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Ben Lang builds community at SpaceXAI, which he joined through the Cursor acquisition. He previously led community at Notion and founded Next Play, a newsletter and events network for people exploring their next startup role. He also cofounded Mapme and invests in startups.

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Ben Lang builds community at SpaceXAI, which he joined through the Cursor acquisition. He previously led community at Notion and founded Next Play, a newsletter and events network for people exploring their next startup role. He also cofounded Mapme and invests in startups.

Career

Building Community at SpaceXAI from 2026-08 to PresentJoined through SpaceX’s acquisition of Cursor.
Building Community at Cursor from 2025-03 to Present
Founder & newsletter publisher at Next Play from 2024-01 to PresentFounded the newsletter and events network.
Venture Advisor at Verissimo Ventures until Present
Head of Community at Notion from 2019-02 to 2023-12
Growth & Community Consultant at Independent consulting from 2018-10 to 2019-08Worked with early-stage companies on growth, customer advocacy, community, events and demand generation.
Growth at atSpoke from 2017-04 to 2018-10
Co-founder & CEO at Mapme from 2014-09 to 2016-10
Incubation Team at lool ventures from 2012-09 to 2013-11Focused on go-to-market and growth for the incubation team.

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How we unlocked influencer marketing in the early days of Notion to drive millions of signups

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Building communities around Notion and new founders

Lang explains Notion’s community programs, the beginnings of Next Play and how he applies community-building experience to angel investing.

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