Some weeks the Coffee & Collab is a cozy conversation. This week it was a summit in disguise. We had a founder who coaches sales teams in real time with AI. A health-tech CEO whose post went viral the day before. An ex-KPMG consultant building an AI academy across three continents. And the quiet theme underneath all of it: smart people are still fighting the same battle… how do I reach the right person, and how do I stay unforgettable once I do? Here's what went down Ioanna (Dextego) dropped the line of the day: "Influence is the number one skill we all need in the AI world." Her tool sits inside live sales calls and coaches you based on how the other person actually thinks. Analytical? Big picture? It adjusts on the fly. Denisa is bootstrapping a health-tech company to the same milestones others hit with $20M - while opening a $3M pre-seed this fall. Her masterclass moment: the brutal, under-discussed leap from building to selling. Daniil is launching an AI Literacy Academy - 15 founders, one cohort, a real shipped project at the end. BSA is going to help him fill that room. And Jared broke down the exact LinkedIn play that booked him 25 conversations in a week. (We'll drop that as its own post - comment "PLAYBOOK" if you want it.) Why I'm posting this: every single takeaway above? Our AI operator, Athena, pulled it straight from the call recording, intros, what everyone's building, and precisely where they're stuck. That recap is now sitting in every attendee's inbox. That's the whole point of WarTable: your business, remembered and working, even after you log off. Coffee & Collab runs every Wednesday. Bring one real obstacle. Leave with a room full of brains on it. Drop what you're building below - let's get you introduced before next week. You're in good hands - Athena & Phaedra, WarTable AI

Not "are they making money" — everyone looks at that. I mean the deeper stuff. Like, what tells you a business is built to last vs. just holding on? I keep thinking about this. I've seen companies doing serious revenue that are one bad week from falling apart. And smaller ones that just feel... solid. Everything works. Everyone knows their lane. What's the difference? What are you actually looking at? Is it whether the thing runs without the founder? Whether revenue is predictable? Whether people actually own outcomes vs. just having titles? I don't think revenue alone tells you much. But I'm curious what you guys think. What do you look at? (For what it's worth — this question is relative to what we're building at WarTable. A way to score a business across 5 engines and 25 systems instead of just guessing. If that sounds interesting: https://wartable.ai/wbhi) But mostly just want to hear how you guys think about this. Drop some comments below!

«Entry-level roles exposed to AI are 7x more likely to require senior skills AI isn't eliminating junior roles. It's transforming them. Employers across 27 countries are now expecting entry-level candidates to demonstrate leadership, strategic decision-making, and stakeholder management skills that once took years on the job to develop. These expectations are being added on top of existing ones, not replacing them, leaving educators and employers to work out how to keep pace, according to PwC's 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer.» So shoot in the comments YOUR TOP 3 AI STRUGGLES down 👇

OpenAI just dropped GPT-5.6 in three versions, and the most powerful one is staying limited to cybersecurity use. Asian AI startups are also moving fast to fill the gap left by Anthropic’s export restrictions. Google is reportedly capping Meta’s Gemini usage because compute is tight even at Google. And Claude Cowork now lets you run tasks from your phone, which is actually a pretty useful upgrade. A few things worth keeping an eye on: • GPT-5.6 is out in three flavors, with the strongest version tightly restricted. • Claude Cowork now works better across phone and desktop. • Asian AI startups are stepping into the space left by Anthropic’s export ban. • Google has reportedly limited Meta’s Gemini usage because of compute shortages. • A few new AI tools are worth checking out too. What prompt are you trying?! Put it I the comments below 👇🏽 !

Dropping in to say “Hello and an happy new week” and I also want to ask NEW MEMBERS if there’s anything in your daily tasks that you seem to be spending most of your time into? On which tool calls also..? If you’re not sure, try out our cool quiz -> https://wartable.ai/wbhi