The Startup Ideas Podcast Master Cursor AI in 29 Minutes with Their VP
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Sep 2, 2025 
In this chat with Lee Robinson, VP of Developer Experience at Cursor, listeners gain insights into productivity-boosting AI coding tools. Lee shares practical tips on structuring prompts and creating custom commands to enhance code reviews. Discover how AI agents can tackle bug fixes and streamline workflows, making coding more accessible and efficient. From CLI options to innovative software examples, Lee highlights how developers can leverage Cursor to build higher quality products with less effort.
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Use Fresh Agent Chats For Each Task
- Start a new agent chat for each discrete coding task to avoid context overload.
- Tag only the files needed so the agent reads and edits the right code and self-corrects via linters and tests.
Add Linters, Formatters And Tests
- Ensure TypeScript, linters, formatters, and tests run in the repo so agents can self-correct outputs.
- Let the agent run, read its outputs, and fix issues automatically when checks pass.
Everyone Eventually Benefits From Reading Code
- Non-developers can build apps with AI but will eventually need to inspect code to scale and customize.
- Learning basic code inspection yields a superpower that makes long-term changes easier.