WhoBuilt

Rio Lu

Head of Design at Cursor

Head of Design at Cursor and the guest reviewing startup websites.

Key facts

Roles
Cursor, Head of Design
Previously
Asana, product designer
Stripe, product designer
Notion, founding designer

Career

  1. Cursorcurrentas of Nov 2025
    Head of Design
  2. Asanapast
    product designer
  3. product designer
  4. founding designer

Timeline 4

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How we verify
20254 events
  1. reported 2025-11Career
    Rio Lu previously at Asana
    product designer
    “and Asana” 0:00
    Unverified1 source· Talk
    +2 more roles on the full timeline
  2. reported 2025-11Career
    Rio Lu previously at Stripe
    product designer
    “a product designer at Stripe” 0:00
    Unverified1 source· Talk

Talks 1

35:35
Cursor Head of Design Roasts Startup Websites

Cursor Head of Design Rio Lu reviews startup websites built with Cursor and explains how clear messaging helps visitors understand what a product does, who it is for, and why it is different. He recommends using customers’ language, making the main call to action clear, and putting product explanations before social proof or pricing. The reviews also show how inconsistent details, cluttered layouts, unexplained motion, and default AI styling can make a site feel unfinished. For AI products, the talk highlights the value of showing useful progress during waits and letting visitors try a product before requiring sign-up.

Nov 20, 2025· 36 min 0:00