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9 Aug 2026 Lenny's Podcast The playbook for building high-talent-density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
“Yeah, I think so. And I don't think there's a lot of maxims or absolutes in this business, but I think for a lot of companies, it's hard to think of a better way than doing side-by-side real work to get those signals.”
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- 9 Aug 2026
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…So a good learning there is it's like if you are not doing this, you are lacking significant signal. Possibly. Yeah, I think so. And I don't think there's a lot of maxims or absolutes in this business, but I think for a lot of companies, it's hard to think of a better way than doing side-by-side real work to get those signals. Obviously some of it in this case is a technical signal, but imagine the amount of core values and collaboration and other signals you get over a stretch of time that could be arguably more important than the specific technical skill. What do you do for PMs or, I don't know, go-to-market or ops people? Is there something like that?…
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