A new canvas
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Anysphere to help shape the brand and visual identity of Cursor. OpenAI was the ride of a lifetime, and I’m grateful and privileged to have been part of it. For six and a half years, I gave it everything I had. On a good day, if I’m being generous, I let myself believe that I contributed in some small way to what it’s become today. Thank you to Ben Barry and Jack Clark for taking a chance on me, and to many others who supported me over the years. I tend to think that I’m the same creator I always was, but just was extremely fortunate to get an opportunity—that I did meant everything. Cold emails do work, sometimes. This update comes a couple months late. Work and life have been busy, sure, but more than anything it’s taken until now to process and reflect on a difficult and emotional decision. It’s not easy to walk away from something you helped build, and I’m proud of the design I contributed at OpenAI. I used to think it would be the most impactf
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Anysphere to help shape the brand and visual identity of Cursor . OpenAI was the ride of a lifetime, and I’m grateful and privileged to have been part of it. For six and a half years, I gave it everything I had. On a good day, if I’m being generous, I let myself believe that I contributed in some small way to what it’s become today. Thank you to Ben Barry and Jack Clark for taking a chance on me, and to many others who supported me over the years. I tend to think that I’m the same creator I always was, but just was extremely fortunate to get an opportunity
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