Core42 partner posture - plan only in CIQ-only rooms, never program-manage Core42, zero friction, Adam coordinates

October 16, 2026 at 2:42 PMoperationalhigh

Situation

During the Core42 deployment Peter set operating rules: all CIQ planning and coordination happens in CIQ-only rooms, not the shared WhatsApp group; CIQ does not program-manage Core42 work (the network work is theirs); zero friction for two weeks - asking where to look for updates is fine, pinning people down for updates is not; Core42 should experience CIQ as the easiest partner in the world; Adam Jackson owns ensuring the right CIQ people are on each Core42 call and requests elsewhere route through him; visibility comes through documents (HLD/LLD) and introductions to their networking owners rather than chasing.

Reasoning

Core42 wants to pull the date in; CIQ leverage is goodwill, and any appearance of managing them risks the relationship and the larger cluster upside. Shared rooms expose CIQ internal churn to the customer. A single coordinator fixes the missed-call failure of 10/7-10/8, framed forward-looking rather than as blame.

Additional Context

Confirmed by Peter as stated.

Observed Evidence

mpdm to Duane/Chris Baek 10/8; core42 channel 10/8 Adam as coordinator; Fathom 10/9 easiest partner; Fathom 10/8 HLD/LLD visibility.

Matching Patterns

25%
Promise Only What Is Inside CIQ Control(manage own side, not the customer)

Confidence Breakdown

33/35
Evidence
14/30
Pattern
19/20
Source
12/15
Corroboration

Reasoning Depth Analysis

Org Signal:Customer goodwill outranks CIQ desire for status control
Who Affected:Duane (redirected from chasing), Adam (single coordinator), anyone joining Core42 calls
Precedent:Customer-facing coordination standard for future deployments
Consequences:Real - shared-room planning ended
Timing:Two weeks to the 10/15 test cluster when friction costs most

Source

reflection

AI Confidence

78%

Related Context

💬
mpdm Duane Carson, Chris Baek

slack

We cannot program manage the work being done by Core42. Our planning and coordination needs to be done 100% in rooms that are just CIQ. 0 friction.

💬
#core42-build-and-deploy

slack

I would like Adam to own ensuring all the right people are on it... I am not litigating the past.

🎥
Core42 Deployment Follow-up 10/9

fathom

make them feel like we are the easiest partner in the world to work with

Outcome

No outcome recorded yet.

Decision ID: 1b68140f-3dc4-4f75-8ed5-38c416a6d04a