Cat Wu, a face of the blockbuster app Claude Code, leaves Anthropic
Source: Business Insider ·
Cat Wu exits Anthropic before its IPO. She helped boost Claude Code's success with Boris Cherny, making the AI startup a key player.
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Cat Wu, who led the product side of Claude Code at Anthropic, has left the AI startup.Don Feria/AP Content Services for AnthropicCat Wu, who helped scale Claude Code into one of tech's most important products, has left Anthropic.She joined the startup in 2024 and left weeks ahead of its initial public offering.When asked if she's taking time off, Wu said, "post agi!"Cat Wu, a top product manager at Anthropic and one of a small group behind the launch of its blockbuster tool Claude Code, left the company on Friday.Wu announced her departure on Tuesday afternoon on X, thanking the Claude Code team and its users and reflecting on the tool's progress. As the head of product for Claude Code, Wu served as one of the two top leaders and evangelists for the technology alongside its original creator, Boris Cherny.Claude Code, under Wu and Cherny's leadership, turned into one of the most important products in the AI industry's history. The tech gave Anthropic the viral product it needed to…
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