We built Windsurf because we recognized that AI was going to write over 90% of the software, changing the role of developers to primarily reviewing code.

Windsurf can modify existing codebases, allowing product managers to make changes directly without needing extensive coding knowledge.

Windsurf is empowering non-technical domain experts to build applications without needing to rely on engineers, which changes the traditional workflow in organizations.

The mission of Windsurf is to reduce the time it takes to build technology and apps by 99%, which requires a lot of work.

We decided to expand Windsurf to support multiple IDEs because companies have developers writing in many languages, and we didn't want to turn away potential customers.

We made the decision to pivot to building Windsurf within a weekend, as we felt we needed to change things really fast to scale the company.

In mid-2023, we started selling Windsurf and quickly realized there was a significant enterprise demand for our product.

We provided our product entirely for free across all IDEs, which allowed us to optimize workloads significantly and attract a large user base.

Many founders are now using AI tools like Cursor and Wind Surf, with Wind Surf gaining popularity for its ability to index entire codebases, making it easier to work with large projects.