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Brief Optimization Guide

Example Profile

Brief Optimization Guide

Introduction

While Bobbi works intelligently to create a high-impact tailored news feed for you, we believe the best results come from a collaborative approach. You should feel empowered to optimize and refine your inputs so that you can get the most out of Bobbi. By thoughtfully writing your interests and providing context, you help Bobbi understand exactly what matters to you, leading to more relevant and valuable briefs.

Types of Interests

📋 Topics

Any subject matter you're interested in

Examples:

  • 'AI in healthcare'
  • 'renewable energy policy'
  • 'SaaS venture capital'
  • 'FDA drug approval processes'

👥 People

Specific individuals you want to follow

Examples:

  • 'Elon Musk'
  • 'Satya Nadella'
  • Industry leaders
  • Politicians, athletes, celebrities

🏢 Companies

Organizations you want updates on

Examples:

  • 'OpenAI'
  • 'Google'
  • Your employer
  • Competitors, portfolio companies

🌍 Regions

Areas where want to track headlines

Examples:

  • 'Silicon Valley'
  • 'European Union'
  • 'United States'
  • 'New York City'

Writing Effective Topic Interests

❌ Too Broad
"Technology"
✅ Just Right
"AI in healthcare"
⚠️ Too Narrow
"AI in pediatric cardiology"

Note: However, if you're broadly or narrowly interested in something, it's fine to add a broad or narrow topic. E.g. "AI & Machine Learning" or "Hardware supply chain in United States"

More Examples of Well-Balanced Topics:

• B2B SaaS pricing strategies
• Automotive supply chain disruptions
• Fortune 500 remote work policies
• Autonomous vehicles
• European renewable energy policy
• Startup funding in fintech

Adding Context for Better Results

💼 Professional Context

Provide context about your role, industry, and decision-making needs to help Bobbi understand why certain topics matter to you. This helps personalize content beyond just the topic itself:

"I'm a product manager at a SaaS company interested in AI tools for customer support"
"As a sustainability consultant, I need updates on ESG regulations and corporate climate initiatives"
"Investment analyst focusing on healthcare innovation and biotech developments"

Why this helps: Context allows Bobbi to understand not just what you're interested in, but why it matters to you, leading to more relevant story selection and framing.

🎯 Personal Context

Add personal details that influence how news impacts you and your preferred level of depth. This helps Bobbi tailor content to your background and preferences:

"I have an engineering degree, so I appreciate technical details in science and technology stories"
"I prefer reading positive news stories - there's already so much doom and gloom out there"
"As a parent of young children, and care about their education and future outlook"

Why this helps: Setting the right tone and level of depth, and highlighting stories that have personal relevance beyond just professional interest.

Best Practices & Advanced Tips

Aim for 10 interests total

Cover your key focus areas without too much noise. Mix broader strategic topics with specific tactical interests.

Include geographic specificity

Instead of 'renewable energy', try 'renewable energy in Southeast Asia' or 'US renewable energy policy'. Essential for regulatory and market content.

Regularly review and refine

Remove overly broad topics that generate noise, add specific interests when you notice gaps, or use advanced interests to expand specific coverage.

Update for life events

New work projects, role changes, company focus shifts. Update your context as your priorities change.

Use temporary interests

Add timely events like "US Open Tennis" during tournaments.

Combine strategically (Advanced)

Use AND/OR for related people or companies. Keep particularly important interests standalone for best coverage.

Advanced: Combining Interests

If you would like to add more than 12 interests to a brief, you can combine related keywords in a single interest using AND, OR, and parentheses '()'. This works better for closely related keywords, particularly people or companies, e.g., CEOs or competitors.

Examples of combined interests:

• Netflix OR Disney OR HBO Max
• Elon Musk AND (SpaceX OR Tesla)
• OpenAI OR Sam Altman
• Consumer goods market dynamics OR Unilever OR Proctor & Gamble
• (Renewable OR solar OR wind) AND policy

Important: If you are particularly interested in a specific topic, person, or company, leave it as a standalone interest for the best coverage.

⚙️ Technical Note

Combined interests won't benefit from all our smart news search strategies. We recommend limiting to 5 interests per group.

⚠️ Quality Warning

We recommend staying below 30 keywords across all of your interests. We cannot guarantee quality of results with combined interests.

Quick Questions

How many interests should I add?

We allow a maximum of 12 interests per brief, but we see the highest quality results for briefs with around 10 interests. We're launching premium plans soon that will allow for multiple briefs (e.g., a 'tech roundup', 'sports catch-up', etc.).

How often should I update my interests?

In principle, you never have to. However, to maximize relevance, we recommend updating your interests when you have significant life events or changing priorities. You can also add temporary interests for timely events, like adding 'US Open Tennis' during the tournament and removing it afterward.

Example Profile

Here's a concrete example of how a tech professional might set up their Bobbi profile. This example shows how to balance different types of interests and provide useful context to get the most relevant news briefings.

Profile: Product Manager at a tech company in San Francisco, interested in AI developments and startup ecosystem. Follows US politics and enjoys staying up-to-date on local San Francisco news. Big basketball fan, especially the Golden State Warriors, and follows other sports casually. Cares about climate change and sustainable technology.

Interests

1[SF tech company / Employer]
2AI & Machine Learning OR OpenAI OR Anthropic OR Gemini
3Product Management Success OR Product Management Best Practices
4Technology startup funding
5San Francisco local news
6Donald Trump OR US policy
7(Sam Altman OR Elon Musk OR Mira Murati) AND (tweet OR X OR post)
8European tech regulation OR European tech startups
9Climate Change OR Sustainable Energy Technology
10Golden State Warriors OR NBA
11Tennis Major OR Golf Major OR F1 OR WSL

Context

💼 Professional Context

"Product Manager at [SF tech company]. I'm leading an AI feature launch in education next quarter. We're facing competitive pressure from well-funded startups. Need early signals on what tech leaders are building and how European regulations might impact our roadmap."

🎯 Personal Context

"I prefer positive innovation stories over negative drama. Have a young family so interested in future-focused tech. Read during morning coffee - need concise summaries. Appreciate technical depth and occasionally dip into celebrity gossip."

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