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Idea stolen during an interview. What should I do?

29 points interviewwtf | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

Keeping this intentionally vague.

I interviewed with a series B company a couple of months ago. During the interview with the CTO I proposed a way that could effectively 3X their MAU. They were genuinely impressed by it, and stated they didn't think of that. Like it seemed natural, and I'm considered an expert in this field.

I ended up not getting the job, and not thinking much of it. Fast-forward a couple of months, and it's their new growth strategy. I got no credit for this, and not even a call back. Is there anything I can do?

1. matt_s ◴[17 Oct 24 22:54 UTC] No.41874634[source]▶
It would be hard to reach out and not have it come across as you thinking they stole the idea and/or you are bitter about not being hired. If you think you can do that in a “hey hit me up as a consultant or if you have any more open roles” type of way then maybe a casual message to the CTO.

Did they actually hire someone for that role? Is it possible their growth strategy isn’t based on the idea but is something else? Do they have competitors that might also be interested in this vague idea? edit: I assume you didn’t sign an NDA for an interview.