Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth — The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor

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The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Adam Ward is the Head of Talent at Cursor, one of the fastest-growing developer tools in history. Before joining Cursor, he founded Growth by Design, an independent recruiting and talent strategy firm that helped build teams at the most ambitious AI and technology companies in the world. Adam has spent more than 20…

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