"Clarify-
1) How much time do we have to do this?- 2 years
2) Is there a goal for this product?- We are looking toward engagement towards the Olympics
3) Are we building this for a global auidience or just the US- Up to you
4) Should I keep Meta's mission in mind here? Not necessarily...thinking through the Olympic committee lens
Lets understand the Olympics. Its the games that are hosted once every 4 years. Its a global event that hosts many different athletes from various countries. There a"
Pratik H. - "Clarify-
1) How much time do we have to do this?- 2 years
2) Is there a goal for this product?- We are looking toward engagement towards the Olympics
3) Are we building this for a global auidience or just the US- Up to you
4) Should I keep Meta's mission in mind here? Not necessarily...thinking through the Olympic committee lens
Lets understand the Olympics. Its the games that are hosted once every 4 years. Its a global event that hosts many different athletes from various countries. There a"See full answer
"I use ChatGPT a lot to either refine my own answers or stories and make them better, or to answer questions which I would then refine to be more personal to me.
Here's what ChatGPT says about this question:
This question is testing your analytical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and product sense—especially in the context of Meta’s focus on engagement and content ranking. The best approach is to **define key engagement metrics, outline an experiment design, and consider trade-of"
Robert H. - "I use ChatGPT a lot to either refine my own answers or stories and make them better, or to answer questions which I would then refine to be more personal to me.
Here's what ChatGPT says about this question:
This question is testing your analytical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and product sense—especially in the context of Meta’s focus on engagement and content ranking. The best approach is to **define key engagement metrics, outline an experiment design, and consider trade-of"See full answer
"Clarifying questions:
What is a roofer?
A: A person who constructs and repairs roofs.
Should this include construction companies or the actual people who construct it, like masons, labourers?
A. you can define the segment
Any specific geography to operate in? No, any geography or worldwide can be chosen
Does the company have a goal in mind? New product creation to capture a market.
Can the product be a physical product? Yes.
In terms of constructing roofs, there is generally no separate company"
Upasana S. - "Clarifying questions:
What is a roofer?
A: A person who constructs and repairs roofs.
Should this include construction companies or the actual people who construct it, like masons, labourers?
A. you can define the segment
Any specific geography to operate in? No, any geography or worldwide can be chosen
Does the company have a goal in mind? New product creation to capture a market.
Can the product be a physical product? Yes.
In terms of constructing roofs, there is generally no separate company"See full answer
"To know whether a parking spot is available or not, the parking spot needs to have a sensor. So each parking spot should have a sensor that identifies whether the spot is available.
These sensors send data to the application/database.
The data in the application/database can be used to show which spots are available and which are not in the front-end app.
Make sure there are no bugs in the code and that the code is written efficiently.
Make sure the data gets updated very fast and"
Sreeram reddy B. - "To know whether a parking spot is available or not, the parking spot needs to have a sensor. So each parking spot should have a sensor that identifies whether the spot is available.
These sensors send data to the application/database.
The data in the application/database can be used to show which spots are available and which are not in the front-end app.
Make sure there are no bugs in the code and that the code is written efficiently.
Make sure the data gets updated very fast and"See full answer
"Here's my structure:
Align with interviewer on understanding of the product and state key assumptions
Product rationale
What is the product (1-2 sentences)?
Why does it exist? How does it fulfill Meta's mission?
Who are the key stakeholders and users of the product?
Business goal:
Key Users and value
User type
User flow (high level)
Intersection of value
North Star Metric
Supporting metrics for different user types
Counter-metrics"
Anonymous Bird - "Here's my structure:
Align with interviewer on understanding of the product and state key assumptions
Product rationale
What is the product (1-2 sentences)?
Why does it exist? How does it fulfill Meta's mission?
Who are the key stakeholders and users of the product?
