Kickoff

2026

Agenda

Today's Agenda

01

AI Vision

Reality check, trajectory, our angle

20 min

02

Internal Improvements

Pain points, Pomy, workshops

5 min

03

Product Development

Signals, sprints, the ask

5 min

NOT THIS

Human vs AI

INSTEAD

Symbiosis

Humans do judgement. AI does grunt work. Both get better.

Reality Check

Where AI Actually Is

Most companies: not using it
ChatGPT for emails, maybe. That's it.

1995 internet vibes
Awkward, clunky, obviously the future

Rules aren't written yet
Tech evolving. Skill gaps everywhere. Who's building wins.

Trajectory

Where It's Going

Agents that do anything you'd do at a keyboard

Email Slack Code Design Research Reporting

Clunky today. Invisible in 6 months.

Our Angle

How We Position

MOST AGENCIES

Panic or use it to cut headcount

Reactive. Defensive. Missing the opportunity.

OUR APPROACH

Know when to hand off, when to take over

Proactive. Strategic. Building the playbook.

The edge

We're learning the working relationship

Neither blind faith nor paranoia. Building the playbook while others wait.

Evidence

What the numbers say (so far)

Design

54% say AI improves quality
Figma 2025 (2,500 surveyed)

Good for exploration. Falls apart on polish.

Dev

12-22% more PRs completed
MIT/Microsoft 2024 (1,974 devs)

Mixed results elsewhere. Depends on the task.

Org Work

40% faster on writing tasks
MIT 2023 (453 professionals)

13.8% productivity increase
NBER (5,000 support agents)

All caveated. Tools change monthly. Your results will differ.

Internal Tool

Pomy as Proof

Skip the hype. Here's what it does.

Plugs into Notion, Teamwork, HubSpot

Remembers what you were doing last time

Acts at scheduled times or when conditions trigger

Useful or useless — we'll find out by using it

02

Internal Improvements

From team conversations

Current Pain Points

QC Automation

Same mistakes repeat
Errors caught late in PRC cycle
No memory of what went wrong before

Reporting

Dashboard extraction, spreadsheet hunting, data wrangling...
45 min per brand for quarterly reports
2-3 hours for Monday reporting

Feedback Loops

Same issues over and over
No system to learn from mistakes
Knowledge walks out the door

Solution

How Pomy Addresses This

1. Browser automation
No API? Pomy clicks buttons like a human. Veeva, portals, anything.

2. Tool-to-tool sync
Pull Figma comments into Notion. One source of truth.

3. Accumulating knowledge
Internal blockers, sales process gaps, growth potential. Spots patterns.

4. Improves with use
Feedback loop. More reps, better results.

Training

Workshops

February

1-on-1 Onboarding

30-min sessions, one person at a time
Learn the basics
Pick something you want to automate

March (date TBD)

Full-Day Build Workshop

~8 hours at the office
Bring your own project idea — app, website, tool
Build it within the day
Sponsored lunch (30 min break)

03

Product Development

The Deal

Leadership wants deliverables. Product development needs resources.

I deliver IF leadership commits

This year needs mechanisms AND agreement. Not just words.

Mechanism 1

Signal Feed

The Problem

I don't talk to clients. Building on guesses doesn't work.

The Solution

You hear something → drop it in the channel
Team discusses, I synthesize into priorities
No meetings unless something needs debate

Who feeds the channel

Sales Marketing Ops Me → Synthesis

Signal flow: inputs → synthesis → priorities

Mechanism 2

Sprint Cycle

Structure

Short sprints — 1-2 weeks

Each sprint has:

Clear objective
Time allocation
Budget cap
Expected ROI

Accountability

Feeds into Pull Through

No delivery → visible on me

No signals/resources → also visible

Sprint cycle: Propose → Approve → Confirm → Execute → Report

Commitments Needed

The Direct Ask

Need both: agreement on direction AND mechanisms to enforce it.

Protected time

Blocked weeks for the team. Not optional.

Team calendar blocks

Design, dev, marketing time. Scheduled.

Monthly budget

Tied to sprint objectives

Not negotiable

Client fire? Someone else handles it.

With those commitments:

Q1 could look like this

Pomy in daily use

People actually using it. Feedback coming in.

First sprint complete

Shipped something. Know what it cost.

Workshop shipped

Everyone built something themselves.