Paris AI startup Reduck's take-home: drive as much inbound traffic as you can in a week
fanfanrat1 · reddit · 2026-09-19
Reduck, a Paris startup with fewer than 10 cofounders, uses LLM/Agents/MCP to operate websites and social media apps without API calls. A candidate shared its Head of Growth take-home assignment:
- Task: generate as much inbound traffic as possible in one week on a self-chosen channel — YouTube tutorials, micro-influencer partnerships in SMB automation, or a viral Hacker News post
- Must use a trackable UTM link (utmsource=3 random chars), speak in one's own voice, and not harm the brand
- The company's philosophy: evaluate actual job skills in real conditions, not CVs
The author plans to attempt it with Trae and may post comparison videos. The "growth challenge instead of a resume" hiring approach is itself instructive for indie makers and job seekers.
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