Business goal:
Key Users and value
User type
User flow (high level)
Intersection of value
North Star Metric
Supporting metrics for different user types
Counter-metrics"See full answer
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"Clarifying Questions/Statements:
Clarify understanding of Fundraisers:
My answer: product that lets users create fundraisers for a particular cause, and invite/share it with other users to donate to that cause. Usually set for a certain target donation amount to be met, and a timeframe for which a user can donate to the cause
Are we assuming the lifecycle of the Fundraisers product today? If so, then I’d focus on engagement, since we have a meaningful amount of users on FB ap"
Arthur Y. - "Clarifying Questions/Statements:
Clarify understanding of Fundraisers:
My answer: product that lets users create fundraisers for a particular cause, and invite/share it with other users to donate to that cause. Usually set for a certain target donation amount to be met, and a timeframe for which a user can donate to the cause
Are we assuming the lifecycle of the Fundraisers product today? If so, then I’d focus on engagement, since we have a meaningful amount of users on FB ap"See full answer
"Great question.
As a Product Manager, it is common to have to have difficult conversations with clients, stakeholders, or co-workers. This question actually reminds me of a time that I was faced with having to tell a client that the original estimate we gave them was much lower than it should have been and would, therefore, take much longer and cost a lot more as well.
In this scenario, we had to work within a client's legacy codebase and didn't realize the limitations, roadblocks, and barrie"
Kiley S. - "Great question.
As a Product Manager, it is common to have to have difficult conversations with clients, stakeholders, or co-workers. This question actually reminds me of a time that I was faced with having to tell a client that the original estimate we gave them was much lower than it should have been and would, therefore, take much longer and cost a lot more as well.
In this scenario, we had to work within a client's legacy codebase and didn't realize the limitations, roadblocks, and barrie"See full answer
"Thanks for the question! This is one of my favourite topics because it’s at the core of what we do as PMs DAILY: making the complex simple to drive alignment. I’ve got a structured way to approach this, and I’ll use it to explain payment aggregators - like Plaid - and how they enable Open Banking, with a twist about a technical hiccup I’ve seen in practice. Let’s dive in.
I start by assessing the audience. Say I’m talking to a marketing manager at Transak - someone sharp but not techni"
Adarsh S. - "Thanks for the question! This is one of my favourite topics because it’s at the core of what we do as PMs DAILY: making the complex simple to drive alignment. I’ve got a structured way to approach this, and I’ll use it to explain payment aggregators - like Plaid - and how they enable Open Banking, with a twist about a technical hiccup I’ve seen in practice. Let’s dive in.
I start by assessing the audience. Say I’m talking to a marketing manager at Transak - someone sharp but not techni"See full answer
"I think i would start by asking what's driving the strategy for testing new ad formats?
Possible options could be
Increase monetization?
Improve ad effectiveness?
Any other objectives?
Assuming that its both 1&2 - we want to test new ad formats to gauge if these are more effective and lead to higher monetization
Ground the conversation into current scenario
Instagram Reels is aa short form video platform that users use to showoff their creativity
Reels is a relatively new addition to"
EssGee - "I think i would start by asking what's driving the strategy for testing new ad formats?
Possible options could be
Increase monetization?
Improve ad effectiveness?
Any other objectives?
Assuming that its both 1&2 - we want to test new ad formats to gauge if these are more effective and lead to higher monetization
Ground the conversation into current scenario
Instagram Reels is aa short form video platform that users use to showoff their creativity
Reels is a relatively new addition to"See full answer
"I most want to communicate a few principals of conflict resolution that I believe were integral in this situation, which are mutual respect, a results orientation, an unwavering focus on the user.
To that end, here’s how I’d like to structure this answer: First, I’ll tell you about the project we were working on, to provide some background for you. Second, I’ll describe the disagreement. Third, I’ll describe how we arrived at a solution, and finally, I’ll discuss how those 3 conflict resolu"
Ross B. - "I most want to communicate a few principals of conflict resolution that I believe were integral in this situation, which are mutual respect, a results orientation, an unwavering focus on the user.
To that end, here’s how I’d like to structure this answer: First, I’ll tell you about the project we were working on, to provide some background for you. Second, I’ll describe the disagreement. Third, I’ll describe how we arrived at a solution, and finally, I’ll discuss how those 3 conflict resolu"See full answer
"https://youtu.be/pHu6N3DTnCY?si=BkkVXZVUVRoE5cnt -> This is one video that I recorded for this question. Please go through and feel free to discuss further here or in the youtube comments"
Rjj - "https://youtu.be/pHu6N3DTnCY?si=BkkVXZVUVRoE5cnt -> This is one video that I recorded for this question. Please go through and feel free to discuss further here or in the youtube comments"See full answer
"Problem Understanding
Is it within FB applications? > Yes
FB Date has one on one matching. Can I consider extending existing capability?
