Thomas — Feb 13, 2026
Priority Stack
TODAY
- Respond to Dan Wilson — He emailed yesterday wanting to regroup about the team of 5. Get on a call, gather facts (who are the 5, what structure, is GPV still in play, tell him about Premera).
- Follow up on McBee — 8 days since proposal, only a "like" reaction. Send warm email to Jonna + Mykel.
THIS WEEK
- Follow up Sorensen — Team reviewed Monday. Should have heard by now. Email Chris.
- Follow up Refract — Caesar said "couple of days" on Feb 5. Email Caesar.
- Prep for investor calls — 5 new calls in next 2 weeks (Pear 2/19, Define ~2/18-19, Violetta 2/26, Sidekick 2/26-27, Bain 2/27).
NEXT WEEK
- Fix deck/blurb — Lead with business model, reference real Premera scope.
- Record demo video — For Norwest and product-focused investors.
- Study Premera tech stack — See
research/payer-ai-systems/study-guide.md.
Work Log
- Created Premera study guide (
research/payer-ai-systems/study-guide.md) - Updated hot board with current pipeline state — 5 new VC calls scheduled
- Created investor files for new pipeline: Define Ventures, Pear VC, Sidekick Partners, Violetta Ostafin, Wavemaker 360
- Updated Bain Capital file with Feb 27 call details
- Updated Sorensen and Refract files with follow-up status
- Updated investor signals with full active pipeline
- Drafted follow-up emails: Dan Wilson, McBee, Sorensen, Refract
- Saved Feb 12-19 game plan to
ops/weekly/2026-02-13-game-plan.md - Created Health Affairs outreach campaign (
ops/drafts/2026-02-13-health-affairs-outreach.md) — 10 target plans, email template, tracking table - Updated 9 CRM account files with new executive contacts and company intel (IBX, CareFirst, Excellus, Priority Health, Capital Blue Cross, Highmark, Horizon, Moda, PacificSource)
- Identified 13 named executive contacts across 5 plans; flagged Dori/Dorothea Henderson overlap at CareFirst
- Flagged CareFirst as re-engagement (email-3 status, last contacted 10/17/25) — not cold outreach
Thinking / Decisions
- Strategic fork with Dan Wilson: Don't decide on call — gather facts first. Three options: full merge, subcontract for Premera, or pass. Need to meet the team before committing.
- Premera contract type: Nathan recommended company-to-company (better for fundraising). Worth the slower process.
- Capacity question: If Premera says yes at 40h/week, can both founders bill full-time AND run VC process? Probably need to split — Thomas on Premera, Michael on fundraising.
Blockers
- Premera contract response (ball in their court)
- McBee formal response (8 days waiting)
- Sorensen team review feedback (should have come Mon/Tue)
- Refract internal discussion (overdue by ~3 days)