Why Cursor’s ‘funnel of doom’ is killing hires—and a three‑step fix
Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor, warns that the traditional recruiting funnel—what he calls the ‘funnel of doom’—produces mediocre hires. He outlines a three‑step playbook—scoping, mapping, relentless pursuit—that treats every candidate like an executive search. The approach lets fast‑growing AI startups build high‑talent‑density teams faster.