April Chang

Inquirer
DISC Type : cd

Talent Acquisition at Cursor

United States

Overview

April Chang is a technical recruiter with over seven years of experience assembling world-class engineering teams for hyper-growth startups. A graduate of Langara College, she excels at building talent functions from the ground up. Colleagues describe her as hard-working, professional, positive, and passionate.

Her firm, Growth by Design Talent, which served clients like Anthropic and Stripe, was acquired by Cursor.

Personality Overview

Demanding

ROI Conscious

Hard To Convince

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Building A-Teams
States she is most excited when she gets to "assemble an A-team" and see them build products that make a difference.
Talent Strategy
Her acquired firm, Growth by Design Talent, partnered with venture-backed companies to design and build exceptional talent strategies and recruiting functions.
Hyper-growth Startups
Her entire career, including roles at Cursor, Sierr, and Airtable, has focused on building teams for rapidly scaling technology companies.

Media Appearances

April has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Talent Acquisition at Cursor
8-2024 - 12-2025
Talent Acquisition at Sierra
3-2021 - 3-2022
Technical Sourcing Recruiter at Airtable
8-2020 - 12-2025
Principal at Growth by Design Talent
8-2020 - 3-2021
Technical Sourcing Recruiter at Rebellion Defense

Education

2010 - 2015
Bachelor’s Degree from Langara College

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Exp : 2 Location : United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Talent Acquisition at Cursor
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Insights For Selling To April

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with April is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from April

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will April move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can April take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And April

Personality Compatibility


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