@lqiao: Today we’re announcing a $132M tender offer for Fireworks employees, led by Atreides. Building a company is an exciting…

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Fireworks announces a $132M tender offer for its employees, led by Atreides, to reward their contributions and continue building towards specialized AI intelligence.

Today we’re announcing a $132M tender offer for Fireworks employees, led by Atreides. Building a company is an exciting and patient expedition. You make bets before the market agrees, and spend years building things that may only make sense to the people in the trenches. Today is meaningful because our team gets to realize some of the value they’ve created while continuing to build toward a future where every company can create its own specialized intelligence. Thank you to everyone who chose this expedition with me. We’re just 1% into the journey.
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Today we’re announcing a $132M tender offer for Fireworks employees, led by Atreides.

Building a company is an exciting and patient expedition. You make bets before the market agrees, and spend years building things that may only make sense to the people in the trenches.

Today is meaningful because our team gets to realize some of the value they’ve created while continuing to build toward a future where every company can create its own specialized intelligence.

Thank you to everyone who chose this expedition with me. We’re just 1% into the journey.

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