A Modern Joel Test for Israeli Startups

The conversation flowed alongside the tea and coffee at a cafe in Herzliya. My third interview for the startup was winding down. I thought it had gone well, though I imagined that I would need to wait a few days for feedback. That was when the interviewer, a team lead, surprised me with “So, which laptop do you want? We can go get it right now and have it ready for your first day.”

Trying to hard-close me over coffee added added a new level of discomfort to this particular recruiting process. But a different incident, from an earlier interview, actually contributed to my decision for that informal offer.

The company had chosen not to hire........

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