Cursor courted top engineers by flying across the world to meet them and making up dinners - even after they said no

""crazy recruiting stunts""

""flying across the world to the person after they say no""

""do anything possible to get the most talented people,""

""We have a lot to do, and it seems like we can build a more useful product, faster, together,""

Cursor pulled off "crazy recruiting stunts" to build its initial hires, flying across the world to candidates who initially declined and inventing dinners with researchers to re-engage them. The company prioritizes securing top talent by using acquisitions and other aggressive tactics. Cursor acquired Supermaven, founded by Jacob Jackson, to bring AI coding expertise into the team. The hiring process includes a two-day on-site work trial to evaluate candidates' skills and fit. Anysphere, Cursor's parent, employs about 150 people, raised $900 million at a $9.9 billion valuation, and counts Stripe, Instacart, and Shopify as customers.

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