1 min lesson
What a strong answer cites vs. what hype sounds like
Use two rows in "What a strong answer cites vs. what hype sounds like" to state the practical decision rules.
Step 1 of 2
What a strong answer cites vs. what hype sounds like
- Evidenced answer
- "I shipped X with the Cursor SDK and wrote it up; here's the repo."
- Hype answer
- "AI is the biggest shift in software and I want to be part of it."
- Evidenced answer
- "Cursor's Rules and AGENTS.md let me encode taste into the agent; I'd extend that to teams."
- Hype answer
- "Cursor is the best AI editor and I use it every day."
- Evidenced answer
- "The MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. docs are strong, but the quickstart buries the one command that matters."
- Hype answer
- "The product is amazing and the team is incredible."
| Evidenced answer | Hype answer |
|---|---|
| "I shipped X with the Cursor SDK and wrote it up; here's the repo." | "AI is the biggest shift in software and I want to be part of it." |
| "Cursor's Rules and AGENTS.md let me encode taste into the agent; I'd extend that to teams." | "Cursor is the best AI editor and I use it every day." |
| "The MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. docs are strong, but the quickstart buries the one command that matters." | "The product is amazing and the team is incredible." |
The critique in the third row is a placeholder. Replace it with one you checked yourself in the docs before you say it in a room.