A family friend posted on facebook how he was looking for a very rare/specific profile. The news eventually got to me, and even if I didn't know him personally

A family friend posted on facebook how he was looking for a very rare/specific profile. The news eventually got to me, and even if I didn't know him personally, I got in touch because 1) it wasn't a tech company (I really don't want to work in a FANG in the bay area, I don't like the vibes) 2) I didn't want to do coding interviews (I've done cool stuff, check my github, we can talk shop, but nope I'm not going to work for free) After a video chat with the team lead and a lunch with the founder, I decided to join. I like it there. My gut feeling was good right from the start, and I'm happy I trusted my feelings. The only one time I did some coding interview (+ take home!), it gave me really bad vibes, especially when try tried months later to get me to sign a NDA/IP release form. I was like... no? I mean, they had a chance. If they want a license to put in production what I did, they can pay my consulting rate. And BTW, that was a YC company...