decision: Go national day one - not city-by-city

reasoning: Construction word of mouth is cross-city. Contractors tell mates in other cities.

decided_by: michael

alternatives:
City-by-city rollout
State-by-state

status: final


decision: Rivet has expanded decision authority - approve most things, only escalate what genuinely needs Michael

reasoning: Chief of Staff means owning decisions, not routing them


decision: $50 flat fee per hire - unlimited duration

reasoning: Simpler than competitors, massive value prop vs recurring fees

alternatives:
Percentage-based fee
Monthly subscription


decision: Workers pay NOTHING - zero fees ever

reasoning: Critical differentiator. Workers keep all their money.

alternatives:
Small worker fee
Freemium model


decision: Upgrade evening brief from Kimi to Sonnet

reasoning: Kimi hallucinated grant submissions. Cheap models on reports to Michael = dangerous.

decided_by: rivet

alternatives:
Keep Kimi with stricter prompts
Use Opus


decision: Fleet self-audit protocol - all agents audit own files, Rivet approves

reasoning: Keep fleet files current without escalating to Michael. Agents improve daily.

alternatives:
Rivet audits all agents manually
No audit system


decision: Challenge culture directive - agents must push back, not just agree

reasoning: Too many yes-men. DeepSeek models inherently agreeable. Need structured dissent.

alternatives:
Keep current compliance culture
Only Rivet challenges


decision: Fleet Excellence System - 4-phase improvement plan

reasoning: Compound daily improvement through KPIs, peer review, devil's advocate, adversarial testing

alternatives:
Ad hoc improvement
No formal system

status: active