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Hey there, Stepping Stones Crew! 🪨✨
Welcome to the very first edition of The Stepping Stone — your monthly dose of tech wins, AI tips, and the occasional corporate dad joke.
This month? We've got MASSIVE updates. Project Lightspeed just went full throttle!
Grab your coffee. Let's dive in. ☕
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⚡ Feature Story
Project Lightspeed: Now Live Across All of Therapy, IBS, and CAS
PLUS: From 5 days to 42 minutes. Yes, really.
Remember when scheduling a prescreen felt like playing email ping-pong? Those days are over.
Project Lightspeed officially launched across Therapy, IBS, and CAS in 2026.
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42 min
Avg. Apply → Prescreen
(was 5 calendar days)
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80%
Prescreens Auto-Scheduled
(zero recruiter touches)
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Here's how the magic happens: When a candidate applies, our AI reviews their resume, assigns them to the right recruiter, and sends a Calendly link.
SmartSearch auto-updates the profile and HireTrack status. All you do? Show up to the call.
💡 Why It Matters
✓ No more waiting for lead assignments
✓ No more back-and-forth emails
✓ Fair distribution of leads
✓ Candidates book when YOU'RE available
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The Innovation Radar
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📰 External
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Everyone's Building Their Own Apps Now.
SaaS Companies Are Terrified.
Source: The Neuron
Plot twist: You don't need a CS degree to build software anymore. "Vibe-coding" lets designers, marketers, and—dare we say it—product managers spin up custom micro-apps for a few hundred bucks. Meanwhile, SaaS execs are watching their $50K/year subscription empires crumble like a poorly-written SQL query.
The reality check: If you can describe what you want, AI can build it. Salesforce? Adobe? They're shook. The "$99/month per seat" era might be ending. (And honestly? Good riddance.)
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💡 Product Insight
Why Stepping Stones Crew Should Care: If non-technical teams can build their own tools, our project pipeline is about to get very interesting. Translation: start practicing your "that's technically possible, but..." speeches now.
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🧠 AI TIP OF THE MONTH
6 Prompts That Actually Work
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"Think step-by-step and show your work"
AI gets smarter when forced to explain.
"I'm stuck. Think step-by-step."
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"Act as [expert] with 20+ years experience"
Get specific to channel expertise.
"Act as a recruiting director with 20+ years of experience"
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"Give me 3 options"
Eliminates decision paralysis.
"Based on all the information you have, give me 3 options"
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"Ask me 3 clarifying questions"
Forces AI to gather context.
"Ask me 3 questions first"
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"Explain like I'm 5, then like I'm a PhD"
Two explanations = understanding.
"Explain like I'm 5, then explain like I have a PhD"
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"How would [person] solve this problem?"
Perspective-shifting.
"How would Bill Gates solve this?"
🔥 Pro Move: Stack them!
"Act as a veteran. Give me 3 options. Ask clarifying questions."
🤖 Want prompts built just for YOU?
Our team can help you craft custom prompts tailored to your workflow. Submit a ticket and let's make AI work harder for you!
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🎨🤖
Real or AI?
One of these images was created by AI. Can you spot which one is real?
Image A
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Image B
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🔍 The Answer: ...will be revealed in next month's edition! We know, we know — the suspense is unbearable. Consider it your motivation to actually read the next one. 😏
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🎄 Team Holiday Photo Dump 📸
Because what's a newsletter without slightly "embarrassing" team photos?
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The Stepping Stones Group • Product & Innovation Team
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