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Adam Ward
Adam Ward is head of talent at Cursor and previously led recruiting at Pinterest and Facebook.
Circuit updated August 12, 2026
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“The mistake that most companies make is they'll say, 'Hey Lenny, who's the best product engineer you know?' That is the worst question you can ask.”
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“By definition that is not the top 20% that is just the 20 people who you caught on a bad day for them. Good day for you, bad day for them.”
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“we can care more about that candidate than anyone else. That That's in us. That's within us. We can do that.”
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“there are 50 people in the world who can do this. Let's go find those 50 people.”
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