Interview Questions

Exponent - "This is a Favorite Product question with a slight twist. We have a constraint: picking a marketplace. Let's go over the Favorite Product formula before we begin: Choose a product and briefly explain what it is Who are the users? What are their pain points? How did competitors solve it in the past? How does this product address these pain points differently and better? How would you improve it/make it better? Summarize Let's start! Choose a"See full answer

Preethi B. - "How would you improve LinkedIn's homepage? Firstly I would like to think about: 1) Goals and Constraints 2) User and the user personas 3) Prioritize the Use cases / Painpoints 4) Brainstorm on possible solutions for the chosen use case If that's fine by you! In terms of Goal: 1) Revenue 2) Active Users/Engagement - MAU These are three goals I can think of for improving the LinkedIn homepage. We are looking to generate more revenue, increase the number of monthly active users. I would"See full answer

Kk - "Minimum living standards support for all humans"See full answer

Roopesh N. - "Goal: What product would I build next Who am I? I am Disney's head of technology Focus: Theme parks Geolocation: Pilot in the US and then roll out across the globe Eco-system>>>User>>>Pain points are>>>Solution>>>MVP>>>Launch metrics> Guardrails Eco System Customers Direct Suppliers, vendors to DIS In-Direct suppliers (Hotels, restaurants, etc.) DIS- Service User ( TAM, underserved, Frequency) Customers Families, including Children ( L, L, L) Couples(S,L, M) Si"See full answer

Dean S. - "I would determine if it was in line with out company goals and put together a quick analysis of the market for smart phones to talk about in the morning."See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. With many acquisition strategy questions, we can first look at core competencies and synergies before offering more complex reasoning. Let's go over one possible solution: > I'll go over three reasons why I think Salesforce made the acquisition, specifically:Fuller data integrations > Preventing a competitive acquisition > Absorb new customers > Fuller data integrations > By adding Tableau"See full answer

Anonymous Koala - "Let us define productivity. If there is a change in productivity what will be some of the impacts that can be used to measure if this is true? Finance: Are we meeting the quarterly revenue targets and able to increase our guidance as planned Tech: Are we innovating and introducing new products and services to the market, how does it compare to the historical performance People: Are people taking more days off and how is their average feedback on sentiments Partners/Customers: Who wor"See full answer

Lazarus J. - "I spoke about holding a workshop to understand their perspective of why delivering a feature was so important to them. I was showing them"See full answer

Diamonde H. - "I'm assuming we're negotiating because we want the vendor to do something unique for us that's possible but they've never done it before or that they do often but we want some sort of preferential treatment or pricing deal. I'm also assuming we're not desperate and have the upper hand. Pre-Call with vendors Define our ideal state Define our BATNA Vet and speak to at least 3-5 vendors (depending on market concentration) Objectively know what is possible within industry and with the vendo"See full answer

Praveen V. - "to clarify, there is nothing specific about FB email. you expect all functionalities of typical email program like msft/google etc assume there are no restrictions. i.e. not restricted to use within FB only As always, fb has great suite of tools to bring people together and build community. its only natural that if i have fb account why not i have FB email address.... assume its a new product, they we need to acquire and engage users and then think about retention this case..... for any produ"See full answer

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Ravi P. - "First Example I in my role as a engineering manager were designing homepage widget where we showing , how much sales the seller has made today . We were listening to order placed event , and then aggregating this information and showing to seller , Now there were cases where a sellers order might have been cancelled be user or by the seller or due to some breaches , as this can happen through multiple different channels and which were not audited , There was no full proof way to cover all the e"See full answer

Prachi N. - "My the current KPIs focus on three areas: 1) the number of designs finalized and signed off by the business. 2) the completion of development for those designs, and 3)the quality and quantity of data loaded. To achieve these, I communicate requirements early and provide all necessary information to the business for accurate design sign-off. I deliver documents that are precise and contain all details the technical team needs for development. I also verify system configuration before data loadin"See full answer

Books' B. - "Before answering this question, I am considering some key assumptions and will include them in my answer. Assumptions: I am assuming that "bring Waymo to market" means the sales of Waymo autonomous cars in the market in the form of Fleet and retail to customers. I assume that the Federal Vehicle Safety Laws and Governance are already in place, and Waymo cars are aligned with the law requirements. I am assuming that the Autonomous Level-5 capability development and certification are"See full answer