Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

Tom Blomfield, co-founder of GoCardless and Monzo, just took a leave from Y Combinator to join Anthropic's compute team as a tech member, not an executive. The article sees this as part of a pattern: people who already made it are jumping back in, driven by FOMO on AI's defining moment and the chance to make even more money. The post focuses on Blomfield's move and doesn't name other specific examples.

Why it matters: Tom Blomfield leaving YC partner role to join Anthropic as an IC is a strong hook. The piece uses it to analyze why already-rich founders are grinding again — FOMO and another potential windfall. It's commentary, not hard news, and TechCrunch's narrative is soft, so it lands a...