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Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits
This is a direct move to win developer mindshare before competitors build entrenched habits. A free year of Team is meaningful for early-stage companies, and the $1,000 tokens removes friction for experimentation. Anthropic is betting that free adoption now translates to paid revenue later, which is a confidence play on Claude's stickiness. If you're building something and not on Claude, this changes the equation.