That&#x27;s what I&#x27;m counting on. Most startups are sufficiently desperate for hiring that you can ask for things like &quot;I&#x27;d like to grab coffee with the CTO&quot; and they will do it (that seems trivial at a 10 person company, but I&#x27;ve heard it happen at 100+ person teams).<p>Where I am right now, I&#x27;m pretty happy just turning down the interview if I don&#x27;t oblige.