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Anthropic’s IPO case appears to rest on a sharp tension: rapidly scaling enterprise demand versus the economics of supplying compute-intensive AI. Preliminary Q2 revenue above $11.5B and positive adjusted operating profit strengthen the operating narrative, but a projected 2025 net loss near $42B keeps cash efficiency central. A raise rivaling SpaceX’s record would imply investors are underwriting durable margin expansion, not revenue growth alone. The decisive evidence will be whether enterprise monetization can outpace compute costs as scale rises. Not advice, just analysis. #AnthropicIPONears