"This one is a great example of Build, Borrow, or Buy strategy framework (http://www.build-borrow-buy.com/build-borrow-or-buy-in-practice/) - explore and evaluate three different approaches: organic growth and building a product from scratch (e.g. Amazon building its own Amazon Restaurants service), partnering with an existing provider (e.g. enterprise-level partnership with Instacart or Lyft), or acquisition growth (e.g. Uber acquiring Postmates).
Evaluate which approach makes sense for the com"
Xash C. - "This one is a great example of Build, Borrow, or Buy strategy framework (http://www.build-borrow-buy.com/build-borrow-or-buy-in-practice/) - explore and evaluate three different approaches: organic growth and building a product from scratch (e.g. Amazon building its own Amazon Restaurants service), partnering with an existing provider (e.g. enterprise-level partnership with Instacart or Lyft), or acquisition growth (e.g. Uber acquiring Postmates).
Evaluate which approach makes sense for the com"See full answer
"Clarify shuttle service and carpool.
Any objective behind this switch.
Data points:
Timings of shuttle service
#users
Location of users
Revenue generated
Costs associated
Feedback of users"
Rev - "Clarify shuttle service and carpool.
Any objective behind this switch.
Data points:
Timings of shuttle service
#users
Location of users
Revenue generated
Costs associated
Feedback of users"See full answer
"Netflix
Solves a problem that's mass market
High importance and people actively looking for new solutions
Value proposition
Variety of content
reasonable prices for tier 1, 2 and 3 cities
Available on mobile, desktops and tablets
Business model: subscription based, Revenue = f { # of users, lifetime of subscription, fee charged to user } --> Should Improve engagement to increase lifetime.
User journey:
Find content: Search for it / take a recommendation
Watch it
Give"
Rahul J. - "Netflix
Solves a problem that's mass market
High importance and people actively looking for new solutions
Value proposition
Variety of content
reasonable prices for tier 1, 2 and 3 cities
Available on mobile, desktops and tablets
Business model: subscription based, Revenue = f { # of users, lifetime of subscription, fee charged to user } --> Should Improve engagement to increase lifetime.
User journey:
Find content: Search for it / take a recommendation
Watch it
Give"See full answer
"Scope Clarification with Interviewer:
Is it a standard civil 4-seater helicopter or a Military cargo carrier?
Do we wish to calculate the balls in the passenger compartment only or do I consider the gas tank and other spaces in a helicopter?
3.Is the helicopter loaded with seats and passengers or do I assume that there are no seats and passengers/ pilot?
Assumptions: The interviewer asked me to make assumptions.
Its a standard 4-seater helicopter
It is empty but has the standard seat"
Anonymous Porcupine - "Scope Clarification with Interviewer:
Is it a standard civil 4-seater helicopter or a Military cargo carrier?
Do we wish to calculate the balls in the passenger compartment only or do I consider the gas tank and other spaces in a helicopter?
3.Is the helicopter loaded with seats and passengers or do I assume that there are no seats and passengers/ pilot?
Assumptions: The interviewer asked me to make assumptions.
Its a standard 4-seater helicopter
It is empty but has the standard seat"See full answer
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"Some clarification questions
On a very top layer these are the building blocks of the Quick Commerce companies. Let me know if you wanna deep dive in any specific.
Users - browses the catalogue and selects the items that they wanna buy.
Dark Store - This is where the catalogue is stored i.e. the items to be ordered. Imagine this to be a huge super store but only the delivery executives are allowed to shop in their. There are multiple of these dark stores, when you enter your address you get"
Ekta M. - "Some clarification questions
On a very top layer these are the building blocks of the Quick Commerce companies. Let me know if you wanna deep dive in any specific.
Users - browses the catalogue and selects the items that they wanna buy.
Dark Store - This is where the catalogue is stored i.e. the items to be ordered. Imagine this to be a huge super store but only the delivery executives are allowed to shop in their. There are multiple of these dark stores, when you enter your address you get"See full answer
"QQ Design a product to help people feel more rested
Clarifying Questions
What is the definition of being rested -
Am I the PM for google or any other tech startup - tech startup
Does this help people meditate or sleep - Say sleep well and relax
What is the specific goal of the product - Refresh people
Is this mobile or any other medium - it is mobile based offering
Any specific country - USA
Any other constraints - No other constraints
**How th"
Product V. - "QQ Design a product to help people feel more rested
Clarifying Questions
What is the definition of being rested -
Am I the PM for google or any other tech startup - tech startup
Does this help people meditate or sleep - Say sleep well and relax
What is the specific goal of the product - Refresh people
Is this mobile or any other medium - it is mobile based offering
Any specific country - USA
Any other constraints - No other constraints
**How th"See full answer
"User groups -
Elderly People
People with physical disabilities
Blind people
Hikers
The cane required for each group is different. Elderly and People with physical disabilities are using it for support, and hence their cane has to be more stable and static.
