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▶ 19:05 · $GOOGL · Anthropic Files to Go Public | Cognition Raises $1BN at $26BN Valuation | The 996 Work Ethic
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Anthropic Files to Go Public | Cognition Raises $1BN at $26BN Valuation | The 996 Work Ethic

2026-06-04 · 7 company · 6 thematic
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rory o'driscoll

Rory O'Driscoll is a partner at Scale Venture Partners, a late-stage venture firm. He references Scale's portfolio (Linear, DataBricks, HubSpot, Salesforce, Palantir) and fund dynamics. He previously invested in Anthropic (2021) and tracks AI infrastructure closely.

jason lemkin

Founder of SaaStr, a community and media platform for B2B software founders and executives. He is an early-stage investor and a frequent commentator on SaaS growth and go-to-market strategy.

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“all these business have gone from capex light cash flow machines to capex heavy cash consumptive machines right generally that's never good for stock prices over the medium term just across history things that have high cash flow spinning…”
—rory o'driscoll

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