Google Exec Slams McKinsey Mindset: Funding Anthropic is Insane
firstadopter · x · 2026-08-06
Tech KOL @firstadopter continues to mock the short-sighted 'McKinsey' management style.
He previously pointed out that a myopic, short-term profit-focused McKinsey consultant would think it's a good idea to give massive capital and computing firepower to Anthropic, a company that could potentially disrupt Google. He considers this move 'absolutely insane'.
Related event: Investors Slam Google's AI Strategy as Short-Sighted Anthropic Bet(2 posts)→
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