Anthropic and the AI Spending Boom
THE SO WHAT
Jefferies calling this a “critical new phase” where AI spend must prove returns beyond chips and coding is the pivot from infra build-out to application accountability. If your product is pitched as AI-powered, tighten your value story to specific P&L lines—time saved, revenue lifted, risk reduced—or risk being deprioritized as budgets normalize.
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