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Business Insider
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
AI startup Cursor has a no-shoes office policy. They're not the sole company doing it.
If you want to get your foot in the door at these startups, take your shoes off. In an X post on Tuesday, Ben Lang, an employee at coding tool startup Cursor, posted two pictures of shoes strewn all over the hardwood floors inside what looks more like the entrance of someone's apartment during a house party rather than the offices of a company valued at $9.9 billion. "Cursor office(s) in San Francisco," Lang wrote in the post. In another X post from Sunday, Lang said he's only worked at startups with a no-shoes policy and was curious if other companies had the same dress code. Lang later posted a list of 25 other "'no shoes' startup offices." Other startup leaders started to chime in. "We are no shoes and no pants culture," Kyle Sherman, founder of Flowhub, a cannabis software company based in Denver, commented. "Shorts are required though." Sherman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "We've done this for years," Andrew Hsu, cofounder of SF-based Speak, a language learning app, said. A spokesperson for Speak confirmed the no-shoes policy, adding that "employees get a slipper stipend when they join the team." "Speak's first market in 2019 was South Korea," a spokesperson for Speak said. "Our 'policy' pays homage to the traditional Asian culture of no shoes inside." Some X users found the policy off-putting, mainly fretting about potential odor issues. Others found it to be an attractive job perk. Lang assured skeptical minds that "shoe covers/splippers" are available at the entrance. Cursor CEO Michael Truell and a spokesperson for the startup did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside working business hours. A no-shoes policy is not a new trend in Silicon Valley. Business Insider wrote in 2019 that going shoeless had become the techie uniform, along with the hoodie, t-shirt, and jeans; the main reason being that some companyCEOs grew up in a no-shoes household. Then the pandemic hit in 2020, forcing a lot of tech workers to go remote. (Presumably, this meant a lot of them were also keeping their shoes off.) A 2023 CBS News/YouGov survey found that 63% of Americans don't wear shoes in their households. Now, more companies are starting to enforce return-to-office mandates. It's unclear if shoes will become increasingly optional.
Forbes
17-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Members-Only Event: The Future Of The Cannabis Industry
Cannabis is still illegal on the federal level, but that hasn't stopped entrepreneurs from creating a $30 billion industry. Join us on Monday, April 21st at 12 PM EST as some of the most successful founders talk about what it is like to do business, and where the opportunities are, in America's blossoming weed economy. Attend and learn: Will Yakowicz Forbes Will Yakowicz is a staff writer on the vices beat, covering cannabis, gambling and more. He believes in the many virtues of vices. Previously at Forbes, he covered the world's richest people as a member of the wealth team. He has also been a staff writer at Inc. magazine where he wrote about entrepreneurs doing business in the legal fringes of society. Before that, he reported stories that took him to the West Bank, Moscow and Brooklyn. Kristi Palmer Forbes Kristi Palmer is the co-founder and president of Kiva Confections, makers of the most recognized, trusted, and beloved cannabis and hemp edibles available across the U.S. Her passion for creating a healthy regulatory environment for the industry led to serving on the boards of several reputable cannabis trade organizations including nine years on the Board and a term as President for CCIA (CA Cannabis Industry Assoc.), and as a founding Board member of CCMA (CA Cannabis Manufacturer's Assoc.). Kyle Sherman Forbes Kyle Sherman is the Founder and CEO of Flowhub, the cannabis retail software company for dispensaries nationwide. In addition to founding Flowhub, Kyle is the creator and producer of The Great American Dispensary Tour docuseries, which showcases the intersection of culture, policy, and technology shaping the future of the cannabis industry. Kyle has been named on Cannabis 42.0 by Forbes, Top 100 Cannabis Leader by Entrepreneur Magazine, and 30 AND UNDER by Business Insider. Kyle's leadership extends to his work as a Founding Director and former Vice Chair and Treasurer of the Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF), as well as a Founding Director of the US Cannabis Council (USCC), organizations dedicated to building an inclusive cannabis industry and passing federal cannabis legislation.
Fox News
03-03-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Extra: 'Debanking' And The Future Of The Cannabis Industry
It's been 29 years since California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use and just 13 years since Colorado and Washington legalized recreational use for adults. Since then, it has become legal in some form in 39 states and Washington D.C.. But despite being a legitimate multibillion dollar industry, marijuana is still illegal under federal law, making cannabis companies unable to use the federal banking system and reliant on cash. Therefore, it remains challenging for businesses operating legally in their state to use the federal banking system, and they must operate primarily in cash. Kyle Sherman, the founder and CEO of Flowhub, recently spoke with Chris Foster of Fox News Rundown about why Congress needs to update marijuana and banking laws and why working primarily in cash is terrible for both industry and the government. Sherman also discusses the state of the marijuana business, whether it has expanded too fast in some places, and where it's possibly going. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with Flowhub CEO Kyle Sherman, allowing you to hear more about the growing marijuana industry and its challenges going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
