Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO turned a Discord server into a talent pipeline to build his $60 billion SpaceX-backed AI company

Michael Truell, a 25-year-old CEO, built Cursor into a $60 billion AI company by leveraging a Discord community for feedback and hiring, which was acquired by SpaceX. The company, initially a coding project, evolved through iterative development and community engagement, now supporting 67% of Fortune 500 companies.