients until the new system is stable. Three prerequisites for transition to work: unified client doc, Blake Stewart as default account manager, and getting real founder images from clients.
Decisions
- August 1st transition: Blake Emal takes over Austin/Andrew/Tanya/David accounts
- Jacob’s clients held back until new system is proven
- Ben’s role: analytics only; AI tooling work handed off to engineers after website done
- Three conditions for transition: unified client doc, Blake Stewart as AM, client images
- See also: Megaphone Acquisition: ZKW Process and August 1st Transition Plan
Action Items
- Michael: send full client list to Blake Emal (Ben to pull numbers; share today)
- Michael: add next week topics to shared one-on-one doc (AI tooling, visual plan, content POV, acquisition update)
Notable Details
- ZKW add-backs: engineer costs over 2+ years qualify; valuation likely moves from ~$1M to ~$1.2M
- Michael leaning toward selling: no non-compete, clean exit, then spin up something new with Blake
- Blake Stewart praised: proactively surfaces issues, reduces oversight burden
- Ben has lost confidence on AI tooling work; plan is to hand off to engineers
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