hmm yeah I get that but still, what does an "introduction" mean? :)
1. You play stockfighter and get the highest score this year.
2. patio11 emails you and says "hey, you're awesome. are you looking for a job?"
3. You say "yes!"
4. patio11 emails pc (CEO of Stripe) and says "hey 2oi4j3 is awesome, here is proof (i.e. your stockfighter score)"
5. pc emails you and says "hey let's talk about what job you would like at Stripe, and let's bypass most or all of that technical interview crap because we already know you're awesome"
6. you and pc decide that you would be best on the X team, you start next week.
However, I would want them to walk me through their code. And I would want to probe into why they made certain decisions. And I'd like to give them at least one challenge and witness their problem solving process. So #5 would most certainly not be skipped.
But if the expectation of this service is there's absolutely no technical vetting process outside of this game then I guess it wouldn't be a service I'd ever use to hire someone. I don't believe that's the case though.
They differentiate themselves in that they claim their game will generate better leads than email spam, trolling LinkedIn & scuzzy phone sales.
I believe them, but I'd still interview anyone they sent me.