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Demonstrating high agency and velocity

Work through this case: "An interviewer asks for a time you operated with no process. What turns a generic answer into strong evidence of high agency for a Cursor AE role?" Say what you would do and why.

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Cursor's GTM team is early and lean, so the question underneath every behavioral prompt is the same: when there's no playbook, no SDR feeding you leads and the product is changing under your feet, do you build your own path or wait to be told?

High agency isn't a vibe you assert. It's a set of moments you can point to, where you made something exist that wasn't there before. Have two or three ready and lead with the concrete.

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If your whole track record runs on inbound and heavy process, name it honestly and show how you'd adapt, rather than dressing it up as self-sourced hustle. A flat, early team will probe hard and a thin claim collapses on the second question.