AZ-VC's Selby on Why Anthropic's IPO Puzzles Him
THE SO WHAT
An AI lab going public with a large cash buffer is about governance, liquidity, and strategic independence—not just runway. For operators, the takeaway is that your key model suppliers may soon answer to public-market timelines and disclosure norms, which will change how roadmaps, pricing, and risk are communicated to you.
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