Initial phone call Take home assignment Follow-up phone call -- Mostly discussed coding practices. Then they showed me code samples and I showed them my code samples. They then asked that I perform a take-home assignment. I usually don't agree to these things as they tend to be a waste of time, but they offered to pay me $300 and promised it would only take about 3 hours. The take-home assignment actually took all weekend to complete even in the most minimal form. Seems part of the analysis was how I would respond to a client with big dreams and small budgets. During the follow-up interview they frequently complimented me on what a great job I did. They even paid me the $300 (less PayPal fees -- classy move). Then they vanished into the ether. If you value your time, I'd suggest staying away.