North American Podsters! Last week no one attended the Saturday CCAF 3PM Pod Meeting, and that tells me it wasn't a good time/day for most of you, so this weekend there will be **NO SATURDAY POD MEETING ON 7/18!** Instead, we will meet on ➡️ Sunday, July 19th at 6am PDT / 9am EDT ⬅️ for those of you who have requested a morning weekend pod. Let's give it a shot. Here is the link; ALL pods welcome. 👇👇➡️PLEASE RSVP TO THE ZOOM INVITE!⬅️👇👇 Chef Kelly Anderson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85839488661?pwd=YdRVkaAxw3enZpnsIcrFiAK5w8XaXQ.1 Meeting chat link https://us06web.zoom.us/launch/jc/85839488661 @Alice Bazdikian @Mary Carol Mazza @Jing Wang @Sherist Rodriguez @Juliet McCormack @Hsin-chih Lee @Kristine L'Estrange @Henriette Effa @Roomina Merali @Kerry Taft @Josimara Hoffmann @Maria Peachment @Jade Villanueva @Anita Ortiz @Paula Weigel

We're back in session after the July 4th holiday. I just sent out a ZOOM link but here it is if you need it. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86543264509?pwd=Og5qo4UGmN5hNsCxHQd714DzSo6Ppb.1 We're just checking in, seeing where everyone is at, answering questions, sharing tips. ALL PODS WELCOME if the time works for you.

again, just some of the logistics - never hurts to repeat it. :)

For those of you who missed the POD today, here is a quick overview of some questions I asked Claude in Chrome (plugin) after I prompted it to go through my entire SmartShiftAi email and untangle some of the lingering questions I still had. QUESTION: I’m a little confused about the Euler portal learning sessions and what is on the Mission Control LOVABLE app sessions. Can you clarify that for me? CLAUDE: Here's the clarification between the two systems you're looking at. The Euler Partner Portal (eulerapp.com) is Anthropic's official Claude Partner Network portal. It has one active learning item called the "Complete the Claude Partner Network Learning Path" flow, which is due September 9, 2026, and currently shows 0% complete (0 of 6 steps). That flow is a structured sequence containing a welcome intro, four required courses, and a closing "You've built the foundation" step. The four courses it requires are Introduction to Agent Skills, Building with the Claude API, Introduction to Model Context Protocol, and Claude Code in Action. This is described as an introductory foundation and a warmup to prepare you for certification. The Mission Control app (ccaf-cohort.lovable.app) is a cohort tracking/gamification dashboard for your CCAF (Claude Certification) study group. It isn't a course platform itself; instead, it tracks progress, XP, and leaderboards for 23 members working toward the big goal of "Passed CCAF Exam." Its Curriculum page lists 22 modules, which break down into three groups: The main group is "Anthropic Courses" (18 courses) — a broad catalog including Claude 101, Claude Code 101, Introduction to Claude Cowork, the AI Fluency series (educators, students, nonprofits, small businesses, etc.), Bedrock/Vertex AI integrations, subagents, and more. Each links out to the actual course on anthropic.skilljar.com. There's also a "CPN Curriculum" group (4 courses) — and this is the key overlap: those four are the exact same four courses in the Euler portal's Partner Network Learning Path (Agent Skills, Claude API, MCP, Claude Code in Action). So Mission Control is essentially mirroring the Euler portal's required path as one subset of its larger curriculum.

Hi all -- if you are in the American pod (or not!) I'll be hosting a weekly pod group on Saturdays at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern time. I have sent out an email to the people on the US Pod list and also sent a ZOOM invite, but here is the link anyway: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86543264509?pwd=Og5qo4UGmN5hNsCxHQd714DzSo6Ppb.1 Please leave a comment or reply to the email if you plan to come so I can get a headcount. AGENDA: 1. For anyone who does not yet have Claude terminal installed or needs help getting started, we can go through those steps together. ⚡ 2. Let's explore the Euler portal, the private Claude learning, and the Lovable dashboard together! ❤️ 3. Make a plan for the week ahead. 📑 See you there!! @Alice Bazdikian @Anita Ortiz @Paula Weigel @Mary Carol Mazza @Kristine L'Estrange @Henriette Effa @Sherist Rodriguez @Maria Peachment @Hsin-chih Lee @Jade Villanueva @Aljun Morano @Jing Wang