"My least favorite product is a desktop software solution called Marg, which is used frequently at our family business. Its an inventory, bookkeeping, and accounting software for small businesses in India and integrates with the official government tax portal. The general journey to accomplish any task, say adding a new product type, is very unintuitive and requires someone to be hands-on and familiar with the product to actually do this. Getting there is pure hit and trial. Like most desktop sof"
Shankhadip M. - "My least favorite product is a desktop software solution called Marg, which is used frequently at our family business. Its an inventory, bookkeeping, and accounting software for small businesses in India and integrates with the official government tax portal. The general journey to accomplish any task, say adding a new product type, is very unintuitive and requires someone to be hands-on and familiar with the product to actually do this. Getting there is pure hit and trial. Like most desktop sof"See full answer
"This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula:
Ask clarifying questions
Identify users, behaviors, and pain points
State product goal
Brainstorm small improvements
Brainstorm bolder improvements
Measure success
Summarize
Now, let's begin!
Ask clarifying questions
Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"
Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula:
Ask clarifying questions
Identify users, behaviors, and pain points
State product goal
Brainstorm small improvements
Brainstorm bolder improvements
Measure success
Summarize
Now, let's begin!
Ask clarifying questions
Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer
"A much better solution than the one in the article, below:
It looks like the ones writing articles here in Javascript do not understand the time/space complexity of javascript methods.
shift, splice, sort, etc... In the solution article you have a shift and a sort being done inside a while, that is, the multiplication of Ns.
My solution, below, iterates through the list once and then sorts it, separately. It´s O(N+Log(N))
class ListNode {
constructor(val = 0, next = null) {
th"
Guilherme F. - "A much better solution than the one in the article, below:
It looks like the ones writing articles here in Javascript do not understand the time/space complexity of javascript methods.
shift, splice, sort, etc... In the solution article you have a shift and a sort being done inside a while, that is, the multiplication of Ns.
My solution, below, iterates through the list once and then sorts it, separately. It´s O(N+Log(N))
class ListNode {
constructor(val = 0, next = null) {
th"See full answer
"Additional of COVID disclaimers to COVID related reels in instagram has helped users to navigate the crisis effectively as well as get the facts addressed regarding the vaccine."
U K. - "Additional of COVID disclaimers to COVID related reels in instagram has helped users to navigate the crisis effectively as well as get the facts addressed regarding the vaccine."See full answer
"Q: How do we know that they spend too much time in the app?
A: User research/Qualitative survey
goal: decrease dissatisfaction that they spend too much time in IG
Persona's, lets segment based on usage:
New users: just signed up and getting the hang of it
lurkers: don't post or engage, just follow
contributors: post occasionally (stories + posts)
super users/micro influencers: post daily, engage with commenters, spend a lot of time in discover tab
IG mission statement is to capture and s"
Anonymous Hummingbird - "Q: How do we know that they spend too much time in the app?
A: User research/Qualitative survey
goal: decrease dissatisfaction that they spend too much time in IG
Persona's, lets segment based on usage:
New users: just signed up and getting the hang of it
lurkers: don't post or engage, just follow
contributors: post occasionally (stories + posts)
super users/micro influencers: post daily, engage with commenters, spend a lot of time in discover tab
IG mission statement is to capture and s"See full answer
"👇 Your feedback is very much appreciated 👇
Defining metrics:
Activation
Mobile downloads
New user registration
Retention and Engagement
Nb messages sent
Average nb of contacts per user
Nb groups
Monetization
CAC
LTV
ARPU
MRR
Prioritizing:
What matters most for WhatsApp right now is Engagement. I would therefore prioritize these three:
Nb messages sent
Average nb of contacts per user
Nb groups"
Julien C. - "👇 Your feedback is very much appreciated 👇
Defining metrics:
Activation
Mobile downloads
New user registration
Retention and Engagement
Nb messages sent
Average nb of contacts per user
Nb groups
Monetization
CAC
LTV
ARPU
MRR
Prioritizing:
What matters most for WhatsApp right now is Engagement. I would therefore prioritize these three:
Nb messages sent
Average nb of contacts per user
Nb groups"See full answer
"Clarifying question:
Is there a goal that we have in mind?
Fb mission: empower people to create community and bring the world closer together
IG shops as I understand are the marketplace on IG, where users can view items listed for sale by creators/businesses and also search for specific items or categories. Users can actually buy through shops instead of getting navigated to the original business website.
IG shop goals: Businesses continue to face the challenges of selling onli"
Aimable - "Clarifying question:
Is there a goal that we have in mind?
Fb mission: empower people to create community and bring the world closer together
IG shops as I understand are the marketplace on IG, where users can view items listed for sale by creators/businesses and also search for specific items or categories. Users can actually buy through shops instead of getting navigated to the original business website.
IG shop goals: Businesses continue to face the challenges of selling onli"See full answer
"Clarifying questions -
Alexa HW, Alexa SW, Alexa particular feature?
Assumption - Pick any. Picking HW due to relevance with my background.
Any particular pain point that we are trying to address, or any specific goal that I should be aware of?
Assumption - None. Mine to pick.
Goal for Amazon is to be the most customer centric company. To extend the same vision - With Alexa HW our goal is to provide the best customer experience possible.
**Restating problem state"
SG - "Clarifying questions -
Alexa HW, Alexa SW, Alexa particular feature?
Assumption - Pick any. Picking HW due to relevance with my background.
