Free year of Claude Code has a catch: Anthropic can use ideas seen in your confidential info
doooyle · x · 2026-10-08
doooyle flagged a catch in Anthropic's Claude Startups program terms: the agreement states "Anthropic can use ideas and techniques its staff sees in your confidential information."
- The quoted post details how to get in within 5 minutes: sign up via Claude Console with a company email (not Gmail), describe what you're building, and receive a year of Claude Team, API credits, priority rate limits, and tool deals — no VC funding needed.
- dooyle's warning: "Free year of Claude Code at what cost? So they can steal your product out from under you?" — a terms-of-service risk directly relevant to founders.
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