The cane for blind people is very lightweight because they use it to find any hurdle on their way
The cane for hikers is mostly for support but lightweight because they cannot carry heavyweights cane while hiking.
Thinking about the blind"
Priya J. - "User groups -
Elderly People
People with physical disabilities
Blind people
Hikers
The cane required for each group is different. Elderly and People with physical disabilities are using it for support, and hence their cane has to be more stable and static.
The cane for blind people is very lightweight because they use it to find any hurdle on their way
The cane for hikers is mostly for support but lightweight because they cannot carry heavyweights cane while hiking.
Thinking about the blind"See full answer
"Clarification Questions
Do we need to calculate what we are seeing and processing or we want to process our unconscious thoughts in the memory as well? [You can have ]
And we need to calculate the amount of storage for a person in single day? [Yes]
For more product management interview experience
https://technomanagers101.blogspot.com/
High Level Formula = (24 hours - 6 hours of sleep(assuming no processing))([(4 hours of Concentration)(3.5 GB/hr analogous to movie playing at 108"
Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions
Do we need to calculate what we are seeing and processing or we want to process our unconscious thoughts in the memory as well? [You can have ]
And we need to calculate the amount of storage for a person in single day? [Yes]
For more product management interview experience
https://technomanagers101.blogspot.com/
High Level Formula = (24 hours - 6 hours of sleep(assuming no processing))([(4 hours of Concentration)(3.5 GB/hr analogous to movie playing at 108"See full answer
"Clarifying questions
Financial savviness is it related means
Digital wallet
Prudent Spending habits
Intuitive savings
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful
Geographical or any other constraint
Product goal - This is in total alignment with Google's mission as it is trying to provide the consumers their financial information and making it useful.
Engagement
User personas
Students
Millennials
Professionals
-"
Y C. - "Clarifying questions
Financial savviness is it related means
Digital wallet
Prudent Spending habits
Intuitive savings
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful
Geographical or any other constraint
Product goal - This is in total alignment with Google's mission as it is trying to provide the consumers their financial information and making it useful.
Engagement
User personas
Students
Millennials
Professionals
-"See full answer
"Clarification about the Google Web Answers, its goal, and vision for the next 4-5 years.
Talk about the different user personas and the actions which they should take to achieve that vision.
Finally replicating these actions and corresponding actions into metrics.
Evaluate the different action if we there are any negative recursion about these metrics"
Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification about the Google Web Answers, its goal, and vision for the next 4-5 years.
Talk about the different user personas and the actions which they should take to achieve that vision.
Finally replicating these actions and corresponding actions into metrics.
Evaluate the different action if we there are any negative recursion about these metrics"See full answer
"A horizontal rack with smaller containers aligned in the (Braille)alphabetical order, where the container is facing upwards and its cap has an inscription of the name of spice. Each container has two openings, one opening will allow the user to pour 1tsp of spice and the other will allow the user 1Tsp. We have to add a small weighing scale where the scale announces the weight of the spice left in the container, if it is empty an automatic refill order is placed. For automatic order placement, we"
Mahi D. - "A horizontal rack with smaller containers aligned in the (Braille)alphabetical order, where the container is facing upwards and its cap has an inscription of the name of spice. Each container has two openings, one opening will allow the user to pour 1tsp of spice and the other will allow the user 1Tsp. We have to add a small weighing scale where the scale announces the weight of the spice left in the container, if it is empty an automatic refill order is placed. For automatic order placement, we"See full answer
"1. Sales & Revenue Metrics
Total Units Sold – Tracks overall headset sales volume.
Revenue Growth (%) – Measures whether revenue is increasing from headset sales over time.
Sales by Channel – Identifies how sales are distributed across Google Store, third-party retailers (Amazon, Best Buy), and carrier partnerships.
