> Office politics comes after you land a job

You think? I'm extending the term to actually getting a job in "traditional" organizations. You already have to optimize for keywords etc, don't you? It's not human interaction but a "process".

> he targeted mostly (YC) startups eager to hire (AI) engineers quickly so they can scale.

But they got an "AI" engineer didn't they? Or no one in management could define what an "AI" engineer is?

Tbh I'd give the guy a high paying job, but in marketing.