Quick chat with the recruiter on the phone a few days after applying online. Met with the hiring manager on the phone a day or two later. He seemed interested in moving forward, so he informed me that the next step was to present three case studies via a web conference, which seemed awfully amateurish considering the position. It was obvious that they were fishing for some free consulting. Went to Ann Arbor for a final round of interviews with various leaders (seems like I met with half the company!) I presented a generic marketing 101 type of case study about how to market a hypothetical product to the hiring manager, CTO and head of product management. I then moved to a series of one on one interviews. I enjoyed my in-depth conversations with the hiring manager, CTO, HR rep, various members of the marketing team, SE manager and the head of Product Management. The interview with the COO was bizarre. He decided a minute or two into our interview that he'd take off his shoes and massage his feet (thankfully still with socks on) right in front of me, after which he rested them on a chair right next to me. Either he was being completely rude/inappropriate or it was some sort of a test. I just ignored his behavior, answered his questions and moved along to the next person. In the end I didn't get an offer. The recruiter said that they decided that they wanted someone with startup experience, which is bizarre since I told them from the beginning that I'd never worked at a startup.