[minimax]

Direct link to the application:

https://insidestartups.wufoo.com/forms/apply-to-join-inside-...

"Referred applicants are given preference and referring additional candidates weighs positively in both your and their consideration."

Feels like a scam. I wonder if anyone from any of the companies listed as a participating company can vouch for this.

[GBond]

This strategy of luring candidates with the illusion of exclusivity would probably work for a lot of job segments but not startup devs. It is a buyers market for devs and this approach seems to neglect that.

Most tech people with a good resume would be reluctant to to "give" something upfront for free like a full resume/personal info because there are less painful options.

I would like to see this site either lessen their standard for required info or offer a data collateral (i.e. glassdoor.com shows you salary info for the pain of signing up).

[trevor99]

Why offer collateral if the person doesn't deserve it or could give fake info?