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    "It could make Gmail less accessible to people who cannot afford to pay for it. It could lead to users switching to other email providers. It could damage Google's reputation as a company that provides free services."

    Praful B. - "It could make Gmail less accessible to people who cannot afford to pay for it. It could lead to users switching to other email providers. It could damage Google's reputation as a company that provides free services."See full answer

    Product Manager
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    1 answer

    "Solving any problems related to Custemers profitable through new service or product offer"

    Abdurhman M. - "Solving any problems related to Custemers profitable through new service or product offer"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "I am all-rounder"

    Dnyaneshwar M. - "I am all-rounder"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 answer

    "Clarify the problem / make assumptions: What are we defining as misleading? For this problem, any video that contains information countering accepted scientific/research-driven results What is meant by fix? Does that entail removing said videos? For this problem, I want to see if we can minimize the amount of videos pulled from YouTube Intro to the product: YouTube is a video-sharing platform that was acquired by Google in 2006 YouTube's original mission statement:"

    slouchingtowardssv - "Clarify the problem / make assumptions: What are we defining as misleading? For this problem, any video that contains information countering accepted scientific/research-driven results What is meant by fix? Does that entail removing said videos? For this problem, I want to see if we can minimize the amount of videos pulled from YouTube Intro to the product: YouTube is a video-sharing platform that was acquired by Google in 2006 YouTube's original mission statement:"See full answer

    Analytical
    Execution
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "Clarifying Questions: US or globally? globally Consumer or business use? consumer Assumptions: Assuming we are interested in frequent users, let's say someone who uses Google Drive at least 5 times a year. Discluding anyone who has used Google Drive less than 4 times per year. Assuming Google Drive is a place to store, share, and collaborate on files and folders from your mobile device, tablet, or computer. Recap: We would like to estimate the number of users of Google Drive"

    Cameron P. - "Clarifying Questions: US or globally? globally Consumer or business use? consumer Assumptions: Assuming we are interested in frequent users, let's say someone who uses Google Drive at least 5 times a year. Discluding anyone who has used Google Drive less than 4 times per year. Assuming Google Drive is a place to store, share, and collaborate on files and folders from your mobile device, tablet, or computer. Recap: We would like to estimate the number of users of Google Drive"See full answer

    Estimation
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  • "You are planning to start a grocery store. How many manual checkout and automated checkout aisles would you have? Clarify: Is this in an urban or a rural city ? For instance is this for NY, where population is 8m Densely populated? Not a franchise of walmart.or. A big brand Which means no restrictions? Approach This will definitely depend on my budget but also the target segment . For instance, for an older population, self checkout may not be very popular. Hence, I will be making some sweepi"

    Piya B. - "You are planning to start a grocery store. How many manual checkout and automated checkout aisles would you have? Clarify: Is this in an urban or a rural city ? For instance is this for NY, where population is 8m Densely populated? Not a franchise of walmart.or. A big brand Which means no restrictions? Approach This will definitely depend on my budget but also the target segment . For instance, for an older population, self checkout may not be very popular. Hence, I will be making some sweepi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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    "Clarifying questions What do you mean by app for gardening? E-commerce kind of app for buying selling or tutorial or something else? Up to me. What is the goal of this app? Getting users and increasing engagement Who are we? startup What is the time frame we are looking at for this? No constraints Where are we looking to implement this? Start with India. User segments Type: Commercial, Personal Plant Parent: New, medium, Old Profession: Student, Working Professional, Stay"

    Namrata L. - "Clarifying questions What do you mean by app for gardening? E-commerce kind of app for buying selling or tutorial or something else? Up to me. What is the goal of this app? Getting users and increasing engagement Who are we? startup What is the time frame we are looking at for this? No constraints Where are we looking to implement this? Start with India. User segments Type: Commercial, Personal Plant Parent: New, medium, Old Profession: Student, Working Professional, Stay"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "Solving current problems by considering what would have happened if the past had been slightly different."

    Abdurhman M. - "Solving current problems by considering what would have happened if the past had been slightly different."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "I have often experienced my manager believing in something while I don't. The situation largely arises when the manager is under pressure of taking decision and has not spent enough time on researching about the decision. While I on the other hand have always spent time learning about issues right since we feel this is going to be a challenge in the near future. In such scenarios, I would believe something else base on my research while the manager would have some other belief based on his exper"

    Vinit K. - "I have often experienced my manager believing in something while I don't. The situation largely arises when the manager is under pressure of taking decision and has not spent enough time on researching about the decision. While I on the other hand have always spent time learning about issues right since we feel this is going to be a challenge in the near future. In such scenarios, I would believe something else base on my research while the manager would have some other belief based on his exper"See full answer

