Mark Pike is the Associate General Counsel at Anthropic, an AI research and safety company experiencing explosive growth. At the time of this podcast, the company raised a $3.5 billion Series E round, bringing its valuation to $61.5 billion, solidifying its position as a leader in AI development.Mark has a proven track record of making strategic career moves at companies on the verge of massive hyper-growth. He previously worked at Facebook and Slack, joining the latter when it was still a few hundred employees and participating in the $27.7 billion acquisition by Salesforce in 2021. Throughout his career, he has worked across platform policy, intellectual property, and privacy, helping shape legal strategy at some of the most innovative tech companies. In this episode, we dive into what it means to be an effective product counsel, how legal teams can work closely with product and engineering to launch new features, and the importance of prioritizing learning and growth in one’s career.We hope you enjoy the episode!