CEO actively recruited me, I did not apply to this role. They will have you do a cognitive and behavior assessment prior to speaking which is pretty standard. I accepted a phone interview based off of the job title alone. I currently have a management-level role at a startup and thought a conversation was at least worth my time. I did some research on the company and role the day prior to speaking with the CEO. Through reviews and LinkedIn postings found that the role isn't a BDM role but rather a hybrid BDR/SDR/AM role that pays below market for any of those roles. I gave them the benefit of the doubt that the information I found may be inaccurate and didn't cancel the phone call. CEO prefaced the interview by saying that we were going to discuss my background and that there wasn't much time for anything else. This has not been my experience with other phone interviews I have done recently, where the hiring manager/recruiter prefaced the conversation by asking if I had any questions. We discussed prior sales closing roles I had and what my metrics were. I tried to tie in other roles where I built and implemented business development strategies but he cut me off and wanted to focus on the previous closing roles and metrics. The CEO confirmed that the role is a hybrid role. I informed him that I was not interested in moving from a management-level position to an individual contributor making less than I currently make. He seemed to become annoyed with me at this point. I tried to give some constructive criticism on the current state of their BD on LinkedIn however he cut me off and told me that I am entitled and ended the call. I can confirm that the review from Feb 2018 is accurate to my experience.

Unique/streamlined interview process, direct and to the point. Ultimately, I felt there was a mutual respect for the time and efficiency for both myself and the interviewer, CEO Mark. This style my not be for everyone, especially if you are accustomed to/prefer the old world corporate interview process, but for me there was a solid enough fit to accept the offer.