Showed up at the Cursor Café Lisboa on April 16th with Miguel, founder of Nautivent and my best friend. We didn't know exactly what to expect. We left thinking we'd just been somewhere that mattered.
The format was simple. A co-working day put together by Cursor and Bynd VC, 10am to 6pm. Cursor credits at the door, coffee flowing, the Cursor team scattered across the floor asking what people were building. The kind of "show up, shut up, ship" energy I love.
The people
I kept catching faces I only knew from X. The Cursor team moved between tables asking what people were working on. The real surprise was the founders and engineers from European startups who flew in just for the day. Some of the most respected names in the space ended up two metres away, ordering espresso.
The hometown thing
I've spent years watching the industry happen in San Francisco, New York, sometimes London. Having it land in Lisbon, our actual hometown, and walking in as a regular instead of a tourist, is something I'm still processing.
It's a reality I never pictured myself living. And the more it happens, the more I want it.
Shoutout
Massive thanks to Nicholas for these photos. Go look at his studio, @volet.volet_. Serious work.
And to the Cursor + Bynd team for setting this up. See you at the next one.
