{"id":33197,"date":"2025-05-02T12:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=33197"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:15:17","slug":"five-rounds-of-interviews-at-windsurf-or-less-friction-closing-deals-at-835-w-6th-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/five-rounds-of-interviews-at-windsurf-or-less-friction-closing-deals-at-835-w-6th-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Rounds of Interviews at WindSurf or Less Friction Closing Deals at 835 w 6th Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">WindSurf, It\u2019s Larry Chiang<br \/>\nProblem: Your name badge station is sharpie and stickers. using 6000 year old paper tech is for non AI companies<br \/>\nProblem: You probably lost three million dollars in lost leads using a name badges<br \/>\nWell maybe $10mm at the series D valuation, and definitely $600k. Sourcing devs you guys pay recruiters $200k\/week. 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