Huddle Archive
4 syncs recorded
2026-03-05Thu, Mar 517 decisions · 7 actions▶
Decisions
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Keep building tech for the next month — If Premera doesn't close in ~1 month, reassess direction. No more "weak-ass BD" in the meantime.
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Follow up with Premera again Friday — If no response by Friday, send another ping. Ball is in their court.
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Email Gary before noon today — Reconnect — share progress, keep relationship warm
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Build browser automation / explore Chromium RPA — Multiple people in the space doing this (Sawhill, David, the LinkedIn article). Worth at least understanding.
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Build within the OS repo going forward — It's deployed, working, most advanced stack. New product experiments live here.
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Single shared Anthropic API key in the repo — Michael creating it, both use the same key. Not secure but practical for now.
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EC2 upgraded from t3.micro to t3.small — Micro couldn't handle the Next.js app without crashing
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No branching strategy — both commit to main — "It's just a new world of software"
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Task — Owner
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Email Gary before noon — Both
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Follow up with Premera if no response by Friday — Michael
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Explore browser automation / Chromium RPA — Thomas
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Debug why daily agent didn't run this morning — Thomas
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Push shared Anthropic API key to repo — Michael
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Test Google Meet recorder after huddle — Both
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Pull Michael's commits (ideas tab, forum) — Thomas
Action Items
| Task | Owner | Status |
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| Email Gary before noon | Both | Today |
| Follow up with Premera if no response by Friday | Michael | Pending |
| Explore browser automation / Chromium RPA | Thomas | This week |
| Debug why daily agent didn't run this morning | Thomas | Today |
| Push shared Anthropic API key to repo | Michael | Done |
| Test Google Meet recorder after huddle | Both | Today |
| Pull Michael's commits (ideas tab, forum) | Thomas | Today |
Key Context
- –**Premera theory:** They likely need internal committee approval / budget sign-off. Meetings booked weeks out. Not ghosting — just slow enterprise process. The "two-person startup credibility gap" is real but not fatal. Pinged Thursday/Wednesday last week, no response yet.
- –**McBee:** Mikhael reached back out then ghosted again. Confusing.
- –**Rodrigo** also never responded.
- –**Michael's 3-pillar vision:**
- –**Thomas's take:** Each pillar is a standalone business; a roll-up is possible. But doesn't want to be the one finding/buying services companies. Would need someone like Dan for that.
- –**Fallback plan:** If BD fails, Thomas would be open to being Premera's AI director (work with Colt directly). Dan joining calls could add credibility to get through contracting — "just sitting there on the call, not doing anything" but it legitimizes the team.
- –**Dan/Ford/Gary interest:** Michael reads between the lines that Dan wants to work together, Ford too, Gary is impressed. Something to work with even if Premera stalls.
- –**Pipeline gap:** No one else in the pipeline beyond Premera and McBee. Not pushing intros because there's nothing to push on yet. Need Premera to close to unlock everything (fundraise, more clients, credibility).
- –**GPT deep research:** Thomas notes it's still unparalleled — 30 min runs producing massive plans. Claude/Google not close on that specific use case.
- –**Michael built:** Ideas tab + Reddit-style forum for the OS dashboard (pushed during call)
- –**Thomas built:** Portal agents deployed, graph visualization improvements ("poker chip" style)
- –**Daily agent didn't run this morning** — needs debugging
- –**Google Meet recorder:** Needs the shared API key Michael pushed. Ended call to test it live.
- –**OS philosophy:** Michael's vision — each dashboard surface (hot board, graphs, forum) should eventually be owned by a specific person (e.g., chief of staff). Not Thomas/Michael's job to maintain everything long-term.
- –**Forgot to start Google transcription** for this call. Will remember next time.
2026-03-03Tue, Mar 30 decisions · 0 actions▶
2026-03-02Mon, Mar 20 decisions · 0 actions▶
Key Context
- –**Premera engagement**: Customer wants prior auth demo EOW (end of next week); Sarah (likely decision-maker) specifically focused on turnaround time and accuracy improvements
- –**Recorder bot progress**: Core functionality scaffolded and working (calendar polling, Meet integration, transcript pipeline); only auth setup and E2E testing remain
- –**Investor momentum**: Sorensen Capital showing genuine interest; Premera use case resonating as proof point
- –**Demo requirements**: Need realistic case data to demonstrate medical necessity determination accuracy alongside speed
2026-02-20Fri, Feb 2014 decisions · 0 actions▶
Decisions
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Shelve Settlers of Catan AI experiment — Interesting thought experiment but reveals limits of current AI systems. Let the market develop primitives — we'll be fast adopters, not builders of primitives.
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Zen is not the right partner — Structural issue, not fixable. Delayed responses, unclear direction, word soup, billing feels like nickel and diming. Thomas testing ORU, then sending "what are we doing next" message. May cut losses.
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Backlog Michelle Wang (Wavemaker) follow-up — She's not at ViVE. Thomas: "We'll talk to her in 2 months and they'll put money in." After Premera data, we'll be where Anterior is now. No urgency.
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Don't re-follow existing CMO outreach batch — May be wrong audience or wrong message. Rethink targeting before doing more.
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ViVE strategy: panels + vendor intel — Go to panels, talk to speakers afterward. Also engage tech services vendors who are pitching us — understand their pitch to differentiate better (like we did with Interra).
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Task — Owner
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Test ORU ingestion + send Zen "what's next" message — Thomas
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Message Erica (Seae) — meet Tuesday PM at ViVE — Thomas
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Product demo → DocSend — Thomas
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Thank Andrew (Pear) for routing — Thomas
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Follow up with Rodrigo — Thomas
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Reya Nagpal call 1:15pm — Thomas
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Outreach research — rethink targeting, post-ViVE follow-up process — Michael
Key Context
- –**ViVE observations:** About half of events are AI-related. Most speakers are managers, not builders. Payers barely represented — maybe 1-2 on panels. "Payer provider panel that doesn't have any payers." Many sessions appear sponsored. Differentiated thinkers won't be on panels — they're unknown startups.
- –**Zen/Ryan technical status:** ADT ingestion confirmed working. ORU not yet tested but Thomas fairly certain the schema is flexible enough. Will test today and send results + "what's next" message.
- –**Product demo:** Thomas recorded it. Going into DocSend.
- –**Post-ViVE concern:** Expecting lots of follow-ups from the conference. Need to streamline that process.
- –**Reya Nagpal:** Columbia MBA, Barnard undergrad, healthcare focus. Found Thomas on LinkedIn, bunch of mutuals. Call at 1:15. Could help find talent.
- –**Sam Kris article:** Prolific Substack author on "Roy" — led to discussion about entrepreneurs being ornery vs. weird, young people as better futurists, balance of vision and execution.