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Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?

via Ars Technica·independent coverage, not Tech Spindle reporting
Why this ranksViral Marketing
18TS ScoreImpact + Innovation, combined
IMPACT35
INNOVATION0

Our take: Startup tattoo hiring stunt; publicity flop, no substance.

Why Impact & Innovation? We ask two questions of every story: did this actually change something in the real world (Impact), and is the idea genuinely new (Innovation)? Together, that's the TS Score — not engagement, not who posted it, just what matters and what's new.

Small AI startup LemonLime attempted viral hiring tactics including a tattoo contest, with seven people getting the company logo tattooed during a promotional event that generated significant negative publicity.

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TechnologyScienceSecurityPublished Jul 31, 7:04 PM
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