Stop thinking they want to hire the best talent.

FAANG isn’t trying to hire the best talent. They’re looking for people who will be productive at FAANG.

Startups are compounding the error you’re making by thinking what works for FAANG will work for them.

Also if you are sure you’re top talent and their process is designed to find top talent, then surely the interview process will be easy for you. So just get the job if you want it?

Or make demands and see if you can get them to give in. Might work.