[Anthropic's Key Member Joins OpenAI, First Growth Marketing Employee Austin Lau Also Leaves] Beating AI News Flash: Following Cat Wu, product manager of Claude Code, announcing his move to OpenAI, Austin Lau, a former growth marketing key member of Anthropic, has also revealed his new destination: OpenAI. Austin joined Anthropic in 2024, becoming the company's fifth marketing employee and its first to be responsible for growth marketing. At the time, Anthropic did not yet have a mature growth marketing system, and he single-handedly led this work for nearly 10 months, also using Claude to build automated tools for ad management and budget monitoring. Austin did not disclose his specific position at OpenAI. He thanked his colleagues at Anthropic and expressed his anticipation for his next job. He also casually compared the office amenities of the two companies: "Anthropic's coffee and drinks were better, while OpenAI's snacks were better." [Original Link]