It took 3 months to get through the hiring process when I wanted to follow up I wouldn't get a response. After the initial interview everything else was awesome.

Found job on Craigslist. Sent in resume. Got immediate email reply from HR who scheduled a call for me to speak one of co-Founders next day. Phone interview lasted 20 min. He asked me to come in to meet him in 2 days, for a 4 hour interview. Had to fill out a really long career history form which took hours to complete and get it back to him ASAP. He expected me to drop everything to accommodate his schedule as he wanted to move so fast. The form was a repeat of resume plus Qs like, "What were you accountable for achieving in this role? What results did you achieve? Quantify w #s, How did you do it? What challenges were overcome? What failures/ mistakes did you make? What did you like most/least about the job?" The interview was a marathon, to create the vibe of what it might be like to work there. Founder laid out vision and goals for the company and wanted me to critique his model, and come up with strategies on the fly. Translation: He picked my brain under the guise of wanting to "see how i think," and got thousands of dollars worth of consulting for free. You could not give short answers. He would press you for more, and if you challenged him on something, he did not like it. Although smart and ambitious, having built a high growth co w impressive client base in a short time, I found him to be very arrogant, immature, and lacking in good management skills or manners. Slave driver mentality. If you are 20 something, you might not know the difference, but if you have been in the work force for awhile, you will not want to put up with it. After 4 hours with no break, I tried to excuse myself to use restroom, and he refused to let me go! He wanted to suck more information out of me, and to stay until he was ready to dismiss me. I have worked in many startups and am used to the stress and insane workloads, but this was totally out of line. Overstepped other boundaries like asking for personal tax returns as proof of my prior earnings which are none of his business. Constantly nitpicking to find weaknesses. Was an adrenaline high at the time because we were brainstorming, but walked out of there feeling like I had been ambushed. Wondered if the other Founder might be a better leader.