Set Google GDC meeting strategy: build direct relationship and manage attendee roles

February 17, 2026 at 3:32 PMoperationalhigh

Situation

Peter decided to attend the Google GDC executive meeting himself (without Greg), bringing Max, Brady, and Nathan. Will personally manage Nathan's participation to protect Brady's roadmap presentation. Kelly directed to tell Google 'Peter has this covered.'

Reasoning

Peter wants to build a direct relationship with Google so he can manage them more readily going forward. Having Brady present the roadmap establishes CIQ's technical credibility. Nathan stays involved but managed — present for context but not disrupting Brady's ownership of the presentation.

Additional Context

Google GDC on-site meeting scheduled for Feb 23-24. Key topics: mutual roadmap exchange, Kernel Light/kpatch feasibility, Rocky 8.6 ELTS extension request, exec session with Madhu (Sr. Director of GDC). First CIQ exec meeting with GDC in 2 years.

Observed Evidence

Fathom summary from Kelly/Peter meeting states Peter will attend exec meeting, manage Nathan, and Kelly will tell Google 'Peter has this covered.' Slack #department-heads has Kelly's detailed GDC agenda post.

Confidence Breakdown

30/35
Evidence
10/30
Pattern
18/20
Source
12/15
Corroboration

Reasoning Depth Analysis

Org Signal:Peter building direct rapport with Google for ongoing relationship management
Who Affected:Brady gets roadmap presentation ownership; Nathan gets managed participation as development opportunity
Precedent:Sets the tone for how CIQ shows up at key customer meetings — CTO-led with structured roles
Consequences:If Nathan disrupts Brady, CIQ roadmap credibility with Google suffers. If Peter builds rapport, future Google management becomes smoother.
Timing:GDC on-site is Feb 23-24 — first exec meeting with GDC in 2 years

Source

reflection

AI Confidence

85%

Related Context

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Kelly/Peter Meeting

fathom

Peter will manage Nathan's participation to ensure Brady can present the roadmap effectively. Kelly will inform Google that Peter has this covered.

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#department-heads - GDC On-Site Meeting Update

slack

Kelly Hall posted GDC agenda: roadmap sessions 2-4pm, exec session with Madhu at 4:30pm. Kpatch and Kernel Lite top of mind for Google.

Outcome

No outcome recorded yet.

Decision ID: 0c6da833-0b5b-4053-90f3-a57c93010024