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OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off, and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google

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757 points rcchen | 4 comments | 11 Jul 25 21:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.844s | source
1. 0cf8612b2e1e ◴[11 Jul 25 21:52 UTC] No.44537125[source]▶
Pour one out for the regular employees not getting absorbed by Google and suddenly not millionaires like they imagined they were a week ago.
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2. plumeria ◴[11 Jul 25 22:19 UTC] No.44537339[source]▶
Like in WeCrashed (2022)?
3. kylehotchkiss ◴[12 Jul 25 00:33 UTC] No.44538223[source]▶
Maybe the expectation that a job leading to an equity windfall is something people should be more cautious about.
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4. gsibble ◴[12 Jul 25 02:29 UTC] No.44538802[source]▶
It's something you should never assume is true until the wire hits your account. I had a deal where I was going to make $15 million called off 36 hours before closing.