The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
Summary
Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor, discusses building elite, high-talent-density teams by rejecting the "funnel of doom" in favor of executive-style recruiting. He advocates for identifying the top 1% of candidates through rigorous scoping and market mapping, then relentlessly pursuing them with personalized engagement. Ward emphasizes that hiring managers must own the process, treating each candidate as an individual rather than a metric, to secure top talent in a competitive market.
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