Interview Questions

Ragupathy V. - "Started with clarifications, listed out assumptions, created stories with user pain points in existing business, how we can eliminate in our design and strategy, metrics for the success of business initial 90 days, 6 months and a year. What i missed to present is the north star metrics Overall i thought i did well, still didnt get through Hope it will help me for other interviews in Amazon/Meta/Cisco"See full answer

Product V. - "Clarifying QQ What do you mean by Smart - Lets say it means its connected Am I the google PM - yes Will we own the hardware part or this will be developed by any vendor/partner - Say vendor on requirements from google Any specific market - USA What is the overall goal - Enter the new market with driving better adoption and enhanced experience through the users Any specific piece of furniture - No you are free to assume Thanks for all the clarifying QQ Lets say for this exa"See full answer

Rev - "Clarify: Everything mentioned in the question (all devices and how to access them) Reasons why a subscriber might not be using? Forgot that he has a subscription Doesn't like the service and forgot to cancel the subscription Doesn't like service and planning to cancel in next cycle For all 3 cases we need to remind him/her about the service and encourage to use it Awareness - about the service via google nest notifications, smart refreigerator display, chromecats to cast youtube"See full answer

Praful B. - "Set clear goals- What do you want to achieve by learning this new technology? Are you trying to build a specific project, or are you just interested in learning more about it? Having clear goals will help you stay motivated and focused. Find a good learning resource There are many different ways to learn a new technology. You can take online courses, read books, or watch tutorials. Find a resource that fits your learning style and budget. Start with the basics- Don't try to"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question. These questions are asked to gauge your familiarity with common metrics such as DAUs and MAUs, A/B testing, and ability to map user behaviors and flows to impactful metrics. A great PM will also be able to deeply understand when metrics sometimes fail (e.g. blind spots). Knowing metrics closely is also crucial to demonstrating the impact of a project, whether it's after launching or the ongoing impact. Let's follow the Measure Success formula to tackle"See full answer

Anonymous Roadrunner - "from typing import List def traprainwater(height: List[int]) -> int: if not height: return 0 l, r = 0, len(height) - 1 leftMax, rightMax = height[l], height[r] res = 0 while l < r: if leftMax < rightMax: l += 1 leftMax = max(leftMax, height[l]) res += leftMax - height[l] else: r -= 1 rightMax = max(rightMax, height[r]) "See full answer

Helen - "Clarify What type of company are we? [We are a new company that is launching a smart closet] Any constraints? [No constraints; you have infinite resources] What’s the goal? [Enter the market/acquire users] Closet for clothing only or for some commercial use? [Clothing only in homes] How are we defining a 'smart' closet? Assuming we are incorporating technology? [Yes] Which market? [You decide] --> Let's go with US market to start Business Objective/Market Context For the purpose of thi"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Problem statement The water heater can currently be controlled only physically i.e. the user must be present infront of the heater to manage it. Key value proposition The user must be able to control the water heater remotely using an app (preferably via their mobile phone) Target geo: USA, OS: both Android and iOS, Form factor: Mobile Target market Water heaters are used by everyone who lives in an area experiencing temperatures < 20 degree Celsius. The user uses the water heater eve"See full answer

M N. - "I'm assuming we are estimating lyft rides taken for attending Halloween parties since the usual daily ride data is already available. Let's assume Lyft is only available in the US. I'm going to start with US population and then estimate the number of people who might be party goers and then deduce number of rideshare users and then estimate how many of them will use Lyft to take them to and from the Halloween party. There are 300M ppl in US. Lets say I break down age groups 1-20, 20-40, 40-60,"See full answer

Bill P. - "benefit to the project Probability of intended outcome Affect on resources needed to complete project"See full answer