Advocate for in-person Anduril POC kickoff in Seattle

Situation

Decided to advocate for an in-person technical kickoff meeting in Seattle for the Anduril POC, with both Peter and Max attending. Set clear boundaries on duration - a day or two is fine, but two weeks would break February delivery dates.

Reasoning

Anduril is a significant opportunity that warrants executive attention at kickoff - first impressions matter. In-person kickoffs enable relationship building and technical alignment that remote calls cannot achieve. Peter needs to get in front of customers more to understand what they want/need - this is an opportunity to do that. Having both CTO and Chief of Staff present signals CIQ's commitment and seniority to the customer. Protecting February deliverables by setting clear boundaries on duration.

Additional Context

Discussion in Max 1:1 and Slack with Bjorn/Greg/Ramesh about Anduril POC opportunity. Anduril is highly interested. Proposal is small team to Seattle for 1-day kickoff and potentially 2 weeks on-site support, but need to constrain Max's time to protect February deliverables.

Observed Evidence

From Fathom: "Peter will advocate for an in-person technical kickoff meeting in Seattle, with Max and Peter attending, to ensure a strong start to the Anduril POC." From Slack: "oh - then Id like both Max AND myself to be there" and "We are going to need clarity on how long someone is going to need to be there on-site. Max for a day is totally fine. Max for 2 days is totally fine. Max for 2 weeks will break our February delivery dates."

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