Events / San Francisco

The Leverage Launch with Cursor

Newsletter writer Evan hosts a live build night in SF's Yerba Buena where about 50 founders and operators each ship a personal website in an hour using Cursor paired with Grok 4.5.

Thu, Aug 13, 5:30 PMYerba Buena, San Francisco, CA

Why it matters

A real-time look at which model people actually reach for inside Cursor when speed matters under a deadline — a visible routing choice, not a vendor's default config buried in settings.

The tokenmaxxing angle

The event explicitly pairs Cursor with Grok 4.5 rather than Cursor's own default model — an unscripted model-routing decision made by everyday builders racing a one-hour clock, not a recommended-config slide.

From the organizers

Hosted by newsletter writer Evan, inspired by Cursor Founding Designer Ryo Lu's personal site; attendees build with Cursor plus Grok 4.5 during a one-hour hacktime block, judged for a prize afterward.