Lauren, Camden, Jonathan,
I'm writing to bring us all back to the same page.
It's been an incredible journey since Jonathan first introduced us to Lauren and the Slalom team back in September. A lot has happened - some extraordinary, some frustrating, but all of it leading to where we are right now. And where we are right now is pretty remarkable.
Genesis is live on AWS. Not a prototype. Not a demo. A full production AI sovereignty platform running on 8x NVIDIA H200 GPUs, 5 AI models serving simultaneously, 5.3 million knowledge nodes, and 646,000+ lines of production code. We built this in 111 days. When Camden and Joe were fighting for our GPU quota on a Saturday night - that's the kind of commitment that made this possible. Joe, you escalated our request to the highest severity and got it done over a weekend. Camden, you stayed in the loop every step of the way. That means everything to us and we don't take it for granted.
And I need you to understand - this isn't just another AI platform. Genesis is something genuinely new. We score 100% on truth benchmarks, which means we've solved the hallucination problem that plagues every other AI system on the market. In legal, medical, financial - the verticals where accuracy isn't optional - Genesis doesn't guess. It tells the truth or it tells you it doesn't know. No other system does that. Most AI companies have built one piece of the puzzle - the LLM. We've built all the pieces: the cognitive architecture, the knowledge graph, the semantic memory, the self-learning loop, the autonomous operations, the truth verification framework. These aren't just features - they're an entirely different approach to intelligence. A world apart from what exists today.
The mission behind it is just as important. Day 7 is a public benefit corporation. Genesis exists to create a world of abundance and human flourishing - not to extract value, but to generate it for everyone. That's not a marketing line. It's in our charter. It's why we exist.
What this means for Slalom is extraordinary: the partner who helps us bring this to enterprise scale won't just be consulting on another AI project. They'll be positioned at the center of something no competitor can touch. Regular AI consulting is a commodity. This is a category of one. And whoever partners with us on this will own that position.
But here's the thing - we built Genesis on our own because we had to. What we originally came to Slalom and AWS for hasn't changed. In fact, it's bigger now.
Jonathan, you saw this from the beginning. When you rescued us from the Cloud 303 situation last September and connected us with Slalom, you told us exactly how this would work. In our very first meeting, you laid it out clearly:
"Slalom puts together a new statement of work, and then we resubmit it, and then we can pay for... You would qualify for the IW Build funding for Slalom. We would pay some dollars to Slalom to help offset costs of whatever that statement of work is."
You followed through on every promise you made. You introduced us to Lauren on September 29th with a clear agenda - "how they can support you with building your MVP." You stayed engaged through the NDA process, the document reviews, and the Slalom technical deep dives. And when you transitioned to a new role in January, you handed things off to Camden with care:
"I've shared your recent emails with him... I'll be working closely with him to ensure a seamless transition when he returns. I'll make sure he has all the context he needs and is fully up to speed on your account."
That handoff mattered. And Jonathan, I want you back in this conversation - not because you owe us anything, but because you understood the vision from the start and your perspective is valuable.
Lauren, from the day we met, you brought energy and commitment. You said Slalom would "bring our best and brightest to the table." Your team signed the NDA on October 1st. By October 4th, you reported that "The Slalom and AWS team had a productive conversation and are aligned on next steps." You scheduled deep dives. You connected us with Brint and the technical team.
On October 29th, Brint laid out a thoughtful 3-phase approach - development environment, AWS deployment, enterprise landing zone - and committed to put together a staffing plan and pricing. That meeting was one of the most productive conversations we'd had.
Then November 5th, you said, "I'll be in touch tomorrow, Thursday." That was about 10 Thursdays ago before we heard back.
When we reconnected in January, the conversation had changed - because in those months of silence, I built it myself. Your response on January 13th was generous:
"I'm honestly blown away — 1.5 million lines of code and a fully running, live platform is an incredible milestone."
And on January 16th, you made a commitment that I'm holding us all to:
"We would be happy to see how we can support getting Day7 to full production, at scale. This will help me determine how much funding we can provide on the partner side. Otherwise, I will need to connect with AWS to see about having those credits converted into cash."
That's a significant offer and we took it seriously.
Camden, when you stepped in for Jonathan, you were direct and action-oriented. On January 30th, you told me exactly what was needed:
"What we really need is just the SOW from Slalom - them scoping it out. This is what the roadmap to AWS looks like, this is how much they anticipate you spending on AWS, and from there, once I have that documentation from them - it's easy peasy."
