April 28, 2025

Cursor for X

"Cursor for X" is a popular framing for new products. If you set a new record for time to $300M ARR, you will get copycats.

Just as Cursor is changing the nature of software engineering (and, arguably, product management and design), new AI-native software will change the nature of other job functions.

So you can probably make a table that looks something like this:

Function Software
Software Engineering Cursor
Marketing ??
Sales ??
Operations ??
HR ??

There's probably also a notion of "Cursor for CEOs/Founders" which would be an overall tool for running a company. These will especially help companies of one and tiny teams.

Another way to think about opportunities here would be looking at industries. Here's a table of highest-revenue industries from the book Problem Hunting:

Industry (U.S.) Revenue (2023)
Hospitals $1.43T
Health & Medical Insurance $1.25T
Commercial Banking $1.21T
Drug, Cosmetic & Toiletry Wholesaling $1.20T
New Car Dealers $1.12T
Life Insurance & Annuities $1.12T
Pharmaceuticals Wholesaling $1.10T
Public Schools $995B
E-Commerce & Online Auctions $934B
Gasoline & Petroleum Wholesaling $928B

Like, whoever makes "Cursor for Insurance Agents" will mint a unicorn.

Here are some examples from recent "Cursor for X" product announcements in the wild: