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Two weakest dimensions, one fix each
Name the parts in "Two weakest dimensions, one fix each" and give the practical job of each one.
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Two weakest dimensions, one fix eachGap plan
- Weakest (front-load this)
- Assign reps, not reading. A sub-3 in build means two more timed prototype drills, recorded and re-scored - not another article about prototyping.
- Second weakest
- Target the exact failure from the tape. If product sense lost on sequencing, redo one roadmap pitch focused only on ordering and defending it under pushback.
A 5 elsewhere can't rescue a 2 here. Spend the week where the tape says you're weakest.
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Re-dogfood before the loop
Re-dogfood before the loopNon-negotiable
Cursor's single biggest differentiator is that you're a heavy, current user of Cursor and its competitors. Stale usage is the fastest way to sound like a process PM. In the week before the loop, build something real in Cursor and form a fresh opinion on at least one rival.
- Use Cursor daily this week. Ship a real change with the agent, accept and override its edits and bank one specific story about where it helped and where you fought it.
- Touch the surfaces you'd be asked about. Tab, Agent/ComposerCursor's own fast coding model, tuned for the editor and priced well below frontier models; the recommended day-to-day model for executing a plan. Press Enter for the full definition., Ask, multi-file edits, rules and 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. - have a concrete take on each, not a feature recital.
- Form a current competitive opinion. Try Copilot, Windsurf or Claude Code this week and name one thing each does better and one gap Cursor could close.
- Draft your launch-success definition. Pick a recent Cursor feature and say how you'd know it succeeded: activation, acceptance rate, retention or daily usage.