Sales by Region – Helps understand geographic demand and refine regional marketing efforts.
Attach Rate – Measures how often the headset is purc"
fuzzyicecream14 - "1. Sales & Revenue Metrics
Total Units Sold – Tracks overall headset sales volume.
Revenue Growth (%) – Measures whether revenue is increasing from headset sales over time.
Sales by Channel – Identifies how sales are distributed across Google Store, third-party retailers (Amazon, Best Buy), and carrier partnerships.
Sales by Region – Helps understand geographic demand and refine regional marketing efforts.
Attach Rate – Measures how often the headset is purc"See full answer
"I'd ask Clarification questions here before proceeding with designing a CDN.
The questions would be.
What is the Use Case with multiple questions in it
What sort of Content do you want to serve - Static files or Streaming Media or trending content?
How many regions do you want to cover
Do you want to prioritize speed and the Latest file availability or do you want to prioritize time-based caching per region?
Budget constraints(push cdn's can be cheaper).
Whether"
Manas M. - "I'd ask Clarification questions here before proceeding with designing a CDN.
The questions would be.
What is the Use Case with multiple questions in it
What sort of Content do you want to serve - Static files or Streaming Media or trending content?
How many regions do you want to cover
Do you want to prioritize speed and the Latest file availability or do you want to prioritize time-based caching per region?
Budget constraints(push cdn's can be cheaper).
Whether"See full answer
"Below is the step by step approach I would take:
Identify potential risks: Firstly, I thoroughly analyze the project and identify potential risks that could impact its success. This involves reviewing project documentation, conducting stakeholder interviews, and seeking input from team members who have expertise in different areas.
Assess the impact and likelihood: I evaluate each identified risk by assessing its potential impact on the project objectives and determining the likelihood of"
Ash K. - "Below is the step by step approach I would take:
Identify potential risks: Firstly, I thoroughly analyze the project and identify potential risks that could impact its success. This involves reviewing project documentation, conducting stakeholder interviews, and seeking input from team members who have expertise in different areas.
Assess the impact and likelihood: I evaluate each identified risk by assessing its potential impact on the project objectives and determining the likelihood of"See full answer
"3 fav products. Pick 1 and 10X it.
My criteria:
Add value to my life
Easy to use
My fav products:
Pinterest
Youtube
Google Docs
How would you 10X Youtube?
Interviewee: 10X revenue? 10X user base? 10X sales?
Interviewer: you can decide
Interviewee: Ok, let’s discuss Youtube's mission and goal and we will determine which direction to proceed after
Youtube: Global product. Has Red,Music,Kids,Premium. Subscription and Ads. 5B videos watched per day. 80% market share
Missio"
Cameron P. - "3 fav products. Pick 1 and 10X it.
My criteria:
Add value to my life
Easy to use
My fav products:
Pinterest
Youtube
Google Docs
How would you 10X Youtube?
Interviewee: 10X revenue? 10X user base? 10X sales?
Interviewer: you can decide
Interviewee: Ok, let’s discuss Youtube's mission and goal and we will determine which direction to proceed after
Youtube: Global product. Has Red,Music,Kids,Premium. Subscription and Ads. 5B videos watched per day. 80% market share
Missio"See full answer
"You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch.
Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly:
Ask clarifying questions
State the goal of the feature / product
Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping
Provide criteria to prioritize metrics
Prioritize metrics
Summarize
Let's begin!
"
Exponent - "You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch.
Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly:
Ask clarifying questions
State the goal of the feature / product
Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping
Provide criteria to prioritize metrics
Prioritize metrics
Summarize
Let's begin!
"See full answer
"Started with user-groups to identify the differences world wide: speed of internet, how high end devices are
The interviewer just wanted to dive into the questions of latency & the technical fast.
I then said let's separate out server vs client. On server side, cannot have australian users hitting california servers for data. So must be some sort of global availability of caching. And ensure rapid read out of that cache so something like a redis solution would help.
Then switch gears to cli"
Sim S. - "Started with user-groups to identify the differences world wide: speed of internet, how high end devices are
The interviewer just wanted to dive into the questions of latency & the technical fast.
I then said let's separate out server vs client. On server side, cannot have australian users hitting california servers for data. So must be some sort of global availability of caching. And ensure rapid read out of that cache so something like a redis solution would help.
Then switch gears to cli"See full answer