"Clarifying Questions
What is meant by art-related product? Is it a product where art can be shared by creators and viewed by viewers? Yes
What is art? It can be painting, song, video creators etc.
Meta
Mission: To form a worldwide community
Goals:
Brings creators and viewers worldwide
To strengthen the Meta community
Strengths
Social network
Users
Creators (L, L, L)
Viewers (L, L, L)
User Journey
1."
Shiv C. - "Clarifying Questions
What is meant by art-related product? Is it a product where art can be shared by creators and viewed by viewers? Yes
What is art? It can be painting, song, video creators etc.
Meta
Mission: To form a worldwide community
Goals:
Brings creators and viewers worldwide
To strengthen the Meta community
Strengths
Social network
Users
Creators (L, L, L)
Viewers (L, L, L)
User Journey
1."See full answer
"Gardening product for Meta
Clarifying question:
Is this going to be a new product? Or part of FB/IG?
Gardening as a work? Pleasure?
Lets start with META mission - Meta’s mission is to bring people together and form a community.
In our case of gardening, it can be smart to solve the case of tips and questions, specially for users that just start to do some gardening. Its a nice hobby and can bring people to work together and support each other.
Users
I think I will go and seg"
Rita V. - "Gardening product for Meta
Clarifying question:
Is this going to be a new product? Or part of FB/IG?
Gardening as a work? Pleasure?
Lets start with META mission - Meta’s mission is to bring people together and form a community.
In our case of gardening, it can be smart to solve the case of tips and questions, specially for users that just start to do some gardening. Its a nice hobby and can bring people to work together and support each other.
Users
I think I will go and seg"See full answer
"Clarifying questions:
How much is the decline?
Since when have sales been declining?
Make sure that it has correlation with competition and not a premature assumption that can come from something internal (not external competition).
Is it all the stores? What is the variation in the dicline?
If you have stores that have 20% less sales vs some that are steady, it might be something related to the store experience specifically.
How does the decrease in sales compare to cities that ha"
Natalia N. - "Clarifying questions:
How much is the decline?
Since when have sales been declining?
Make sure that it has correlation with competition and not a premature assumption that can come from something internal (not external competition).
Is it all the stores? What is the variation in the dicline?
If you have stores that have 20% less sales vs some that are steady, it might be something related to the store experience specifically.
How does the decrease in sales compare to cities that ha"See full answer
"Awesome thanks for your question. Can I take a few seconds to write down some thoughts? - Sure
Okay I’m ready. So the way I’ll work through this problem is that first I’ll ask some clarifying questions, then I’ll dig into the why, starting with Facebook’s mission and competition and try to end up with a why for this product to exist. Then we will talk about users and will pick a user to focus on. We will then figure out which need to solve for the user given the product's why and the context we"
Jimmy K. - "Awesome thanks for your question. Can I take a few seconds to write down some thoughts? - Sure
Okay I’m ready. So the way I’ll work through this problem is that first I’ll ask some clarifying questions, then I’ll dig into the why, starting with Facebook’s mission and competition and try to end up with a why for this product to exist. Then we will talk about users and will pick a user to focus on. We will then figure out which need to solve for the user given the product's why and the context we"See full answer
"A good answer is describing an experience where you either proposed something that was selected after discussion or an alternate approach was taken, or you disagreed with a decision and argued for something else, either successfully or not. A good answer would be you had cogent arguments, the decision went another way for some reason, and you then fully backed the decision (agree to disagree is another way of stating it). You did not take it personally and you fully committed to the deci"
Mrinalini R. - "A good answer is describing an experience where you either proposed something that was selected after discussion or an alternate approach was taken, or you disagreed with a decision and argued for something else, either successfully or not. A good answer would be you had cogent arguments, the decision went another way for some reason, and you then fully backed the decision (agree to disagree is another way of stating it). You did not take it personally and you fully committed to the deci"See full answer
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"As a Product Manager for Instagram Reels, understanding Meta's investment in this product requires considering the broader competitive landscape, primarily TikTok, and Instagram's monetization strategy through ads. The focus on Reels is a strategic move to capture a share of the short-form video market, increase user engagement, and drive ad revenue.
