A Newsletter from Vivid Operational Advisors | Issue 7: October 15, 2026

The Edit exists for the space between the plan and what actually runs on a Monday morning. Every other Thursday: one link worth your time, a person worth knowing, a resource to leverage, and an outside perspective to take with you.

I Took My Own Advice I tell clients to start by taking things out. So this weekend I did it to my own website. Here is how working with us looks now. ​ See How we Work

Q4 Review and Planning with Claude My quarterly business retreat turned into a two-page plan and fifteen Claude skills cut down to five. Here is how to run your own review, no tech person required. ​ Give it a Read

In the Studio Vivid is proud to partner with men and women across the sector. Meet someone who finds the donors already sitting in your database, waiting to be asked. ​ Meet Candra Ilse

Build it in Stages Nobody gets AI right on the first try. You build it one stop at a time. Each stop works a little, shows you what is missing and points you to the next one. ​ Get Started

That’s issue six. If any of this pulled at something you’re carrying right now, hit reply and tell me. I read every one.

Until next time,

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