Product Manager Interview Questions

Nilesh S. - "A daily 10 minute cadence to make a note of the progress and the deliverables for the day, should help ascertain the delivery and to meet schedule the self performing teams need to be on toes to deliver. Time lines need to be revisited end of each day to evalute the impact."See full answer

Preetham m P. - "Clarifying Questions Are we an EdTech company adding this as a new arm, or building a new product? → New product Is the learning mode online or offline? → User can choose Are we focusing on any specific instruments? → No, any instrument Does our product include a marketplace for purchasing instruments? → No Are we building a mobile app or web platform? → Both, for India location User Personas Music Enthusiasts – Full-time learners aim"See full answer

Natalia N. - "Clarifying questions: How much is the decline? Since when have sales been declining? Make sure that it has correlation with competition and not a premature assumption that can come from something internal (not external competition). Is it all the stores? What is the variation in the dicline? If you have stores that have 20% less sales vs some that are steady, it might be something related to the store experience specifically. How does the decrease in sales compare to cities that ha"See full answer

Jimmy K. - "Awesome thanks for your question. Can I take a few seconds to write down some thoughts? - Sure Okay I’m ready. So the way I’ll work through this problem is that first I’ll ask some clarifying questions, then I’ll dig into the why, starting with Facebook’s mission and competition and try to end up with a why for this product to exist. Then we will talk about users and will pick a user to focus on. We will then figure out which need to solve for the user given the product's why and the context we"See full answer

R K. - "As a Product Manager for Instagram Reels, understanding Meta's investment in this product requires considering the broader competitive landscape, primarily TikTok, and Instagram's monetization strategy through ads. The focus on Reels is a strategic move to capture a share of the short-form video market, increase user engagement, and drive ad revenue. Lets start with why Meta invested in Instagram reels 1. Competing with TikTok: TikTok's explosive growth in the short-form video space pose"See full answer

Sandhya P. - "What is Meta Quest, Horizon world VR game? Horizons worlds is a platform that lets creators build worlds where real people can come and interact. This could be a gaming world, a socializing world, a marketplace, immersive experience, etc. Why would people want to use Horizon worlds: Because it isn’t possible to always visit all places in person I know that Meta has been encouraging creators at this time because the Horizon’s worlds needs a lot of worlds for it to be interesting for customers Cus"See full answer

Harish K. - "So for launching Netflix's first ads program involves introducing a lower-priced ad-supported tier to attract price-sensitive users and boost revenue without loosing existing subscribers. Tier Structure: Offer a "Basic with Ads" tier priced 30-40% below Standard, with 4–5 minutes of ads/hour. Ad Experience: Use pre-roll, mid-roll, and pause ads, ensuring relevance and minimal disruption. Tech & Partnerships: Partner with ad-tech providers for scalable delivery and build a sa"See full answer

Siddhant S. - "We'll consider cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, convenience, and scalability. Here are key metrics and trade-offs to consider: Cost Metrics Operational Costs: Compare the direct costs associated with operating each mode of transit, including vehicle maintenance, fuel or energy, and driver salaries. Subsidization Level: Assess how much subsidy each option requires per ride or per passenger to remain free or low-cost to employees. Cost Efficiency: Analyze the cost p"See full answer

Jeffrey F. - "I used the GAME method. Started first with defining the product and setting the mission and goal for Zoom. Stated that the product grew in popularity in 2020-2021 for both business and personal use, but since lockdown ended, shifted to business use. Goal is to effortlessly and seamlessly connect people anywhere. Focused on the business use case and stated Zoom makes revenue through contracts signed with various enterprises. Due to maturity of the product and business focused, said it make"See full answer

Jasmin R. - "Let's imagine you want to open Google Maps, you type maps.google.com and hit Enter. Here is what happens: You type maps.google.com into the address bar of your browser. Browser completes the address, for example, maps.google.com → https://www.maps.google.com [Address decoding] → browser breaks down the URL into parts ‘https://’: protocol → how the browser should connect to the website Default is HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) which shows up as ‘ http:/"See full answer

Madhuri J. - "Clarifying questions Define ride sharing app: An app for people who wish to go from one place to another and they prefer to share the ride with fellow riders who are heading to the common route. This app provides a way to book a shared cab or Auto. Type of rides: Does not include luxury cars We are trying to enhance customer experience by ensuring less cancellations from user's side rather then cancellation from driver's side. No timelines involved Need to consider competitors"See full answer

Prabhav G. - "Assumptions and Clarifications! 1 . What is the aim? increase monetization or to just provide easy accessible food for customers 2.What are the supposed items to be available in the vending machines? 3.How many Vending Machines per hotel if more than 1 Can we add different items in the machines or are they supposed to be similar? 4.Which company is looking to Design this machine?Is it google? Or some other company? 5.These machines should they be available to paying guests or visitors or bot"See full answer

Umang S. - "Context - I joined a large public-facing service as a PM midway through its development. Situation - Due to the SOPs of the company the team already had a metrics framework. That included your standard DAUs, Retention and Acquisition Metrics Concern - As SOP metrics were publicly accepted, the team did not internalise what success actually means to the product they are developing, as the actual value was not being encapsulated in the framework This was evident in the show and tells as the"See full answer

Anonymous Sparrow - "Clarifying question: may I assume that this would be for all new units that Roku would be selling? Ie. they wouldn't be sending new remotes to existing Roku customers? (assume interviewer agrees) Here's how I would approach this analysis: Identify purpose and value of this button for customers Identify the purpose and value for HBO/Max and Roku Posit: HBO should be willing to pay up to the value that HBO/Max gets minus potential discount by Roku for the value that Roku would get Pre"See full answer

Aniket A. - "Clarifications: Where are we launching? -- US first 1:1 or n:n video conferencing? -- you assume Consumers or Business? -- consumers Part of FB or standalone product? -- part of messenger app Is it MVP launch or a full feature product? -- MVP What capabilities exist in the video conference product? -- you assume what capabilities will be > Trends and Markets Competitors: Consumer Zoom Google Meet Business: Slack MS Teams Trends: More and more people are usi"See full answer

Shraddha D. - "I like chatgpt for the following users Getting industry references are easy and time saving Getting recommendations is very easy Responses are accurate I use chatgpt to get feedback on content and identify gaps in my documentation or thought process I use chatgpt as a search engine and to get conscise situation based information. Chatgpt offers varierty of other tools in the explore version where similar users can create different content PRD template Chatgpt users 1."See full answer

Shiv C. - "Clarifying Questions What is meant by art-related product? Is it a product where art can be shared by creators and viewed by viewers? Yes What is art? It can be painting, song, video creators etc. Meta Mission: To form a worldwide community Goals: Brings creators and viewers worldwide To strengthen the Meta community Strengths Social network Users Creators (L, L, L) Viewers (L, L, L) User Journey 1."See full answer

William D. - "Clarify: I'm assuming that a workplace chat app is similar to something like Slack or Teams, which is a web app/mobile platform for employees to securely message each other directly or in a grouping (i.e. a channel). I'm also assuming that this workplace app is for a generic company, and not Microsoft or Salesforce. Goals: Workplace apps serve a vital connective tissue within enterprises to allow employees to freely message one another and collaborate on projects. These services a"See full answer