Why rate limits and "who used the most?" are the wrong instinct for AI beta programs
The cab service analogy.
Eight cabs with $3 of gas get stranded in 10 minutes. Unlock the tank and the wrong question shows up: "Who used the most?" Reward usage, verify value — the expensive driver isn't the problem, the idle one is.
Anthropic JV
with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman to embed Claude in mid-market ops. May 2026.
Tokens are gas. We're not trying to use less of it — we're trying to drive farther.
Three pieces from the last 30 days that reinforce this analogy. Forward to the executive who's still calling it hype.
Anthropic publicly doubled rate limits after compute deals. The cabs got bigger tanks. Now the question is which drivers earn the fill-up.
Read the original →When a Fortune-50 CEO budgets nine figures for tokens, "who used the most" is the wrong leadership question. Reward usage. Verify value.
Read the original →Capital is being deployed at scale to make sure the tank doesn't run dry. The supply problem is being solved. The strategy problem is what's left.
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