TBD Touchpoint (Feb 19)

Attendees: Dustin J Ross, Bliss Perry Date: February 19, 2026 Type: Partner Session

Summary

Project TBD Work Streams

• Four main areas identified:
  • Confirm 4 diagrams
  • Insurance hedging
  • Commodity data
  • Intelligence compliance (distinct from data intelligence/simulation)
• Focus on insurance over hedging for initial work
• Partner to choose between intelligence platform vs compliance

Application Strategy

• Both the Chan application deadline approaching Monday morning
• Plan to use Claude Work for application completion
  • Need personal Claude Premium account (not Palantir work account)
  • Strategy: Use GPT to create context package for Claude Work input
• Competitive application but valuable learning exercise regardless

Timeline & Milestones

• Next week meeting converted to “petal” show-and-tell format
• Each person tackles one work stream by meeting date
• Weekend coordination needed:
  • Sunday 10am touchpoint for application review
  • Dustin traveling to Aspen Friday night, returns Sunday 8:28pm

Networking Opportunities

• Aspen contact: Jonathan (former Facebook data center lead, Ben Horowitz’s COO at Opsware)
  • Well-connected Silicon Valley figure
  • Will discuss TBD project during visit
• CFR young professionals network interest
• Potential Aspen Institute connections through Sunflower Network backers
• Condi Rice 15-minute meeting opportunity for national security angle

Next Steps

• JBP: Propose milestone timeline by end of day
• Dustin: Load Both the Chan application into Claude by end of day Friday
• Dustin: Frame interview exercise for four project categories with network contacts
• Sunday 10am: Application review touchpoint
• Monday: Both the Chan application due