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by danhab99 1585 days ago
When I was 19 I answered an ad for an internship. I met these 2 clowns in a chinese shop where the first thing they wanted from me was to sign an NDA. They were so hyper-protective of their product idea that I still don't know what it is. The most I got out of them is that it's some sort of dating app (this was years ago IDK where they are now).

I put their product on the side and talked to them about the company and this is what I learned:

Q: how many employees work here

A: it's just the two of us (2 founders)

Q: do we already have some product

A: no

Q: is this a paid position

A: yes (press x to doubt here)

Q: how much?

A: we can pay equity

Q: how much investment do you have

A: none

Q: how much equity do you want to give me?

A: how much do you want?

* wtf kind of a question was that, I thought I was interviewing for an internship*

Q: how is this an internship? This sounds to me like you're looking for an investor.

A: some mumbojumbo about what I'll learn running a company virtually by myself

Is this a common thing? Companies trying to 'hire' investors?