Happy Monday!
Apparently, not everyone got the memo that AI is supposed to slow down.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pushed back on the idea of an AI slowdown, making it clear that he doesn’t see the industry taking its foot off the gas anytime soon.
Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back too. His view is basically: if your AI product isn’t good enough or safe enough, improve it. Don’t use that as a reason for the entire industry to slow down.
So while some people are debating whether AI is moving too fast, the biggest players are still focused on building better products and moving forward.
And that same mindset can apply to your career.
This week’s prompt is designed to help you think more strategically about your value, your leverage, and what to ask for when it’s time to negotiate your salary.
Enjoy!
PROMPT: Act as an expert salary negotiation coach. Help me build a negotiation strategy for this offer:
Role: [job title]
Company: [company]
Location: [location]
Current offer: [base + bonus + equity]
Target compensation: [desired amount]
Key achievements: [2–3 strongest achievements]
Leverage: [competing offer, scarce skills, strong interview feedback, etc.]
Minimum acceptable: [amount]
Based on this information:
Assess how much negotiating leverage I have and why.
Recommend my opening ask, realistic target, and walk-away point.
Tell me which parts of the package I should prioritize: base, bonus, equity, signing bonus, PTO, title, flexibility, or other benefits.
Anticipate the employer’s most likely objections and give me concise responses to each.
Flag anything I should avoid saying or doing.
Finish with a short, natural negotiation script I can use on the call.
Do not recommend bluffing, inventing competing offers, or making claims I cannot support. Be practical, specific, and concise.
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Meta is selling AI usage without saying how much usage you get.
Altman finally explained what that famously convoluted corporate structure was built to survive.
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OpenAI keeps acquiring the people who built the iPhone, one small company at a time.
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☕️ THE EXTRAS
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That’s it for this time! See you next week.
— Cliff Worley