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Box CTO retired then joined Anthropic, creating viral confusion about departure timing
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"Sam is at Anthropic and on Claude, Claude Code. And he now is a constant thorn in my side because every 3 days somebody says the CTO of Box left Box to go to Anthropic. But he actually retired from Box like 6 years ago. But it causes like, you know, sort of unending viral fodder on that one."
Box co-founder Sam Schillace retired from the company six years ago but recently joined Anthropic to work on Claude. This timing creates repeated viral confusion as people assume he just left Box for Anthropic, leading to speculation about Box's stability. Levie reveals this is a constant source of frustration as the narrative suggests recent executive departure when the reality is significantly different.
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