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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "I am assuming goal is to improve driving experience for seniors and not solve for transportation between point A to B. A in ananya loves road trips and long drives but when ananya is old and grey she misses going on long drives and road trips . goal : user experience user : physical disability hinders them from getting in and out of car seniors have joint and back pains, they can sit at the same position for longer time eye sight is weak for driving low energy to walk to parking and"

    Ananya M. - "I am assuming goal is to improve driving experience for seniors and not solve for transportation between point A to B. A in ananya loves road trips and long drives but when ananya is old and grey she misses going on long drives and road trips . goal : user experience user : physical disability hinders them from getting in and out of car seniors have joint and back pains, they can sit at the same position for longer time eye sight is weak for driving low energy to walk to parking and"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."

    Andrea M. - "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors. 1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches) Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include: Apple Watch Series (Apple) Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung) Garmin Wearables (Garmin) Amazfit & Zepp (Huami) Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi) These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features. 2. Use Launch Events for Insi"

    Rajdeep J. - "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors. 1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches) Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include: Apple Watch Series (Apple) Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung) Garmin Wearables (Garmin) Amazfit & Zepp (Huami) Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi) These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features. 2. Use Launch Events for Insi"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Data Analysis
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    "Narrow down on a person (born in city childhood - school - college - work - retirement) Age: 0-5 = ignoring travel for this part (might travel with parents) 5-19 = weekdays school, weekends outings School distance 5 km , total = 10km (to & fro) (4 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 4 min/ day) 52 x 5 x 4 = 1040 mins ~ 15 hrs 15 * 14 yrs = 210 hrs Weekends 52 x 2 = 104 days * 0.3 = 30 days Trips = 10 km (8 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 8 mins) 30 x 8 ="

    Rev - "Narrow down on a person (born in city childhood - school - college - work - retirement) Age: 0-5 = ignoring travel for this part (might travel with parents) 5-19 = weekdays school, weekends outings School distance 5 km , total = 10km (to & fro) (4 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 4 min/ day) 52 x 5 x 4 = 1040 mins ~ 15 hrs 15 * 14 yrs = 210 hrs Weekends 52 x 2 = 104 days * 0.3 = 30 days Trips = 10 km (8 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 8 mins) 30 x 8 ="See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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    "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"

    Adib M. - "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
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    "To answer this I'd like to think through Facebook's mission, how a dating app aligns with that mission, whether or not a dating app would drive towards Facebook's success as a company, and then the market fit for Facebook moving into the space. Mission Facebook's mission is something to the effect of "bringing the world closer together by giving individuals the tools to build community." Any generic dating app's mission would be something to the effect of "bringing people together and formi"

    Anonymous Hawk - "To answer this I'd like to think through Facebook's mission, how a dating app aligns with that mission, whether or not a dating app would drive towards Facebook's success as a company, and then the market fit for Facebook moving into the space. Mission Facebook's mission is something to the effect of "bringing the world closer together by giving individuals the tools to build community." Any generic dating app's mission would be something to the effect of "bringing people together and formi"See full answer

    Product Strategy
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    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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    "Know your audience Understand who the end user is and their role within the organization. Adapt technical lingo to lingo that can be understood by the end user. Diagrams of functions with less dense text is helpful for non-technical users. If it presents like a Manual, that's a turnoff. If it presents like a Guide, non-technical people can follow it. Simplify the problem By simplifying the problem you can explain it to your client in her/his own words. Try to use examples from the client'"

    Sadhana U. - "Know your audience Understand who the end user is and their role within the organization. Adapt technical lingo to lingo that can be understood by the end user. Diagrams of functions with less dense text is helpful for non-technical users. If it presents like a Manual, that's a turnoff. If it presents like a Guide, non-technical people can follow it. Simplify the problem By simplifying the problem you can explain it to your client in her/his own words. Try to use examples from the client'"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • "In order to train a machine learning model for license plate detection, which is essentially image recognition, I would first need a large labeled dataset of images featuring license plates. From hereon, I would use a model architecture suitable for image-related tasks, like CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks). When it comes to deploying the model, I would first optimize it, aiming for the best balance between speed and accuracy. Depending on the specifications, the model could be deployed eith"

