I was introduced to Apptimize through a recruitment agent who set up the initial phone screen between me and an Apptimize product lead. Had a really interesting conversation for the first phone screen. This was later followed up with a 2nd phone interview which went equally well. Next stage was onsite meeting with 4 of the team, which is 20% of the company as they're still a very small team. The onsite was really great and I felt instantly relaxed, listened to and valued. It felt more like a 3 hour conversation rather than an interview. It was still a challenging conversation however but with many interesting topics on the table. They wanted to hear mostly about how I could take all previous learning and turn that into something valuable for Apptimize at their current stage. Finally met with the CEO Nancy who is clearly a great entrepreneur and leader who will lead Apptimize to a very successful future. Ultimately I had a job offer from a previous employer in the Bar Area who put together an unbeatable package. It was an incredibly difficult choice to turn down the offer as everyone there was smart, driven and focused. It would have been an awesome team to work with but they deserve team members who are 1000% sure they made the right choice, and at this time I couldn't offer that assurance.