My experience was a bit different from what they said it would be, and what the other two candidates here stated. They asked for a discussion (quite late, and I had assumed an offer was already extended by that point) but did not ask me to do the 'project'. After reading what others wrote here, I was prepared to decline sharing personal contacts. The discussion was fairly open and unspecific, and I felt it was more of a courtesy call. I received a quick, generic "we're so flattered but no thanks" rejection. My sense is that this is a very young company. They want to hire a rolodex.