Lets start with why Meta invested in Instagram reels
1. Competing with TikTok:
TikTok's explosive growth in the short-form video space pose"
R K. - "As a Product Manager for Instagram Reels, understanding Meta's investment in this product requires considering the broader competitive landscape, primarily TikTok, and Instagram's monetization strategy through ads. The focus on Reels is a strategic move to capture a share of the short-form video market, increase user engagement, and drive ad revenue.
Lets start with why Meta invested in Instagram reels
1. Competing with TikTok:
TikTok's explosive growth in the short-form video space pose"See full answer
"What is Meta Quest, Horizon world VR game? Horizons worlds is a platform that lets creators build worlds where real people can come and interact. This could be a gaming world, a socializing world, a marketplace, immersive experience, etc.
Why would people want to use Horizon worlds: Because it isn’t possible to always visit all places in person
I know that Meta has been encouraging creators at this time because the Horizon’s worlds needs a lot of worlds for it to be interesting for customers
Cus"
Sandhya P. - "What is Meta Quest, Horizon world VR game? Horizons worlds is a platform that lets creators build worlds where real people can come and interact. This could be a gaming world, a socializing world, a marketplace, immersive experience, etc.
Why would people want to use Horizon worlds: Because it isn’t possible to always visit all places in person
I know that Meta has been encouraging creators at this time because the Horizon’s worlds needs a lot of worlds for it to be interesting for customers
Cus"See full answer
"I used the GAME method.
Started first with defining the product and setting the mission and goal for Zoom. Stated that the product grew in popularity in 2020-2021 for both business and personal use, but since lockdown ended, shifted to business use. Goal is to effortlessly and seamlessly connect people anywhere. Focused on the business use case and stated Zoom makes revenue through contracts signed with various enterprises. Due to maturity of the product and business focused, said it make"
Jeffrey F. - "I used the GAME method.
Started first with defining the product and setting the mission and goal for Zoom. Stated that the product grew in popularity in 2020-2021 for both business and personal use, but since lockdown ended, shifted to business use. Goal is to effortlessly and seamlessly connect people anywhere. Focused on the business use case and stated Zoom makes revenue through contracts signed with various enterprises. Due to maturity of the product and business focused, said it make"See full answer
"Netflix is a OTT platform that streams content , TV shows, movies documentaries, to the subscriber's of Netflix. Netflix has approximately 90 million subscribers in USA alone and Netflix's revenue is generated based on their subscriptions. The user buys Netflix subscription, logs in , opens profile and opens the home page of Netflix.
1. Confirmation of the Assumptions
Homepage Definition: The homepage is the screen users see after logging into their profile, showing tailored recom"
Hari priya K. - "Netflix is a OTT platform that streams content , TV shows, movies documentaries, to the subscriber's of Netflix. Netflix has approximately 90 million subscribers in USA alone and Netflix's revenue is generated based on their subscriptions. The user buys Netflix subscription, logs in , opens profile and opens the home page of Netflix.
1. Confirmation of the Assumptions
Homepage Definition: The homepage is the screen users see after logging into their profile, showing tailored recom"See full answer
"We'll consider cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, convenience, and scalability. Here are key metrics and trade-offs to consider:
Cost Metrics
Operational Costs: Compare the direct costs associated with operating each mode of transit, including vehicle maintenance, fuel or energy, and driver salaries.
Subsidization Level: Assess how much subsidy each option requires per ride or per passenger to remain free or low-cost to employees.
Cost Efficiency: Analyze the cost p"
Siddhant S. - "We'll consider cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, convenience, and scalability. Here are key metrics and trade-offs to consider:
Cost Metrics
Operational Costs: Compare the direct costs associated with operating each mode of transit, including vehicle maintenance, fuel or energy, and driver salaries.
