"Clarify
"What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice.
"Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product.
Rephrase Question
With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"
Tim W. - "Clarify
"What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice.
"Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product.
Rephrase Question
With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"See full answer
"Clarifying questions:
Are there any specific constraints that you want me to take in to account when thinking through this problem : [Interviewer] No
Can i think through this in freeform or is there a specific goal we are trying to achieve : [Interviewer] I will let you decide the goal
Strategic Analysis:
Spotifyies mission is to - "Unlock the potential of human creativity – by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the o"
Kunal S. - "Clarifying questions:
Are there any specific constraints that you want me to take in to account when thinking through this problem : [Interviewer] No
Can i think through this in freeform or is there a specific goal we are trying to achieve : [Interviewer] I will let you decide the goal
Strategic Analysis:
Spotifyies mission is to - "Unlock the potential of human creativity – by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the o"See full answer
"Clarifying Questions & Assumptions:
Blue collar :relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry, they usually dont have college degree
Linkedin: a social network that focuses on professional networking and career development.
Why is linkedin expanding to blue collar workers?
Ans: to expand new market as they have great untapped potential
Do you want anew app or integrate it with Linkedin?
Ans: you decide
I would like to look more into the problem space before deciding on tha"
D J. - "Clarifying Questions & Assumptions:
Blue collar :relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry, they usually dont have college degree
Linkedin: a social network that focuses on professional networking and career development.
Why is linkedin expanding to blue collar workers?
Ans: to expand new market as they have great untapped potential
Do you want anew app or integrate it with Linkedin?
Ans: you decide
I would like to look more into the problem space before deciding on tha"See full answer
"Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product?
Travel recommendation.
Travel bookings( airlines/hotels)
Itinerary planning etc.
Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram?
Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further:
Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities.
Instagram's mission: To capture , c"
Anonymous Boa - "Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product?
Travel recommendation.
Travel bookings( airlines/hotels)
Itinerary planning etc.
Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram?
Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further:
Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities.
Instagram's mission: To capture , c"See full answer
"Clarifying questions
Target market: parents
Geo: USA
Key value proposition: help people in parenting
Target market assessment
Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18.
Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high
Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"
Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions
Target market: parents
Geo: USA
Key value proposition: help people in parenting
Target market assessment
Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18.
Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high
Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"See full answer
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"Clarify:
User experience improvements or revenue based improvements for the company? (Assumed UX)
Can it be hardware or must it be software? (assumed I have the choice)
Position:
My favorite product is Airbnb. It's an app that let's people list their home for short term rental and then let's guests book those homes (or rooms) to stay in. It's used primarily for vacations but people all over the world now use it for business or even longer term stays. It's idea was pretty revolutionary a"
Joel A. - "Clarify:
User experience improvements or revenue based improvements for the company? (Assumed UX)
Can it be hardware or must it be software? (assumed I have the choice)
Position:
My favorite product is Airbnb. It's an app that let's people list their home for short term rental and then let's guests book those homes (or rooms) to stay in. It's used primarily for vacations but people all over the world now use it for business or even longer term stays. It's idea was pretty revolutionary a"See full answer
"1) Start by clarifying your constraints - which side of the marketplace am I focusing on and what are they solving for? (e.g., minimize cost for hoster, maximize comfort for renter indoor etc.). Assuming this is a "dealer's choice" type response then proceed to step 2
2) Where to focus: which customer segment, which job-to-be-done, and why
I'd start by laying out segments on 2 dimensions: urban (think big cities, downtowns) and suburban (think suburbs, beach towns, mountains) areas focused on e"
Anonymous Spider - "1) Start by clarifying your constraints - which side of the marketplace am I focusing on and what are they solving for? (e.g., minimize cost for hoster, maximize comfort for renter indoor etc.). Assuming this is a "dealer's choice" type response then proceed to step 2
2) Where to focus: which customer segment, which job-to-be-done, and why
I'd start by laying out segments on 2 dimensions: urban (think big cities, downtowns) and suburban (think suburbs, beach towns, mountains) areas focused on e"See full answer
"Clarify the ask/ goal and scope
Talk about the general need for travel in a Covid/post covid world + how it aligns with Meta's mission and business (the Why)
Audience /Behavior segmentation with needs/pain points
Prioritize
Suggested 3 Solution territories
Dived deep into 1 and mentioned tradeoffs/ risks for that one
Summarized with a few GTM considerations/ideas
Please note: Although the interview was scoped for 30 mins, the interviewer spent the first 15 diving into past work e"
Raina M. - "Clarify the ask/ goal and scope
Talk about the general need for travel in a Covid/post covid world + how it aligns with Meta's mission and business (the Why)
Audience /Behavior segmentation with needs/pain points
Prioritize
Suggested 3 Solution territories
Dived deep into 1 and mentioned tradeoffs/ risks for that one
Summarized with a few GTM considerations/ideas
Please note: Although the interview was scoped for 30 mins, the interviewer spent the first 15 diving into past work e"See full answer
"This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula:
Ask clarifying questions
Identify users, behaviors, and pain points
State product goal
Brainstorm small improvements
Brainstorm bolder improvements
Measure success
Summarize
Now, let's begin!
Ask clarifying questions
Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"
Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula:
Ask clarifying questions
Identify users, behaviors, and pain points
State product goal
Brainstorm small improvements
Brainstorm bolder improvements
Measure success
Summarize
Now, let's begin!
Ask clarifying questions
Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer