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Startups and seed stage
Behavioral questions early-stage founders and teams ask: building without a spec, cutting scope, moving fast, owning everything.
- 01AmbiguityTell me about a time you had to build something with no spec and no one to ask.
- 02Wearing many hatsDescribe a time you did work far outside your role because the company needed it.
- 03ScopeTell me about the scrappiest thing you shipped. What did you leave out on purpose?
- 04Speed of learningDescribe a time you changed direction quickly based on new information.
- 05Ownership under pressureTell me about a time something broke in production and there was no one else to call.
- 06PrioritizationHow do you decide what not to do when everything feels urgent?
- 07Customer judgmentTell me about a time you talked a customer out of a feature request.
- 08MotivationWhy a startup, and why this stage?