Subsidization Level: Assess how much subsidy each option requires per ride or per passenger to remain free or low-cost to employees.
Cost Efficiency: Analyze the cost p"See full answer
"Facebook’s mission statement is to build community, so any product related to movies that Facebook builds should have that in mind.
I’ll start by looking at the lifecycle of a movie and then some current pain points that people might have to think about opportunities for a movies product.
The lifecycle of a movie revolves around creation (script, filming, casting, acting), production, and distribution (streaming services vs theatres).
An idea for creation could be helping users collaborate or"
Elisa L. - "Facebook’s mission statement is to build community, so any product related to movies that Facebook builds should have that in mind.
I’ll start by looking at the lifecycle of a movie and then some current pain points that people might have to think about opportunities for a movies product.
The lifecycle of a movie revolves around creation (script, filming, casting, acting), production, and distribution (streaming services vs theatres).
An idea for creation could be helping users collaborate or"See full answer
"!! FEEDBACK WELCOME !!
Clarify question
By art we mean visual art, e.g. paintings? - Yes
Is this a solution to create art on Instagram or to showcase existing art on Instagram? - Create art
Why build this, Engagement or Acquisition? - Engagement
Reframe: We want to increase Instagram engagement through creation and sharing of art with followers.
Talking about the space
The Internet has over time continuously reduced barriers to creative expression. From blogging to Twitter"
Apurv K. - "!! FEEDBACK WELCOME !!
Clarify question
By art we mean visual art, e.g. paintings? - Yes
Is this a solution to create art on Instagram or to showcase existing art on Instagram? - Create art
Why build this, Engagement or Acquisition? - Engagement
Reframe: We want to increase Instagram engagement through creation and sharing of art with followers.
Talking about the space
The Internet has over time continuously reduced barriers to creative expression. From blogging to Twitter"See full answer
"Clarify:
Are we talking about traditional noise-cancelling which cancels noise for listeners or we are talking about the speaker side noise-cancellation? - Interviewer replied: Both
Are we exploring to build something on top of existing hardware around Meta VR products or something in general? - Interviewer replied: up to you.
High level though process (Could be detailed with more structure):
Considering Meta's vision on building metaverse, where meta currently has AR/VR products li"
Anonymous Shark - "Clarify:
Are we talking about traditional noise-cancelling which cancels noise for listeners or we are talking about the speaker side noise-cancellation? - Interviewer replied: Both
Are we exploring to build something on top of existing hardware around Meta VR products or something in general? - Interviewer replied: up to you.
High level though process (Could be detailed with more structure):
Considering Meta's vision on building metaverse, where meta currently has AR/VR products li"See full answer
"System Components
Data Collection Layer
Posts with hashtags are asynchronously sent to Kafka topics
Each message contains: hashtag, timestamp, userid, postid
Multiple Kafka partitions ensure scalability and fault tolerance
Processing Layer
Apache Flink processes streams in real-time
Implements sliding window aggregation (1hr, 24hr, 7d windows)
Calculates topic popularity using weighted metrics:
Post count
User engagement (likes, comments)
Unique user"
Usman B. - "System Components
Data Collection Layer
Posts with hashtags are asynchronously sent to Kafka topics
Each message contains: hashtag, timestamp, userid, postid
Multiple Kafka partitions ensure scalability and fault tolerance
Processing Layer
Apache Flink processes streams in real-time
Implements sliding window aggregation (1hr, 24hr, 7d windows)
Calculates topic popularity using weighted metrics:
Post count
User engagement (likes, comments)
Unique user"See full answer
"Collaborate with the team to determine which team's product will move the needle the most in achieving the strategic goals and prioritize that work."
