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  • " Summary of chapter for students to enable quick learning for revision Summary of books for readers so that they can make better decision to choose the book Summary of vedas to easily understand and teach the religious texts Summary of news articles for readers to quickly review the articles and then deep dive into specific topic Summarizing the legal documents for users to understand easily and ensure the authenticity and correctness of the documents Summarize research reports and s"

    P D. - " Summary of chapter for students to enable quick learning for revision Summary of books for readers so that they can make better decision to choose the book Summary of vedas to easily understand and teach the religious texts Summary of news articles for readers to quickly review the articles and then deep dive into specific topic Summarizing the legal documents for users to understand easily and ensure the authenticity and correctness of the documents Summarize research reports and s"See full answer

    Product Design
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    "I would assume that this is similar to an intervals question. Meeting Rooms II (https://www.lintcode.com/problem/919/?fromId=203&_from=collection) on Leetcode seems like the closest comparison, it's a premium question so I linked Lintcode. I'm assuming that we also need to just return the minimum number of cars used. You need to sort for the most optimal solution, so you're constrained by an O(nlogn) time complexity. So any sorting solution could work (using a heap, sorting the array input arra"

    Sohum S. - "I would assume that this is similar to an intervals question. Meeting Rooms II (https://www.lintcode.com/problem/919/?fromId=203&_from=collection) on Leetcode seems like the closest comparison, it's a premium question so I linked Lintcode. I'm assuming that we also need to just return the minimum number of cars used. You need to sort for the most optimal solution, so you're constrained by an O(nlogn) time complexity. So any sorting solution could work (using a heap, sorting the array input arra"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • "Questions: What is the purpose of the scooters? (commuting in between office buildings or zipping across on the floor or for employees to be able to get to locations nearby e.g. lunch, coffee ) Is the entire workforce in the same building or multiple buildings? If the employees in multiple buildings how far apart are they? Where are the offices located? (lousy weather would mean more employees using scooters to save time and a more convenient transport) Estimation: Planning for highes"

    JD - "Questions: What is the purpose of the scooters? (commuting in between office buildings or zipping across on the floor or for employees to be able to get to locations nearby e.g. lunch, coffee ) Is the entire workforce in the same building or multiple buildings? If the employees in multiple buildings how far apart are they? Where are the offices located? (lousy weather would mean more employees using scooters to save time and a more convenient transport) Estimation: Planning for highes"See full answer

    Estimation
  • "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

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    "developing secured mobile phones for soldiers. too hot. the challenge was to find a creative ideas for power reduction on the existing technology"

    Rachel. kazir R. - "developing secured mobile phones for soldiers. too hot. the challenge was to find a creative ideas for power reduction on the existing technology"See full answer

    Analytical
    Product Design
  • "Ads"

    Suhas M. - "Ads"See full answer

    Product Strategy
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    Product Manager
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    "Product management deals with new product development, enhancing existing products, monitoring the performance, planning, forecasting, monetization, pricing, product launch, and marketing of a product. Personally, I would like to improve many aspects of Product management. Try to understand the Product we are developing as much as possible. Brainstorm and think about long term goals and vision for product we are responsible for. Hypothesize the Product vision and value of the product for"

    Avi P. - "Product management deals with new product development, enhancing existing products, monitoring the performance, planning, forecasting, monetization, pricing, product launch, and marketing of a product. Personally, I would like to improve many aspects of Product management. Try to understand the Product we are developing as much as possible. Brainstorm and think about long term goals and vision for product we are responsible for. Hypothesize the Product vision and value of the product for"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Goal: To design a product that helps people keep track of their belongings and prevent loss. Identifying users: Individuals who frequently lose their belongings Parents who want to keep track of their children's belongings Tourists who want to secure their belongings while travelling Selecting the right user:Given Google's expertise in technology, we will focus on designing a product for individuals who frequently lose their belongings. Defining features and prioritizing: Item tracki"

    Anonymous Panda - "Goal: To design a product that helps people keep track of their belongings and prevent loss. Identifying users: Individuals who frequently lose their belongings Parents who want to keep track of their children's belongings Tourists who want to secure their belongings while travelling Selecting the right user:Given Google's expertise in technology, we will focus on designing a product for individuals who frequently lose their belongings. Defining features and prioritizing: Item tracki"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "As we can pass info to only one child at a time, I told that from any given node, we have to pass the info to that child(of this node) which has the largest subtree rooted at it. To calculate the subtree sizes, I used DFS. And then to calculate the minimum time to pass info to all the nodes, I used BFS picking the largest subtree child first at every node. I couldn't write the complete code in the given time and also made a mistake in telling the overall time complexity of my approach. I think t"

