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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Can you provide an example of a strategy you developed to address a technology gap at your company, and explain how you decided between build, buy, or partnership?
Product Manager
Product Strategy
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"Drew the following framework - Maturity of the tech (if it is too mature then consider buying), Competitors (how many, when are they launching this new tech etc.), Market Share of competitors, Financial considerations (build vs buy NVP), Collaborators for this tech, Economic Climate (Anti-trust, crisis etc.)"
Joohi M. - "Drew the following framework - Maturity of the tech (if it is too mature then consider buying), Competitors (how many, when are they launching this new tech etc.), Market Share of competitors, Financial considerations (build vs buy NVP), Collaborators for this tech, Economic Climate (Anti-trust, crisis etc.)"See full answer
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
How many drivers are needed to achieve street view coverage of San Francisco?
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a news application for emerging markets.
Product Design
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Product Design
Asked at Google • a month ago
Explain malloc, calloc, and reelloc.
Software Engineer
Coding
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
How would you expand the market share of all Google products in Cuba?
Product Strategy
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"test"
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Product Strategy

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Asked at Google • 3 months ago
Tell me about a time when your solution was criticized for being something that has been tried before and failed. How did you manage this?
Product Manager
Behavioral
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Behavioral
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
How would you integrate Amazon Alexa hardware into a car without software integration?
Product Design
Technical
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"How would you place Amazon Alex hardware in a car, if car software integration was not an option? Let me understand the context and the situation Is Amazon really trying to experiment if they could be a new device category in the cars (or) Is it that they did not get the right partnerships that led to this decision (assuming this is the case) What could be the objectives why Amazon will get interested in this? Apple and Google are getting entrenched in this space and Amazon has almost n"
Vamsi K. - "How would you place Amazon Alex hardware in a car, if car software integration was not an option? Let me understand the context and the situation Is Amazon really trying to experiment if they could be a new device category in the cars (or) Is it that they did not get the right partnerships that led to this decision (assuming this is the case) What could be the objectives why Amazon will get interested in this? Apple and Google are getting entrenched in this space and Amazon has almost n"See full answer
Product Design
Technical
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Develop an algorithm for a radio station to select the next song from a database of over one million songs, given that only one input is allowed from the user on the landing page.
Product Manager
Technical
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Product Manager
Technical
Asked at Google • 3 years ago
If you were to eliminate one USD bill, which would it be and why?
Product Manager
Product Strategy
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"The answer likely depends on the objective, so I started out with what we were seeking to accomplish. Are we trying to eliminate under-utilized bills, save paper, reduce forgery, or something else? Establishing this focus enables you to dive deeper on the solution."
Caroline V. - "The answer likely depends on the objective, so I started out with what we were seeking to accomplish. Are we trying to eliminate under-utilized bills, save paper, reduce forgery, or something else? Establishing this focus enables you to dive deeper on the solution."See full answer
Product Manager
Product Strategy
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Asked at Google • 2 years ago
Describe a time you displayed 'Googlyness' in your work.
Machine Learning Engineer
Behavioral
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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
Asked at Google • 2 years ago
Design a Google Pixel Tablet for restaurants.
Product Manager
Product Design
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Product Manager
Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a parking garage for a high-tech shopping center.
Product Manager
Product Design
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Product Manager
Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a product to help visually impaired people navigate public places.
Product Design
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Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a payment system for teenage boys in Italy.
Product Manager
Product Design
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Product Manager
Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a cell phone for families living in cities.
Product Design
System Design
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Product Design
System Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a new app for dog walking.
Product Design
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Product Design
Asked at Google • 3 years ago
Estimate the time to move 100 petabytes of data from the East Coast to the West Coast.
Product Manager
Estimation
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Product Manager
Estimation
Asked at Google • 3 years ago
Design a lawn mower.
Product Manager
Product Design
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"Follow up question was: what is your strategy to sell it?"
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Product Manager
Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a companion app for a zoo.
Product Design
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Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
What are some technology trends that Google is missing out on, and how should we act on them?
Product Strategy
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Can you provide an example of a strategy you developed to address a technology gap at your company, and explain how you decided between build, buy, or partnership?

How many drivers are needed to achieve street view coverage of San Francisco?

Design a news application for emerging markets.

Explain malloc, calloc, and reelloc.

How would you expand the market share of all Google products in Cuba?

Tell me about a time when your solution was criticized for being something that has been tried before and failed. How did you manage this?

How would you integrate Amazon Alexa hardware into a car without software integration?

Develop an algorithm for a radio station to select the next song from a database of over one million songs, given that only one input is allowed from the user on the landing page.

If you were to eliminate one USD bill, which would it be and why?

Describe a time you displayed 'Googlyness' in your work.

Design a Google Pixel Tablet for restaurants.

Design a parking garage for a high-tech shopping center.

Design a product to help visually impaired people navigate public places.

Design a payment system for teenage boys in Italy.

Design a cell phone for families living in cities.

Design a new app for dog walking.

Estimate the time to move 100 petabytes of data from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Design a lawn mower.

Design a companion app for a zoo.

What are some technology trends that Google is missing out on, and how should we act on them?

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