New Delhi, July 6 -- Karan Gogna shared a career story on LinkedIn. He described losing a job offer over one question. The user, now a Principal Product Manager, successfully cleared every interview round. HR already requested his documents to proceed. That evening, HR called again about meeting the CEO.

The company was a startup in the used-car space. Gogna decided to simply give his best effort. The conversation with the CEO went smoothly at first. He sensed the CEO was genuinely impressed throughout. He was already imagining the offer letter arriving.

Then the CEO asked if he had any questions. Wanting to sound sharp, Gogna asked something pointed. He asked whether they planned to enter the two-wheeler market. The CEO turned it back,...