Today we're launching Cursor Start, a new ₹649/month plan for developers in India.
Start includes generous access to Grok 4.5 and Composer, so you can plan, build, test, and ship with agents every day.
most useless question podcasters ask: what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self?
guest: blahh blahh blahh…
honest answer: 20-year-old self would never listen to that advice, no matter what you do.
I'm done with them fucking with us.
Ended up in hospital today from stress.
Stayed up all night pushing my limits too hard, thinking it would be removed.
Health comes first.
Do better @AnthropicAI
Been building for 15+ years.
Seen every trend come and go.
The pattern is always the same:
1. New shiny thing appears
2. Everyone chases that trend
3. 99% fail
4. 1% stick to fundamentals and win
Quick rundown of the last big trends...
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2010–2013: The “Anyone Can Ship” Era
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Bootstrapped SaaS
Lean Startup / MVPs
Affiliate Marketing
Dropshipping (early)
Amazon FBA
Cloud Computing (AWS era)
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2014–2017: The Distribution Era
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Content Marketing
SEO-First SaaS
Remote-First Teams
Micro-SaaS
API-First Products
Early No-Code
Marketplace Startups
Subscription box
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2018–2019: Indie Hacking Goes Mainstream
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Build in Public
Creator Economy (v1)
Productized Services
Digital Products (courses, templates)
Personal Brands as Funnels
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2020–2021: Infra & Acceleration
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No-Code / Low-Code (Bubble, Webflow)
Product-Led Growth (PLG)
Vertical SaaS
Remote-Async Work
Open-Source Monetization
API Economies
Community-Led Growth
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2022–2023: The Generative AI Wave
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Generative AI
LLMs
AI Wrappers
Prompt Engineering
AI Copilots
Text-to-Image
Founder-as-Media
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2024–2026: The “AI Does the Work” Phase
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AI Agents
Computer Use / The “Claw”
Multi-Agent Systems
Autonomous Workflows
Vibe Coding
AI Ops Managers
AI as Labor
Vertical AI Agents
Outcome-Based Pricing
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Sheesh! Some of these things will persist for sure, but don't jump off the bridge at every new thing. Will today's hot fire "Claw" even be the move in 6 months? LOL who knows.