Windsurf CEO Opens up About ‘Very Bleak’ Mood Before Cognition Deal

New Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang recounts a frantic weekend of dealmaking to save the startup: 'I was on the verge of tears'

Windsurf, an AI coding startup, saw deals fall apart and come together, all in a single weekend.Getty ImagesAI coding startup Windsurf had an epic weekend earlier this month. A deal with OpenAI fell apart. Google then poached its CEO. Just 48 hours later, they had a new deal.Windsurf's new CEO, Jeff Wang, recounted the experience on X.In the ultra-competitive world of artificial intelligence, dealmaking sometimes must be a frantic, around-the-cl…

Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal

Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf startup Jeff Wang took to X to offer more details about

Google’s Windsurf Deal Is a Wake-Up Call for AI Startup Employees

Big Tech’s growing reliance on licensing deals to scoop up top talent from AI startups risks leaving many rank-and-file workers in limbo. But first...

The Windsurf and Scale deals underscore a fragile reality for startup employees

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Silicon Valley's AI boom turns into a battle for brains – and billions

Nowhere has that power struggle played out more dramatically than inside Windsurf, a fast-growing AI company that had, until recently, been seen as a rising star.