Meagan R. - "Collaborate with the team to determine which team's product will move the needle the most in achieving the strategic goals and prioritize that work."See full answer
"Clarifications:
Where are we launching? -- US first
1:1 or n:n video conferencing? -- you assume
Consumers or Business? -- consumers
Part of FB or standalone product? -- part of messenger app
Is it MVP launch or a full feature product? -- MVP
What capabilities exist in the video conference product? -- you assume what capabilities will be
> Trends and Markets
Competitors:
Consumer
Zoom
Google Meet
Business:
Slack
MS Teams
Trends:
More and more people are usi"
Aniket A. - "Clarifications:
Where are we launching? -- US first
1:1 or n:n video conferencing? -- you assume
Consumers or Business? -- consumers
Part of FB or standalone product? -- part of messenger app
Is it MVP launch or a full feature product? -- MVP
What capabilities exist in the video conference product? -- you assume what capabilities will be
> Trends and Markets
Competitors:
Consumer
Zoom
Google Meet
Business:
Slack
MS Teams
Trends:
More and more people are usi"See full answer
"WITH ActiveUsersYesterday AS (
SELECT DISTINCT user_id
FROM user_activity
WHERE activity_date = CAST(GETDATE() - 1 AS DATE)
),
VideoCallUsersYesterday AS (
SELECT DISTINCT user_id
FROM video_calls
WHERE call_date = CAST(GETDATE() - 1 AS DATE)
)
SELECT
(CAST(COUNT(DISTINCT v.userid) AS FLOAT) / NULLIF(COUNT(DISTINCT a.userid), 0)) * 100 AS percentagevideocall_users
FROM
ActiveUsersYesterday a
LEFT JOIN
VideoCallUsersYesterday v ON a.userid = v.userid;"
Bala G. - "WITH ActiveUsersYesterday AS (
SELECT DISTINCT user_id
FROM user_activity
WHERE activity_date = CAST(GETDATE() - 1 AS DATE)
),
VideoCallUsersYesterday AS (
SELECT DISTINCT user_id
FROM video_calls
WHERE call_date = CAST(GETDATE() - 1 AS DATE)
)
SELECT
(CAST(COUNT(DISTINCT v.userid) AS FLOAT) / NULLIF(COUNT(DISTINCT a.userid), 0)) * 100 AS percentagevideocall_users
FROM
ActiveUsersYesterday a
LEFT JOIN
VideoCallUsersYesterday v ON a.userid = v.userid;"See full answer
"Clarify:
I will assume that misinformation includes posts, videos and pictures and that sources could be Groups/ Pages and Individuals.
High level structure: Mission, Information funnel and drop-off points, Metrics & Trade-offs, Mitigations
Mission/ Strategy: Facebook's mission is to bring the world closer together and empower people to build community. Reliable information is key to fostering a healthy community. In light of recent world events and public sentiment, it is important f"
Ash J. - "Clarify:
I will assume that misinformation includes posts, videos and pictures and that sources could be Groups/ Pages and Individuals.
High level structure: Mission, Information funnel and drop-off points, Metrics & Trade-offs, Mitigations
Mission/ Strategy: Facebook's mission is to bring the world closer together and empower people to build community. Reliable information is key to fostering a healthy community. In light of recent world events and public sentiment, it is important f"See full answer
"Described a scenario where I joined an established project as an EM
Typical medium sized team - 6 devs, 2 testers, PO, PM (part time) Scrum master (very hands off)
The product was well established and already being used by circa 30000 single country based users for the companies own products (personal banking capabilities)
We were due to go live with a BIG change about 2 months after I joined - this change meant a user could manage multiple personal banking accounts from the 1 interface. We w"
Hans - "Described a scenario where I joined an established project as an EM
Typical medium sized team - 6 devs, 2 testers, PO, PM (part time) Scrum master (very hands off)
The product was well established and already being used by circa 30000 single country based users for the companies own products (personal banking capabilities)
We were due to go live with a BIG change about 2 months after I joined - this change meant a user could manage multiple personal banking accounts from the 1 interface. We w"See full answer