Deconstructing Anthropic: Many Bet on Coding, Why Did It Reap the Compounding Interest First?

Anthropic was the first to release product forms after its models crossed the capability threshold. The key lies in setting up special roles that bridge research and product, using Evals to convert user feedback into training standards, and relying on a prototyping culture to evolve Claude Code from a personal tool into a formal product. The model and product co-evolve in a co-design loop, allowing it to capture compounding interest.