Anthropic has 7 cofounders. Dario and Daniela Amodei say one trait is key to making that work.
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Dario and Daniela Amodei said one trait allows Anthropic to run with seven cofounders, all of whom will retain control after the company goes public.
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Dario and Daniela Amodei broke down how they manage having seven cofounders.Getty ImagesDario and Daniela Amodei said trust is key to operating Anthropic with seven cofounders.Operating with honesty and in good faith makes it easier to disagree, Dario Amodei said.Anthropic's S-1 filing outlined how the cofounders will steer the company after it goes public.Many people told Dario and Daniela Amodei that starting Anthropic with seven cofounders was a terrible idea.Yet, more than five years later, the duo said that setup is crucial to their success. The siblings made the comments in an episode of the podcast The Builders, released on Tuesday and recorded in July."They all have equal stakes in the company, and they all carry the vision. We have inherent trust in all of them," Dario Amodei, the CEO, said.He said later in the episode that mutual trust is crucial to resolving his frequent disagreements with other cofounders on high-stakes questions, like what safeguards to apply to a model…