OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor, Hugging Face’s $399 Robot Duck & HockeyStack’s Cofounder Leaves (Ep. 75)

OpenAI is cutting off Cursor after the SpaceX acquisition, Hugging Face is selling a $399 robot duck, and HockeyStack’s cofounder is leaving after years of building in public.

This week on Notorious B2B, Tas and Tim get into OpenAI vs Cursor, billionaire tech pettiness, workplace audacity, Hugging Face’s Microduck, Reddit vs LinkedIn trend timing, Amir leaving HockeyStack, viral ChatGPT flyers, and the week’s weirdest sales posts.

If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who saw the OpenAI/Cursor news and immediately knew the customer was about to lose.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Episode 75 kickoff 1:29 - OpenAI cuts off Cursor after SpaceX acquisition 3:29 - Workplace harassment, "difficult" employees, and conference weirdness 10:38 - Hugging Face's $399 Microduck robot 15:11 - Reddit vs LinkedIn for spotting trends 18:59 - Amir leaves HockeyStack 24:05 - Closed Won: ChatGPT flyers, AI agents, weird personalization, and ABM armor

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober

Resources & Sources:

Let's Noodle:

⁠OpenAI Cuts Cursor Off After SpaceX Buys It⁠ ⁠Called "Difficult" for Refusing⁠

⁠Hugging Face's $399 Duck Robot⁠ ⁠Newsjacking With an AI Agent⁠

Just Flagging:

⁠Emir Atli Leaves HockeyStack⁠

Closed Won:

⁠ChatGPT Flyers Look Cheap⁠ ⁠ "You're Such a Good Writer"⁠ ⁠The CEO AI Agent Clapback⁠ ⁠Alli Pope jokes that calling her boss "Big Dawg" has done wonders for their working relationship.⁠ ⁠ The Strangest Cold Call You've Received

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