A HN/tech-startup translate this kind of situation: would you reject someone - and maybe not bother looking as hard into their technical qualifications - if the

A HN/tech-startup translate this kind of situation: would you reject someone - and maybe not bother looking as hard into their technical qualifications - if they showed up to the first interview in a "stuffy suit" that "obviously wouldn't be a good cultural fit"? Obviously, I'm stereotyping a bit, but that's kind of the point! Sometimes there are barriers to overcome and middlemen that need to be appeased, and working to overcome these problems is a demonstration of good problem solving skills, even if it looks "stupid" to an outside observer.