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Values & founder round
Put this idea into your own words: "The values are screened, not assumed and the test is live."
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The last round is a fit test run as a conversation, often with a founder or senior leader given Cursor's flat, founder-engaged culture. The values are screened, not assumed and the test is live: how you behave in spirited debate, not how well you describe yourself.
Truth-seeking is the load-bearing value. They want to see you disagree well, hold a position with evidence and change your mind when the evidence shifts - without folding into consensus the moment a senior person pushes.
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What the Round Weighs Hardest
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
Every value is screened, but they aren't weighted equally. Truth-seeking is load-bearing; the rest support it.