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Idea stolen during an interview. What should I do?

29 points interviewwtf | 2 comments | 17 Oct 24 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.437s | 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. gaws ◴[18 Oct 24 16:14 UTC] No.41880779[source]▶
> During the interview with the CTO I proposed a way that could effectively 3X their MAU.

Never give free ideas away during an interview.

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2. bruce511 ◴[19 Oct 24 05:14 UTC] No.41885789[source]▶
Sure you can. Ideas are free. Most are bad, some are good.

Offering ideas improves your upside while having no downside. It costs you nothing to offer them, and you lose nothing if not hired.

Of course the wrong ideas may harm your chances of getting hired. I'm always wary of youngsters who think 'we're doing it all wrong and they'd change everything '.