Cursor
source code editor developed by Anysphere
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Videos Mentioning Cursor
Stanford CS336 Language Modeling from Scratch | Spring 2026 | Guest Lecture: Dan Fu
Stanford Online
Mentioned as an example of a coding assistant that would have access to a codebase.
The most simplified breakdown of the SpaceX IPO on the internet
My First Million
A company that was acquired or optioned by SpaceX, involved in AI and compute, which Sam Bankman-Fried also invested in.
SpaceX IPO Day, We Won The Iran War Again, & US Tops Oil Export List
Tom Bilyeu
An application or tool mentioned in a meme, listed alongside ChatGPT as a tool that someone's father had but 'shipped absolutely nothing' referring to potential over-reliance on AI without real output.
The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (FarmVille, Words with Friends, & more)
Lenny's Podcast
A company mentioned as a client of Vanta, benefiting from its compliance and risk management automation.
The Age Of The 40-Year-Old Solo Founder Is Here
Y Combinator
An IDE that the speaker pretends to be from for a Ploy demonstration, and also mentioned as a competitor to Ploy's capabilities.
World's First Trillionaire, Anthropic Fable Banned, The New Oligarchs, Iran Peace Deal
All-In Podcast
Acquired by SpaceX, it was developed using Anthropic's Claude model and subsequently created its own model.
⚡️Every product of the future will be a living system — Ronak Malde, Trajectory.ai
Latent Space
An AI coding assistant that exemplifies building models around user actions and real-world usage, a key concept for continual learning.
The Agent Cloud: Databricks’ Bet on the Future of AI — Matei Zaharia and Reynold Xin
Latent Space
A code editor mentioned for its markdown rendering capabilities, which was a requested feature for the Omnigents platform.
OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as an example of a product with a 'baby version' that approximates production app interactions, making it quicker to iterate on.
The investing hack hiding in your own company
My First Million
Part of the speaker's preferred technology stack for development and coding tasks.
The 100,000 Sandbox Problem — Akshat Bubna, Modal CTO
Latent Space
Cursor Composer is mentioned as an example of a company performing RL on models every couple hours, requiring scalable compute like Modal provides.
Adam Mosseri: Building Instagram for an AI world
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as a company powered by WorkOS.
Podcast Crossover: AIE, AGI, frontier lab strategy with @matthew_berman and @swyxtv
Latent Space
Mentioned as an 'agent lab' or tool that could be used by AI engineers.
Why the tech workforce is quietly splitting in two | Annual AI sentiment survey (Noam Segal)
Lenny's Podcast
Software product mentioned as a user of Work OS for enterprise features.
Stanford MS&E435 Economics of the AI Supercycle | Spring 2026 | Infrasctructure, Enterprise AI, SaaS
Stanford Online
A preferred AI coding tool used by the speaker, liked for its diff functionality. Its usage was discontinued after Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter due to potential access issues.
The Fight Over Open Source AI, Anthropic's $1.5B Payout, NYC Socialists: Evictions = Violence?
All-In Podcast
A company that rolled out 'Composer 2', post-trained on Kimmy K2.5 using their own coding data, demonstrating how open-source models are adapted.
What Actually Makes A Startup Durable
Y Combinator
The founder of Cursor is used as an example of persistent launching on Hacker News, illustrating that success can come after many attempts.
How To Design In The Agent Era
Y Combinator
A code editor that integrates with AI agents. Cursor is used with Paper for tasks like applying CSS style guides to the design canvas and is mentioned as a preferred tool for precision and speed.
Google’s AI Brain Drain, SpaceX's Huge Quarter, Airtable’s 90% Collapse, US Data Fuels China AI
All-In Podcast
AI tool associated with Elon Musk, on a path to significant revenue growth and contributing to SpaceX's AI business.
The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
Lenny's Podcast
Adam Ward's current company, an AI-powered coding platform, known for building highly talent-dense teams and adapting quickly to technological shifts. It was also mentioned as a client of WorkOS.
Datadog CISO on Securing AI Agents at Scale | Deep Dives with a16z
a16z Deep Dives
Mentioned as the first coding agent Datadog started with for its AI adoption.
Anthropic's $2T IPO, Zuck's AI Manifesto, Nvidia's $500B AI Bet, Grok's Comeback
All-In Podcast
AI coding assistant that Elon Musk acquired, contributing to Grok's advanced capabilities.
Cybersecurity in the Agentic Era | Deep Dives with a16z
a16z Deep Dives
Mentioned as one of the tools people are trying in the current evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Dario Defends Himself, Datacenter Panic, AI Doomer Trap, Senate Toss-Up
All-In Podcast
An AI coding assistant, mentioned as a recent success for Andreessen Horowitz.