    Surbhi G. - "In order to train a machine learning model for license plate detection, which is essentially image recognition, I would first need a large labeled dataset of images featuring license plates. From hereon, I would use a model architecture suitable for image-related tasks, like CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks). When it comes to deploying the model, I would first optimize it, aiming for the best balance between speed and accuracy. Depending on the specifications, the model could be deployed eith"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "Personas : Kids not liking to eat fruits Overweight individuals People who cannot afford fruits Let's select kids who do not want to eat fruits. Pain points : They are finicky eaters They do not know the value of the fruits They do not like the taste of the fruits They want to be fab - not eating healthy alongside friends Solutions : Fruit tracker : self , Global tracker for self + friends, rewards from jamba Juice coupon Recipes : Shown using household it"

    Googlepm 1. - "Personas : Kids not liking to eat fruits Overweight individuals People who cannot afford fruits Let's select kids who do not want to eat fruits. Pain points : They are finicky eaters They do not know the value of the fruits They do not like the taste of the fruits They want to be fab - not eating healthy alongside friends Solutions : Fruit tracker : self , Global tracker for self + friends, rewards from jamba Juice coupon Recipes : Shown using household it"See full answer

    Product Design
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    "def split_count(s): return 2**(len(s)-1) `"

    Steve M. - "def split_count(s): return 2**(len(s)-1) `"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
  • "Goal: The goal of the product is to create a virtual communication system that enables the CEO/Executives of Google to have realistic in-person interactions with people located in different parts of the world. Identifying Different Users: CEO of Google Business executives and professionals Selecting Right User: The primary user for this product is the CEO of Google who needs to have a virtual communication system that can facilitate face-to-face interactions. Defining Features: High-q"

    Anonymous Panda - "Goal: The goal of the product is to create a virtual communication system that enables the CEO/Executives of Google to have realistic in-person interactions with people located in different parts of the world. Identifying Different Users: CEO of Google Business executives and professionals Selecting Right User: The primary user for this product is the CEO of Google who needs to have a virtual communication system that can facilitate face-to-face interactions. Defining Features: High-q"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "Clarifying questions: What kind of users are we talking about? Internal or external ? (Assumption: External) When was this issue discovered? (Not so long ago) Is this specific to a particular geographical location ? (Answer: No) External: Geography, time ? Internal: Pain points: Technical - latency, lag Engagement - Less engagement available on website , users are bored while waiting for their search results to appear Review - Explore platform options for users to review their experie"

    Anuradha T. - "Clarifying questions: What kind of users are we talking about? Internal or external ? (Assumption: External) When was this issue discovered? (Not so long ago) Is this specific to a particular geographical location ? (Answer: No) External: Geography, time ? Internal: Pain points: Technical - latency, lag Engagement - Less engagement available on website , users are bored while waiting for their search results to appear Review - Explore platform options for users to review their experie"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "Understand the problem:Users in areas with poor or no data coverage can't fully utilize their smartphones. This affects communication, access to information, and use of various apps. Potential solutions: a) Offline capabilities: Enhance offline modes for popular apps (maps, messaging, content consumption). Implement better caching mechanisms to store frequently accessed data. Develop a system for queuing actions to be executed once coverage is restored. b) Improved connectivity: -"

    Surbhi G. - "Understand the problem:Users in areas with poor or no data coverage can't fully utilize their smartphones. This affects communication, access to information, and use of various apps. Potential solutions: a) Offline capabilities: Enhance offline modes for popular apps (maps, messaging, content consumption). Implement better caching mechanisms to store frequently accessed data. Develop a system for queuing actions to be executed once coverage is restored. b) Improved connectivity: -"See full answer

    Product Design
    Technical
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    Product Strategy
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    Behavioral
    Product Strategy
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    "I'm a bit confused - The $40B hrs is the total time spent commuting to work, correct? Whereas the question asks "hours lost ... in traffic". Is the answer not correct then?"

    Lucy Y. - "I'm a bit confused - The $40B hrs is the total time spent commuting to work, correct? Whereas the question asks "hours lost ... in traffic". Is the answer not correct then?"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
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