    Lakshman B. - "As we can pass info to only one child at a time, I told that from any given node, we have to pass the info to that child(of this node) which has the largest subtree rooted at it. To calculate the subtree sizes, I used DFS. And then to calculate the minimum time to pass info to all the nodes, I used BFS picking the largest subtree child first at every node. I couldn't write the complete code in the given time and also made a mistake in telling the overall time complexity of my approach. I think t"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
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    "First Contextual Questions: Opportunities & Threats for whom? Assuming for Google Maps only Approach: Google’s Vision & Mission > Where does Maps fit into that? Analysing use case that Google Maps serve? SWOT Analysis My View ## Google Vision & Mission: To organize world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful Google Maps Strategic Fit: _Google Maps provides organization of geographic information, allows users to change/add/delete c"

    Sourabh M. - "First Contextual Questions: Opportunities & Threats for whom? Assuming for Google Maps only Approach: Google’s Vision & Mission > Where does Maps fit into that? Analysing use case that Google Maps serve? SWOT Analysis My View ## Google Vision & Mission: To organize world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful Google Maps Strategic Fit: _Google Maps provides organization of geographic information, allows users to change/add/delete c"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    "Elderly Users Preventive Health checkups Alerting families and relatives in Emergency situations Easily calling relatives / friends - AR experience Reliving the past experiences Guiding them in case of crossing the road Making shopping easier for them by understanding their mood and ordering for them helping in deciding the song playlist based on emotions Kids Exercising and noticing the effort spent Fun based learning Help in social interactions Help parents understand"

    P D. - "Elderly Users Preventive Health checkups Alerting families and relatives in Emergency situations Easily calling relatives / friends - AR experience Reliving the past experiences Guiding them in case of crossing the road Making shopping easier for them by understanding their mood and ordering for them helping in deciding the song playlist based on emotions Kids Exercising and noticing the effort spent Fun based learning Help in social interactions Help parents understand"See full answer

    Product Design
  • "I would target any demographic where their natural sense of "smell" is diminished or no longer available (consumer). I would also target commercial market opportunities in the food and cosmetics (specifically fragrance)."

    Jenny L. - "I would target any demographic where their natural sense of "smell" is diminished or no longer available (consumer). I would also target commercial market opportunities in the food and cosmetics (specifically fragrance)."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    Product Strategy
    Program Sense
  • "Get an audience with the big player - 1) Talk about the camera tech KPI that your company has improved/ 2) Talk about the technology itself 3) Talk about how it's better than the big player's competitors 4) Show a demo through a few benchmarks 5) Promise the big company that your company will support their product end to end if integrated into their product 6) Try to differentiate on pricing 7) Also show how the big player can win more in the market - maybe more user acquisition, or more engage"

    Joohi M. - "Get an audience with the big player - 1) Talk about the camera tech KPI that your company has improved/ 2) Talk about the technology itself 3) Talk about how it's better than the big player's competitors 4) Show a demo through a few benchmarks 5) Promise the big company that your company will support their product end to end if integrated into their product 6) Try to differentiate on pricing 7) Also show how the big player can win more in the market - maybe more user acquisition, or more engage"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Thanks for the question. I would like to start off by asking some clarifying questions: When we say a holiday season, are we referring to the 15 registered holidays in a year? or the holiday season on Mid November until January 15 for thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year? When we say a medium-sized company, are we referring to a US company or an international company? When we say how much productivity is lost, is it in terms of revenue, production, hours, engagement? I would like to g"

    Yonatan G. - "Thanks for the question. I would like to start off by asking some clarifying questions: When we say a holiday season, are we referring to the 15 registered holidays in a year? or the holiday season on Mid November until January 15 for thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year? When we say a medium-sized company, are we referring to a US company or an international company? When we say how much productivity is lost, is it in terms of revenue, production, hours, engagement? I would like to g"See full answer

    Estimation
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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
    Behavioral
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    Estimation
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