Any particular pain point that we are trying to address, or any specific goal that I should be aware of?
Assumption - None. Mine to pick.
Goal for Amazon is to be the most customer centric company. To extend the same vision - With Alexa HW our goal is to provide the best customer experience possible.
**Restating problem state"See full answer
"Before we head into this - let's redefine this question to identify some objectives and key results:
re-Design FB
security
privacy
intimacy
a few questions I want to clarify are:
Is this for desktop, mobi web, or apps?
Apps
Is this for US only?
Yes
May I assume some resources available for me? Such as Designers, Data Scientists, Developers?
Sure
----- Okay let me think about this for a min ----
I'd like to start off by:
Thinking about th"
Amy M. - "Before we head into this - let's redefine this question to identify some objectives and key results:
re-Design FB
security
privacy
intimacy
a few questions I want to clarify are:
Is this for desktop, mobi web, or apps?
Apps
Is this for US only?
Yes
May I assume some resources available for me? Such as Designers, Data Scientists, Developers?
Sure
----- Okay let me think about this for a min ----
I'd like to start off by:
Thinking about th"See full answer
"During my initial days as a Product Manager, I faced challenges working with our central design team. The team received requests from multiple Product Managers, and prioritization was often influenced by the rapport each PM had built with them. Since I was new, I struggled to convey the importance of my tasks effectively, leading to delays in my projects.
This was a significant learning moment for me. I realized that to succeed, I needed to earn the trust of the design team and demonstra"
Shahrukh K. - "During my initial days as a Product Manager, I faced challenges working with our central design team. The team received requests from multiple Product Managers, and prioritization was often influenced by the rapport each PM had built with them. Since I was new, I struggled to convey the importance of my tasks effectively, leading to delays in my projects.
This was a significant learning moment for me. I realized that to succeed, I needed to earn the trust of the design team and demonstra"See full answer
"If it's a product end to end, then there's a lot to say. If it's just a feature on top of a product then I will focus on the complexity and how I break complex tasks into small milestones to partner with XFN teams to nail it. Focus on situation, task, actions and results"
S G. - "If it's a product end to end, then there's a lot to say. If it's just a feature on top of a product then I will focus on the complexity and how I break complex tasks into small milestones to partner with XFN teams to nail it. Focus on situation, task, actions and results"See full answer
"Product Understanding -
Push notifications are pop up notifications received on the device (phone, tablet etc.) sent by various Meta apps whenever a new post has been made or a new message is received
Clarifying Questions -
Is is specific to one device?
Is it specific to one product?
Is it specific to one region?
Is it specific to one OS?
Is this as a result of changes to algorithm/UI?
Existing or a new feature?
Assumptions -
KPI calculation will only be for users who h"
Vishal S. - "Product Understanding -
Push notifications are pop up notifications received on the device (phone, tablet etc.) sent by various Meta apps whenever a new post has been made or a new message is received
Clarifying Questions -
Is is specific to one device?
Is it specific to one product?
Is it specific to one region?
Is it specific to one OS?
Is this as a result of changes to algorithm/UI?
Existing or a new feature?
Assumptions -
KPI calculation will only be for users who h"See full answer
"Clarifications:
Netflix is a streaming service and homepage serves the first entry point after a user has been logged in to their respective profile. Homepage helps users find a relevant content for them to watch, among other features like "Continue watching" or games.
Mission: Netflix's mission is to entertain the world.
Goal: As a PM of homepage, the goal of the feature is to let the users find relevant content of their interest. This feature ties to the mission in a way that lets the user"
Simran M. - "Clarifications:
Netflix is a streaming service and homepage serves the first entry point after a user has been logged in to their respective profile. Homepage helps users find a relevant content for them to watch, among other features like "Continue watching" or games.
Mission: Netflix's mission is to entertain the world.
Goal: As a PM of homepage, the goal of the feature is to let the users find relevant content of their interest. This feature ties to the mission in a way that lets the user"See full answer
"
Situation
Our data engineering team was tasked with developing a new real-time analytics platform for derivatives trading. To ensure the project’s success, we needed buy-in and support from various non-technical teams, including finance, compliance, and senior management. These teams needed to understand the importance of the project, the resources required, and how it would benefit the organization.
Task
My task was to effectively communicate the technical requirements and benefits of"
Scott S. - "
Situation
Our data engineering team was tasked with developing a new real-time analytics platform for derivatives trading. To ensure the project’s success, we needed buy-in and support from various non-technical teams, including finance, compliance, and senior management. These teams needed to understand the importance of the project, the resources required, and how it would benefit the organization.
Task
My task was to effectively communicate the technical requirements and benefits of"See full answer
"Clarification:
Are we talking about creating an experience or product as part of another product or from 0→1?
Encourage - the goal is to increase % of citizen vote. Or want to vote?
Vote - are we talking about national elections?
Am I a product manager for the government?
Any focus on geo, segment, or platform?
Context - why do we want to do it? Did we experience a recent decline?
Could it be hardware or software only? Digital or physical?
Structure:
Context
"
Ram - "Clarification:
Are we talking about creating an experience or product as part of another product or from 0→1?
Encourage - the goal is to increase % of citizen vote. Or want to vote?
Vote - are we talking about national elections?
Am I a product manager for the government?
Any focus on geo, segment, or platform?
Context - why do we want to do it? Did we experience a recent decline?
Could it be hardware or software only? Digital or physical?
Structure:
Context
"See full answer