Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code, has left Anthropic

Re:Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code, has left Anthropic by aanet on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:07PM (#50360367)

Another tech lead also left Anthropic last month.

Why would (relatively) high tech folks leave a pre IPO company like Anthropic suddenly??

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Re:Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code, has left Anthropic by llljk on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:23PM (#50360472)

biggest ones are probably cashing out or they don't support where the company is going

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Re:Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code, has left Anthropic by alwillis on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:44PM (#50360591)

I'm sure Cat has enough vested shares where leaving Anthropic now doesn’t change her financial situation.

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Re:Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code, has left Anthropic by aanet on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @10:25PM (#50361187)

That I understand.. but for somebody who joined in 2024, leaving in less than 2 years doesn't sound great. Unless, of course, they have enough F** U $$$ amassed

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