Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code, has left Anthropic (businessinsider.com) 1 points by aanet 1d ago ↗ HN
[–] aanet 1d ago ↗ Another tech lead also left Anthropic last month.Why would (relatively) high tech folks leave a pre IPO company like Anthropic suddenly?? [–] llljk 1d ago ↗ biggest ones are probably cashing out or they don't support where the company is going [–] alwillis 1d ago ↗ I'm sure Cat has enough vested shares where leaving Anthropic now doesn’t change her financial situation. [–] aanet 1d ago ↗ That I understand.. but for somebody who joined in 2024, leaving in less than 2 years doesn't sound great. Unless, of course, they have enough F** U $$$ amassed
[–] llljk 1d ago ↗ biggest ones are probably cashing out or they don't support where the company is going
[–] alwillis 1d ago ↗ I'm sure Cat has enough vested shares where leaving Anthropic now doesn’t change her financial situation. [–] aanet 1d ago ↗ That I understand.. but for somebody who joined in 2024, leaving in less than 2 years doesn't sound great. Unless, of course, they have enough F** U $$$ amassed
[–] aanet 1d ago ↗ That I understand.. but for somebody who joined in 2024, leaving in less than 2 years doesn't sound great. Unless, of course, they have enough F** U $$$ amassed
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