You emailed Lauren that same day: "To help them move to AWS we will need to complete a migration assessment and prepare an SOW for me to submit for Partner Funding and credits."
Lauren, you replied: "Monday sounds great. Look forward to it!"
That Monday meeting didn't happen. Schedules got crossed, the February 2nd call was canceled, and we lost some momentum. Then on February 18th, Camden asked what role Slalom should play going forward, and Lauren mentioned that the migration was the original driver for Slalom's support.
I want to make sure we don't lose sight of the bigger picture here. The migration was one step in a much larger vision. Jonathan introduced us for the full scope - building Truth AI and Day 7 on AWS with Slalom's professional services, funded through AWS programs. That's what Lauren, Brint, and Jonathan were all briefed on extensively. That's what excited everyone enough to sign NDAs, schedule deep dives, and commit resources. The migration is done, and that's great - but we're really just getting to the exciting part. The platform is built. Now we need to bring it to enterprise scale. That's where Slalom shines and where this partnership becomes something truly special.
Here's what I'd love to happen: we get on a call this week, all of us, and we put our heads together. Not a formal review. Not a status update. A real conversation about how we pull this off together and what's possible when we combine what Day 7 has built with what Slalom and AWS bring to the table.
The foundation Camden laid out on January 30th is still right - Slalom prepares the SOW, Camden submits for partner funding, credits flow. But I think the opportunity is bigger than that one path. Both Slalom and AWS have startup programs, innovation funding, partnership models, and resources that we probably haven't even discussed yet. Lauren, you mentioned determining "how much funding we can provide on the partner side" and potentially converting credits into cash. Camden, you know the AWS programs better than anyone. Let's explore everything that's available and figure out the smartest way to resource this.
What I know for sure:
But beyond the mechanics, I genuinely want to hear your ideas. You've each seen different aspects of what we're building. You know things about your own organizations' capabilities that I don't. I think when we sit down together with the full picture in front of us, we're going to find opportunities none of us have thought of yet.
I need to be straightforward about timing. Camden, you and I specifically discussed this: the credits need to be applied in the same billing month as the migration. We migrated in February. That means February is the month. We moved the migration up specifically so we could get ahead of the game - and you agreed that Lauren would get the SOW done so the credits could be applied before the end of the month.
That's not a preference - it's the agreement we made. And if we miss this window, we're looking at a billing situation that could have been completely avoided if we just follow through on what we already planned.
Beyond the billing:
I don't want this to sound like we're only asking. Here's what Day 7 brings to the table:
We've thought deeply about what a real partnership looks like - not just a consulting engagement, but a strategic advantage that transforms Slalom's competitive position entirely. We've published some of our thinking at myday7.com/partners and I'd encourage you to take a look, because what we're proposing isn't just good for Day 7. It could redefine what Slalom is capable of offering every client, in every vertical, at a scale that puts you in a category your competitors simply cannot touch.
This is the kind of opportunity that doesn't come around twice. And I think when you see the full picture, you'll understand why we chose Slalom above everyone else.
I chose Slalom because of your "Fiercely Human" culture. I chose AWS because Jonathan showed me what real partnership looks like. I chose to migrate because Camden and Joe showed me what hustle looks like when it matters. None of those choices have changed.
We're at the most exciting point in this entire journey. The product is built. The infrastructure is live. The hard part is done. And honestly, the opportunity in front of us right now is bigger than what any of us imagined when we first got on that call with Jonathan last September.
Lauren, I know we sent Brad's office the Slalom Singularity - and he said he was looking forward to diving into it. I think we're getting close to the point where Slalom's leadership should see what this has become firsthand. Not as an escalation - as an invitation. What we've built has implications for Slalom's entire AI practice, and I'd love for Brad to be part of that conversation when the time is right.
I've attached a coordinated action plan - not a rigid timeline, just a clear picture of what each of us can do to move this forward. Think of it as a starting point for our call this week.
I believe in this partnership. I believe in each of you. And I believe that when we get in a room together and look at what's actually been built, we're all going to get pretty excited about what comes next.
Let's go.
Warmly,
Carter Hill CEO, Day 7 Public Benefit Corporation carter@myday7.com | 949-929-7081