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Entrepreneur
6 days ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
AI Startup Cursor Has a No-Shoes Policy in the Office
Stepping into Cursor's San Francisco office means stepping out of your shoes. Ben Lang, a Cursor employee who joined the $9.9 billion AI coding startup earlier this year, posted two pictures to X on Tuesday showing racks filled with shoes, plus sneakers and slip-ons strewn across the floor. The destination was not someone's home, but rather the Cursor office in San Francisco, which has a no-shoes policy. And while this might seem odd to the typical 9-to-5er, it's actually quite common in Silicon Valley. Related: This AI Startup Spent $0 on Marketing. Its Revenue Just Hit $200 Million in March. "I've only worked at startups that have a no-shoes in office policy," Lang posted, adding that he had worked at Notion, an AI workspace startup, in addition to Cursor. "Curious which other companies do this." Lang compiled what he called a "comprehensive" list of 26 startups with no-shoes policies, including Lovable, a company that helps users build websites and apps with AI, and reMarkable, a paper tablet startup. Andrew Hsu, co-founder of language-acquisition app Speak, chimed in on Lang's post on X, stating that Speak had "done this for years," even offering employees a stipend for slippers. Lang wrote on X that Cursor also provides slippers to wear around the San Francisco office and offers shoe covers as well. Speak's no-shoes policy began in 2019 because its first market was South Korea. The startup wanted to "pay homage to the traditional Asian culture of no shoes inside," a Speak spokesperson told Business Insider. Another reason why no-shoe policies are popular in Silicon Valley is that many startups begin in someone's home, where shoes aren't worn inside. According to a 2023 CBS News/YouGov survey, the majority of Americans (nearly two-in-three) take off their shoes when they are in their own homes. Related: The Fastest-Growing Startup Ever Just Surpassed $500 Million in Annual Revenue. Here's Why It Keeps Growing, According to Its CEO. Experts say taking off your shoes can leave unhealthy contaminants at the door, but that still doesn't mean you should be barefoot, which could lead to injury and infection. However, despite the drawbacks, the trend of not wearing shoes in the office has persisted for a number of years, beginning before the pandemic. BI reported in 2019 that companies like Notion and Gusto, a payroll platform, offered workers the perk of slipping off their shoes at the front door. One startup founder, Kyle Sherman of software platform Flowhub, went even further than no shoes by banning pants in the office as well (though shorts are mandatory). "We are no shoes and no pants culture," Sherman wrote in a post on X. "Shorts are required though."
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
TSA ends shoe removal policy for all U.S. airports
Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer have to remove their shoes as part of routine airport security screenings conducted by the Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. The new policy goes into effect immediately at all airports nationwide. 'It's important that we find ways to keep people safe, but also streamline and make the process more enjoyable for every single person,' Noem said during a press conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. She said that efficiency at the nation's airports will be especially important in the next few years because of major events that will bring large numbers of travelers to the United States, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Noem added that new technological advances have made it possible to make this change without compromising safety. 'TSA first implemented the no-shoes policy in 2006, almost 20 years ago,' she said. 'And in those 20 years, our security technology has changed dramatically. It has evolved.' In December 2001, just months after the 9/11 terror attacks in the U.S., a British man named Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in his shoe. He failed to detonate the explosives, and passengers helped to restrain him. The flight from Paris to Miami landed safely in Boston. Reid was later known as the 'shoe bomber.' After the incident, airlines and the newly created TSA asked passengers to voluntarily remove their shoes for screening at airports. In 2006, TSA implemented the no-shoes rule nationwide. Before the policy change, the following travelers did not have to remove their shoes at the security checkpoint at the airport: Passengers over age 75 Children 12 years old and under Travelers enrolled with trusted programs, such as TSA PreCheck and Clear, which involves a clearance process with TSA
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
TSA ends shoe removal policy for all U.S. airports
Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer have to remove their shoes as part of routine airport security screenings conducted by the Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. The new policy goes into effect immediately at all airports nationwide. 'It's important that we find ways to keep people safe, but also streamline and make the process more enjoyable for every single person,' Noem said during a press conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. She said that efficiency at the nation's airports will be especially important in the next few years because of major events that will bring large numbers of travelers to the United States, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Noem added that new technological advances have made it possible to make this change without compromising safety. 'TSA first implemented the no-shoes policy in 2006, almost 20 years ago,' she said. 'And in those 20 years, our security technology has changed dramatically. It has evolved.' In December 2001, just months after the 9/11 terror attacks in the U.S., a British man named Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in his shoe. He failed to detonate the explosives, and passengers helped to restrain him. The flight from Paris to Miami landed safely in Boston. Reid was later known as the 'shoe bomber.' After the incident, airlines and the newly created TSA asked passengers to voluntarily remove their shoes for screening at airports. In 2006, TSA implemented the no-shoes rule nationwide. Before the policy change, the following travelers did not have to remove their shoes at the security checkpoint at the airport: Passengers over age 75 Children 12 years old and under Travelers enrolled with trusted programs, such as TSA PreCheck and Clear, which involves a clearance process with TSA
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
TSA ends shoe removal policy for all U.S. airports
Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer have to remove their shoes as part of routine airport security screenings conducted by the Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. The new policy goes into effect immediately at all airports nationwide. 'It's important that we find ways to keep people safe, but also streamline and make the process more enjoyable for every single person,' Noem said during a press conference at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. She said that efficiency at the nation's airports will be especially important in the next few years because of major events that will bring large numbers of travelers to the United States, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Noem added that new technological advances have made it possible to make this change without compromising safety. 'TSA first implemented the no shoes policy in 2006, almost 20 years ago,' she said. 'And in those 20 years, our security technology has changed dramatically. It has evolved.' In December 2001, just months after the 9/11 terror attacks in the U.S., a British man named Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in his shoe. He failed to detonate the explosives, and passengers helped to restrain him. The flight from Paris to Miami landed safely in Boston. Reid was later known as the 'shoe bomber.' After the incident, airlines and the newly created TSA asked passengers to voluntarily remove their shoes for screening at airports. In 2006, TSA implemented the no-shoes rule nationwide. The following travelers currently do not have to remove their shoes at the security checkpoint at the airport: Passengers over age 75 Children 12 years old and under Travelers enrolled with trusted programs, such as TSA PreCheck and Clear, which involves a clearance process with TSA