    Behavioral
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    1 answer

    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_transformation"

    Sunny G. - "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_transformation"See full answer

    System Design
    Technical
  • "impact analysis - Facilitate triage with engg and PM to understand the impact to system/ users. and Severity of defect. Work with Engg to estimate the fix and turnaround time to dev/test/release. will this delay the launch? If no, great. Launch as planned. If yes, call stakeholder meeting informing about critical defect, impact to system/users, estimate to fix and likely delay. Recommend delay launch due to criticality/severity of defect. Once get their buy in, present plan to fix, test and"

    Adib M. - "impact analysis - Facilitate triage with engg and PM to understand the impact to system/ users. and Severity of defect. Work with Engg to estimate the fix and turnaround time to dev/test/release. will this delay the launch? If no, great. Launch as planned. If yes, call stakeholder meeting informing about critical defect, impact to system/users, estimate to fix and likely delay. Recommend delay launch due to criticality/severity of defect. Once get their buy in, present plan to fix, test and"See full answer

    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "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

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 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

    BizOps & Strategy
    Analytical
    +1 more
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    "Some clarifying questions. Does this include storage required for backup? Assume - Yes and only one replica. Will email be compressed? Assume - Yes Assuming world wide user base. Let's formulate the equation required to estimate this answer. total storage required = (Total users x storage growth/per user + new users x storage required/user - all users x delete storage)*compression ratio + storage required for one replica. Total Gmail users = ~1B Based on my own ema"

    Harsh S. - "Some clarifying questions. Does this include storage required for backup? Assume - Yes and only one replica. Will email be compressed? Assume - Yes Assuming world wide user base. Let's formulate the equation required to estimate this answer. total storage required = (Total users x storage growth/per user + new users x storage required/user - all users x delete storage)*compression ratio + storage required for one replica. Total Gmail users = ~1B Based on my own ema"See full answer

    Estimation
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    "i use google frequently, but most of the time i use for syntax and terms which i dont undestand, google is my go to guy."

    Ankit R. - "i use google frequently, but most of the time i use for syntax and terms which i dont undestand, google is my go to guy."See full answer

    Machine Learning Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "Clarification Questions 1) Through offline sales or online sales of the tickets or both? 2) Cinema for movies or theatre play etc? 3) Number or are we calculating the revenue associated with that Overall Formula = (Avg Number of Theatres in US)(Avg Number of Screens per Theatre)(Number of movies play per Screen per day)(Number of Days in a year)(Number of people watched per Screen)(Average Occupancy) "

    Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions 1) Through offline sales or online sales of the tickets or both? 2) Cinema for movies or theatre play etc? 3) Number or are we calculating the revenue associated with that Overall Formula = (Avg Number of Theatres in US)(Avg Number of Screens per Theatre)(Number of movies play per Screen per day)(Number of Days in a year)(Number of people watched per Screen)(Average Occupancy) "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
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    Video answer for 'How would you estimate the size of the paint market in the US?'
    Estimation
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    "Assumption: the revenue is on a yearly basis. Revenue = No. of users x price of product x frequency of purchase x size of purchase Product of Google Map = Ads by the merchants To double the revenue, Boost the number of merchants by reaching out to them Increase the price of ads (which is not ideal since it will disincentivise some merchants) Increase the frequency of their purchase in a year (Eg. previously merchants just put ads in Google Map for 6 years and now we can encourage"

    Lee J. - "Assumption: the revenue is on a yearly basis. Revenue = No. of users x price of product x frequency of purchase x size of purchase Product of Google Map = Ads by the merchants To double the revenue, Boost the number of merchants by reaching out to them Increase the price of ads (which is not ideal since it will disincentivise some merchants) Increase the frequency of their purchase in a year (Eg. previously merchants just put ads in Google Map for 6 years and now we can encourage"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • "Aim of compression is to reduce the file size and bandwidth consumed in transmission in order to preserve the quality of the image or text as experienced by the consumer/user. Text compression typically uses a library to act as a key for words, either words that repeat in the same document or words that are commonly presented in all documents. And maybe even word parts. Key points are that 1. it tends not to be lossy, 2. is simple/fast/consumes relatively little memory, 3. is pretty standard"

    Raymond W. - "Aim of compression is to reduce the file size and bandwidth consumed in transmission in order to preserve the quality of the image or text as experienced by the consumer/user. Text compression typically uses a library to act as a key for words, either words that repeat in the same document or words that are commonly presented in all documents. And maybe even word parts. Key points are that 1. it tends not to be lossy, 2. is simple/fast/consumes relatively little memory, 3. is pretty standard"See full answer

    Technical
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