Multiple phone interviews, 1-1 with CEO, group presentation/interview, homework assignment.
The recruiting service who did the initial interview was wonderful and helpful throughout the ordeal that this interview became. After multiple phone interviews I visited in person with a prepared deck, people continuously popped in and out of the interview so I was constantly repeating my background, I was there for a couple hours and dismissed right before lunch (which they talked about in front of me). Overall some poor interview etiquette, especially when they asked me to be in the office "for the day" and had kept my schedule clear to accommodate them.
Afterwards they asked me if I was willing to do a paid freelance/test assignment; normally my answer to this is 'no' because I don't believe designers should have to do work at a discounted rate, if they interested in your skills and your work they should hire you. But I agreed and they wanted to "feel like they were working with me" while paying me below the hourly rate I accept freelance work at and while I was full-time employed and traveling. They asked me to present my work via video call and right before the video call, they canceled via a phone call from the recruiting agency. Then I had to wait over 2 months to get the freelance invoice paid, despite the contract specifying it would be paid within 2 weeks. Alyce didn't foot the bill, the recruiting agency did to get me paid in a "timely" way. Oh and to top it off, Alyce asked for my editable design files, which was not specified in the contract and I pushed back on, it really felt like they were trying to get cheap work out of the interview process.
Overall, would not recommend. The startup world is full of "scrappy" startups and I understand that hustle but not taking the time to call interview candidates and have a conversation with them, canceling meetings at the last minute, and not keeping good business practices is no way to run ANY company. My experience is that this place is not worth the hustle and future candidates would be better off finding a company with employees that have integrity.
Don't ignore the red flags.