European Startup -- India Office. Cleared online coding test , Skype interview.. some technical director asks me questions on how system is designed, No technical questions. Asks me for onsite. The same guy asks me the same questions. Says project is not vast enough. Still no technical questions and I am asked to leave. These questions could have been asked in the Skype to reject me. I had to make a lot of excuses at work for this onsite that for me was meaning less. To be frank : My project indeed is not very complex or vast. But expected a fair interview. What are your comments ?
Startups. Their priorities would have changed after they called you for an interview. They probably were looking for someone already experienced with something they're working on. They might have found someone else. Maybe they aren't just mature enough. 1000s of reasons. :)
Its startup, their process maturity is as good as likelihood of survival. Don’t take it personally. Often times their criteria is just, “I’ll know it when I see it.” Also headcounts get pulled or repurposed on a whim.