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Q1 strategy review.transcript.mdMarkdown
--- id: "005cd559-0d88-4557-a4f7-3b62fc3bb8aa" name: "Q1 strategy review" createdAt: "2026-04-22T11:26:51+00:00" --- # Transcript **[You]** 00:04 Let's start with the meetings rollout. Where are we with the auto title? **[Them]** 00:11 Shipping behind a flag this week. Saw some weird truncation on short clips so I added a min-words threshold. **[You]** 00:24 Good. #decision: ship the 30-second floor and revisit if anyone hits it.
Q1 strategy review.ai.mdYAML + Markdown
--- id: "005cd559-0d88-4557-a4f7-3b62fc3bb8aa" name: "Q1 strategy review" model: "claude-sonnet-4-6" provider: "DuckType Cloud" createdAt: "2026-04-22T11:58:19+00:00" --- ## Discussion The team reviewed the meetings rollout. Auto-title is shipping behind a flag this week with a 30-second floor to avoid truncation on short clips. ## Decisions * Ship the 30-second floor and revisit if anyone hits it. ## Action Items * [ ] Priya: backfill telemetry for clips under 30s. * [ ] You: draft the changelog entry.
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