R7-06 Mentor notes

Supports slides 23 and 41.

My mentor is Eric Haywood. These are the dated records of how the venture studio framing went from my words to how we operate. The meeting notes are AI summaries from my notetakers, not Eric’s own words, so I don’t quote him.

Date	What the record shows	Source
12 Jan 2026	I write “MoxyWolf is a venture studio.” in the Overview; the FAQ follows three hours later	MoxyWolf_Venture_Studio_Overview.pdf; Venture Studio FAQ (see R4-06)
13 Jan 2026	I present the studio model to Eric	Fireflies recap, 13 Jan 2026
31 Mar 2026	Summary: Eric suggested leveraging my regulatory and defense network for a potential accelerator or venture studio model. Action on me: send Eric the updated Venture Studio FAQ and agreements	Gmail 1861197867969352595 (AI summary)
5 May 2026	Summary: operator selection identified as a key bottleneck for venture studio projects. Same meeting: no more external teams for core projects	Gmail 1864368014341444103 (AI summary)
7 Jul 2026	Summary: Michael is now leading engineering	Gmail 1870088057690787162 (AI summary)

What this backs on the slides

• Slide 23: the studio framing was mine in January. Eric pushed it through my network on 31 Mar. By May the bottleneck was choosing operators.
• Slide 41: the third inflexion point. I’d written the words and hadn’t acted on them. The 5 May bottleneck is the one he made me act on.

Not yet evidenced: any line in Eric’s own words. If a quote is wanted, it comes from the 13 Jan Fireflies transcript or the 31 Mar recording, with his approval.

Sources:

• Capstone Founder Story Evidence (16 Oct 2026), R7-06 section
• Capstone Facts Reconciled (16 Oct 2026): venture studio chronology