Open Action Items
Unresolved action items from the Signal chat, Jan 14 – Apr 11, 2026. Completed items confirmed by a later message in the chat. Uncertain items have no conclusive confirmation either way.
COMPLETED Items
COMPLETED — Botha Chan application
Date raised: 2026-02-12 Owner: Both Context: Summer funding opportunity at $1,500/week. Decision to apply made Feb 12. Completion evidence: Application submitted Feb 23; acceptance confirmed Mar 20.
COMPLETED — 390 independent study petition
Date raised: 2026-03-01 (approx.) Owner: Both Context: Stanford independent study credit for RDI work. Completion evidence: Dustin submitted Mar 19; Bliss resubmitted same proposal Mar 28.
COMPLETED — H.R. McMaster meeting
Date raised: 2026-02-18 (approx.) Owner: Both Context: High-priority expert meeting; Holland Ferguson connection. Completion evidence: Meeting confirmed and attended Mar 18.
COMPLETED — Steve Blank pre-read materials sent
Date raised: 2026-02-10 (approx.) Owner: Both Context: Prep materials ahead of scheduled Blank meeting. Completion evidence: Sent Feb 17.
COMPLETED — Eyck follow-up meeting (first)
Date raised: 2026-02-20 (approx.) Owner: Bliss Context: Initial Eyck advisor meeting needed follow-up. Completion evidence: Follow-up confirmed and occurred Mar 9.
COMPLETED — Holland Ferguson meeting
Date raised: 2026-02-18 (approx.) Owner: Both Context: Intro facilitated; key connection in the defense/supply chain space. Completion evidence: Meeting happened Mar 13.
COMPLETED — RDI program intake form
Date raised: 2026-03-14 (approx.) Owner: Both Context: Administrative intake for RDI summer program enrollment. Completion evidence: Submitted early April.
COMPLETED — Sean Singleton + Steve Baxter call
Date raised: 2026-04-05 (approx.) Owner: Both Context: Expert call with two contacts relevant to semiconductor supply chain. Completion evidence: Call scheduled for Apr 22 at 5pm.
OPEN Items
OPEN — Follow up with Joe Malchow / Ali Keshavarzi
Date raised: 2026-03-18 Owner: Both Context: Post-meeting follow-up to set next meeting and pursue specific introductions: Microsoft Chief Economist and an Exxon contact. Both intros were offered or mentioned during the Mar 18 conversation.
OPEN — Dinner with Eleanor Lacey and husband
Date raised: 2026-03-27 Owner: Dustin (proposed it) Context: Eleanor Lacey is a former Asana General Counsel who wants to introduce the founders to other GCs. Her husband was the person who introduced Dustin to McMaster. Dinner proposed; no confirmation of scheduling.
OPEN — Daleep Singh outreach
Date raised: 2026-02-17 Owner: Either Context: Former NSC Deputy National Security Advisor. Gave unprompted validation of the thesis in Bliss’s class. High-priority outreach target — no evidence of contact initiated.
OPEN — Emily Chen coffee (quantum materials PhD)
Date raised: 2026-01-25 Owner: Bliss Context: Old friend of Bliss’s with quantum supply chain expertise. Coffee proposed; no confirmation in chat.
OPEN — Isobel Porteous intro (Holland Ferguson connection)
Date raised: 2026-02-18 Owner: Holland to facilitate Context: Holland offered to introduce the founders to Isobel Porteous. Founders responded “we should for sure meet her.” No evidence that introduction was made or meeting occurred.
OPEN — Avery Tallman outreach re semis
Date raised: 2026-03-18 Owner: Either Context: Flagged as a follow-up action post-McMaster meeting. No additional context documented. No evidence of outreach.
OPEN — Matthew Turpin response
Date raised: 2026-01-26 Owner: Bliss Context: Bliss emailed Turpin via his Palantir address. No confirmed response documented in the chat through Apr 11.
OPEN — Eyck follow-up meeting (second, post-spring break)
Date raised: 2026-03-09 Owner: Bliss (to email) Context: At the end of the Mar 9 Eyck meeting, the founders noted: “Let’s get something on the books for the second week once we’re back.” A dinner with Eyck and Emily (TA) was also proposed. No confirmation of either event in chat.
OPEN — Steve Blank re-engagement
Date raised: 2026-04-07 (after his cancellation) Owner: Dustin Context: Blank canceled his Apr 7 meeting. Decision was to use the April Tactical Plan document as the artifact to re-engage and get back on his calendar. No confirmation of re-scheduling.
OPEN — Next meeting with Richard Dasher
Date raised: 2026-04-05 Owner: Dustin Context: Meeting with Dasher was kept on the calendar despite no tactical plan being ready. A meeting may have occurred Apr 7, but this is not confirmed in the chat.
OPEN — Mitsui visiting scholar intro (via Dasher)
Date raised: 2026-02-25 Owner: Bliss Context: Richard Dasher offered this introduction during the Feb 25 meeting. No evidence of follow-through or meeting scheduled.
OPEN — Joe Felter follow-up
Date raised: 2026-02-18 Owner: Both Context: Holland Ferguson made an introduction to Joe Felter. It is unclear whether a meeting was ever scheduled or occurred.
UNCERTAIN Items
UNCERTAIN — Allison (ABNI) coffee
Date raised: 2026-01-20 Owner: Bliss Context: Multiple attempts to schedule; kept getting deferred to after the research sprint. No confirmation of a meeting in the chat through Apr 11. May have occurred outside of Signal or been dropped.
UNCERTAIN — Dan Curme outreach
Date raised: 2026-02-23 Owner: Unknown Context: Email address on file (dcurme@stanford.edu). No context about who Curme is or why he was flagged. No evidence of outreach or response in the chat.