After matching, are we considering interactions within FB as well?
FB mission is to give people power to connect build community and bring the world closer. Building connection through content engagement is the core of the FB product. With increased demand on learning online and velocity of acquiring new skills required to find a job or sustain in"
Soodong P. - "Problem Understanding
Is it within FB applications? > Yes
FB Date has one on one matching. Can I consider extending existing capability?
After matching, are we considering interactions within FB as well?
FB mission is to give people power to connect build community and bring the world closer. Building connection through content engagement is the core of the FB product. With increased demand on learning online and velocity of acquiring new skills required to find a job or sustain in"See full answer
"At a high level, the core challenge here revolves around building an effective recommendation algorithm for news.
News is an inherently diverse category, spanning various topics and catering to a wide array of user types and personas, such as adults, business professionals, general readers, or specific cohorts with unique interests. Consequently, developing a single, one-size-fits-all recommendation algorithm is not feasible.
To enhance the personalization of the news recommendation algorithm,"
Sai vuppalapati M. - "At a high level, the core challenge here revolves around building an effective recommendation algorithm for news.
News is an inherently diverse category, spanning various topics and catering to a wide array of user types and personas, such as adults, business professionals, general readers, or specific cohorts with unique interests. Consequently, developing a single, one-size-fits-all recommendation algorithm is not feasible.
To enhance the personalization of the news recommendation algorithm,"See full answer
"Assumptions:
Geo: US
Channels: Both Mobile/Web
Includes Stocks and other kinds of tradable financial instruments
Product for end users and not for FB employees to trade stocks or financial Instruments
Separate App or integrated within the FB Blue App? Integrated within the Blue App
Constraints:None
Why might this make sense for FB?
Recently with the advent of free retail trading platforms like Robinhood stock trading has been democratized and common people, young and old, hav"
TurboPM - "Assumptions:
Geo: US
Channels: Both Mobile/Web
Includes Stocks and other kinds of tradable financial instruments
Product for end users and not for FB employees to trade stocks or financial Instruments
Separate App or integrated within the FB Blue App? Integrated within the Blue App
Constraints:None
Why might this make sense for FB?
Recently with the advent of free retail trading platforms like Robinhood stock trading has been democratized and common people, young and old, hav"See full answer
"Clarification
Are we focusing on the Amazon shopping cart specifically, or are there any other features involved?
Are there any specific user groups (e.g., Prime users, international users) we need to consider?
Is there a particular focus on conversion or user engagement?
1. Business Context
Feature Goal: The cart serves as the gateway between user interest and the actual purchase, helping to reduce friction in the buying process.
Business Model:Amazon take"
Ram - "Clarification
Are we focusing on the Amazon shopping cart specifically, or are there any other features involved?
Are there any specific user groups (e.g., Prime users, international users) we need to consider?
Is there a particular focus on conversion or user engagement?
1. Business Context
Feature Goal: The cart serves as the gateway between user interest and the actual purchase, helping to reduce friction in the buying process.
Business Model:Amazon take"See full answer
"Smart Lock :
Clarifying Questions :
Are* we *talking about the locks we use for the doors or locks used for suitcases or study lockers ? "Scope is yours"
What do we need by smart ?
Are we a company that are already in lock business? - Yes
Do we have significant marketshare in lock business ? - Yes
Are we trying to address or improve any customer pain point or improve our metric? - "No"
Customer Segment :
Tech savvy -
non tech savvy- Customer buys
Old"
Hari priya K. - "Smart Lock :
Clarifying Questions :
Are* we *talking about the locks we use for the doors or locks used for suitcases or study lockers ? "Scope is yours"
What do we need by smart ?
Are we a company that are already in lock business? - Yes
Do we have significant marketshare in lock business ? - Yes
Are we trying to address or improve any customer pain point or improve our metric? - "No"
Customer Segment :
Tech savvy -
non tech savvy- Customer buys
Old"See full answer