Missing OpenAI is forgivable for VCs, but missing Anthropic is harder to explain
signulll · x · 2026-08-30
The tweet argues that VCs can be forgiven for missing OpenAI due to its weird structure, nonprofit control, and existential governance risks. However, missing Anthropic after OpenAI demonstrated the category is much harder to justify.
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