Product Manager Interview Questions

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

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

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

Hari priya K. - "Netflix is a OTT platform that streams content , TV shows, movies documentaries, to the subscriber's of Netflix. Netflix has approximately 90 million subscribers in USA alone and Netflix's revenue is generated based on their subscriptions. The user buys Netflix subscription, logs in , opens profile and opens the home page of Netflix. 1. Confirmation of the Assumptions Homepage Definition: The homepage is the screen users see after logging into their profile, showing tailored recom"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

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

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

Ama M. - "Answering only estimation portion for practice (for some reason after submitting the formatting is unorganized) clarification and assumptions can I assume this grocery store location is called Greens can I assume that self-checkout means that customers checks out without assistance? can I assume that cashier checkout means that cashier assists customers with checkout? can I assume that ratio means how man self-checkouts should be place at this grocery store compare"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

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

Anonymous Shark - "Clarify: Are we talking about traditional noise-cancelling which cancels noise for listeners or we are talking about the speaker side noise-cancellation? - Interviewer replied: Both Are we exploring to build something on top of existing hardware around Meta VR products or something in general? - Interviewer replied: up to you. High level though process (Could be detailed with more structure): Considering Meta's vision on building metaverse, where meta currently has AR/VR products li"See full answer

Apurv K. - "!! FEEDBACK WELCOME !! Clarify question By art we mean visual art, e.g. paintings? - Yes Is this a solution to create art on Instagram or to showcase existing art on Instagram? - Create art Why build this, Engagement or Acquisition? - Engagement Reframe: We want to increase Instagram engagement through creation and sharing of art with followers. Talking about the space The Internet has over time continuously reduced barriers to creative expression. From blogging to Twitter"See full answer

Jay K. - "First, let’s discuss why this is important for any platform business Think of platform businesses like Amazon or YouTube as matchmakers. They connect people who want something with those who provide it, whether it's products or content. But here's the catch: users trust these platforms to make sure they're getting good stuff. They want genuine products, safe content, and no scams. So, platforms need to be like guardians. They check suppliers and content creators to make sure they're not"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

Kartikeya N. - "Clarifying questions: What city/ country are we talking about? Indian metro. What all counts as a grocery store? Do have to cover dark stores as well which are not open to public? Only consider all grocery stores where public pick up is allowed. Do we have to include hyper markets/ super markets as well or only smaller stores? Include both. Okay, so I would be considering the Indian metro of Bangalore here. The overall equation is , **total number of grocery stores = Number of small grocer"See full answer

Philip C. - "Initial Assumptions I’m going to assume that this is a blue sky question, and there aren’t any constraints in terms of geo, funding, etc. With that in mind, one deeply unoptimized product is… a parking meter. I’ll assume for the sake of this answer that we’re focusing on parking in an urban environment since that’s where most parking-related friction exists. I’m also going to assume that we’re a startup and don’t have any special strengths/ weaknesses that we need to account for"See full answer