Dotcom Interview Questions from Wetfeet.com
Interviewing for a dot.com job?
Here are the questions (courtesy of Dave Braken, Wetfeet.com) that you
should ask interviewers about the company history/business:
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Questions to ask
companies in all stages of growth |
What
is the story behind the company?
or Describe the company's history.
(This will give you a pretty good intro on the background of
the founders and will typically expose the mission of the
company.) The founders background and personalities will
help to paint a picture to the job seeker of the corporate
culture.
Who are
the investors behind the company?
This will tell you what the subconscious goals of the
company are. Did these investors bring their other clients
to successful IPO's? Acquisitions? or Did they Bomb?
Where is
the revenue stream for the company? This will help you
to see what the target consumer market is and may possibly
help in determining a valuation of the company.
Who
composes the senior management team? What are their
backgrounds? |
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Questions to ask
interviewers at early stage companies |
What
stage of fund raising is the company in?
or What is the financial status of the company?
What is
the company's exit strategy?
Acquisition? Merger? IPO?
What is
the company's position in the market space?
What is
the potential consumer market for the industry?
What is
the hiring plan?
(Determine if they are building down or building up)
How many
rounds of financing will the company go through?
If you're
at the offer stage:
How many stock options are outstanding? What is the starting
stock price? |
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Questions to ask
interviewers in middle growth companies |
How
does your company measure success?
What are the metrics: Page views, consumer members,
corporate or Business to Business members/customers,
revenue?
What makes
your product or service different from the competition (must
understand the competition too!)?
Is the
technology used / sold standard or will it become a new
standard in the market space?
If different, how will you introduce this new
technology to consumers? |
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