"I love the answer and framework, my summary of the interview:
it is a slightly modified version of Porter's 5 Forces:
User benefit -> Bargaining Power of Buyers
Apple benefit -> Talks about the company mission and culture (esp. on the relatively closed eco-system) It was expanded more in the latter half of the interview (SWOT + a bit of Value Chain)
Competitive landscape -> Industry Rivalry + Threat of New Entrants + Threat of Substitutes
Partnership Impact -> Bargaining Power of"
Dan D. - "I love the answer and framework, my summary of the interview:
it is a slightly modified version of Porter's 5 Forces:
User benefit -> Bargaining Power of Buyers
Apple benefit -> Talks about the company mission and culture (esp. on the relatively closed eco-system) It was expanded more in the latter half of the interview (SWOT + a bit of Value Chain)
Competitive landscape -> Industry Rivalry + Threat of New Entrants + Threat of Substitutes
Partnership Impact -> Bargaining Power of"See full answer
"Clarifying questions (since there is no interviewer to clarify, I will state and make my assumptions below):
Is this an app for park-goers, Six Flags employees, or some other stakeholder?
Assumption: this is an app for park-goers
Is there an age-limit on the app?
Assumption: There is no specific age-limit, but it should be family friendly
Will this app be standardized across all Six Flags locations?
Assumption: yes
To design this product, I will explain my thought proces"
Izzy K. - "Clarifying questions (since there is no interviewer to clarify, I will state and make my assumptions below):
Is this an app for park-goers, Six Flags employees, or some other stakeholder?
Assumption: this is an app for park-goers
Is there an age-limit on the app?
Assumption: There is no specific age-limit, but it should be family friendly
Will this app be standardized across all Six Flags locations?
Assumption: yes
To design this product, I will explain my thought proces"See full answer
"Structure: 1. Ask Clarifying Questions 2. Look at external factors 3. Look at Internal factors ( Slice the data aross different cuts and plan accordingly)
Clarifying Questions:
What's an outbound message? Is it something Linkedin users send among each other?
Decline trends: Is the decline steep or gradual? From when, are we seeing this decline (Say since a week, fortnight, month, etc)
External Factors:
Have we seen any competition led changes/ new campaigns etc?
Have we see"
Meenakshi sundaram M. - "Structure: 1. Ask Clarifying Questions 2. Look at external factors 3. Look at Internal factors ( Slice the data aross different cuts and plan accordingly)
Clarifying Questions:
What's an outbound message? Is it something Linkedin users send among each other?
Decline trends: Is the decline steep or gradual? From when, are we seeing this decline (Say since a week, fortnight, month, etc)
External Factors:
Have we seen any competition led changes/ new campaigns etc?
Have we see"See full answer
"Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"
Kanwarpreet S. - "Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"See full answer
"Statement: Improve the music experience at youtube
Is the goal to improve the experience for any particular kind of user/music genre?
Ans: No, nothing in particular
Goal: I’m going to assume the goal is to improve the experience of listening to music generally
Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information. Youtube is a platform that lets people discover videos, interesting content as tailored to their interests, thus serving Google’s mission
Music on Youtube also contributes to"
Pranav M. - "Statement: Improve the music experience at youtube
Is the goal to improve the experience for any particular kind of user/music genre?
Ans: No, nothing in particular
Goal: I’m going to assume the goal is to improve the experience of listening to music generally
Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information. Youtube is a platform that lets people discover videos, interesting content as tailored to their interests, thus serving Google’s mission
Music on Youtube also contributes to"See full answer
"50% of users spending money on play store at a global level sounds off I would factor this to maybe 20% of play store users
I'd go about solving for it as follows:
Play store revenue has multiple revenue sources and in my view all are significant contributors, they are as follows:
Ads
Subscription revenue from app
In app purchases
I'll start with TAM(user count) for google play store = (population x internet penetration rate x smart phone share of internet users MINUS china user ba"
Rahul G. - "50% of users spending money on play store at a global level sounds off I would factor this to maybe 20% of play store users
I'd go about solving for it as follows:
Play store revenue has multiple revenue sources and in my view all are significant contributors, they are as follows:
Ads
Subscription revenue from app
In app purchases
I'll start with TAM(user count) for google play store = (population x internet penetration rate x smart phone share of internet users MINUS china user ba"See full answer
"I am assuming current situation where public transport have restarted but uber pool is yet to start. Assuming it's Bay Area = I am considering internet penetration to be 100% .
pop = 8 million (2M per age group)
age group that would use uber (20-80 , under 18s can't ride) x age group that can afford uber ( low:mid:high income = 20:50:30 meaning 80% of each qualifying age group can afford uber) x people per household in need of transportation (3 people per household, 2 cars on average per househ"
Ananya M. - "I am assuming current situation where public transport have restarted but uber pool is yet to start. Assuming it's Bay Area = I am considering internet penetration to be 100% .
pop = 8 million (2M per age group)
age group that would use uber (20-80 , under 18s can't ride) x age group that can afford uber ( low:mid:high income = 20:50:30 meaning 80% of each qualifying age group can afford uber) x people per household in need of transportation (3 people per household, 2 cars on average per househ"See full answer
"I've recently worked closely with a product that had both the best and worst performing teams.
The situation is that one team is struggling to deliver within a reasonable timeframe, a few stronger members of the team are carrying the weaker. Work is taking a long time. They aren't listening to each other. They aren't helping each other to get work over the line. They are getting stuck down rabbit holes. They aren't continually improving their processes. They are getting frustrated and at risk o"
James W. - "I've recently worked closely with a product that had both the best and worst performing teams.
The situation is that one team is struggling to deliver within a reasonable timeframe, a few stronger members of the team are carrying the weaker. Work is taking a long time. They aren't listening to each other. They aren't helping each other to get work over the line. They are getting stuck down rabbit holes. They aren't continually improving their processes. They are getting frustrated and at risk o"See full answer
"Clarify
Functionality: Watch is a tab in FB app where people can upload and view Videos.
What's the redesign? We collapsed the reaction and comment bar so people can see more videos and spend more time watching videos.
What's the objective of the redesign? To help people discover and watch more videos they'll enjoy._
Structure
To decide whether or not to ship this redesign, i'd like to go over.
How does the Watch Tab fit into FB's mission and what's its goal?
What's the long-"
Sandy L. - "Clarify
Functionality: Watch is a tab in FB app where people can upload and view Videos.
What's the redesign? We collapsed the reaction and comment bar so people can see more videos and spend more time watching videos.
What's the objective of the redesign? To help people discover and watch more videos they'll enjoy._
Structure
To decide whether or not to ship this redesign, i'd like to go over.
How does the Watch Tab fit into FB's mission and what's its goal?
What's the long-"See full answer
"Would love to have transcripts posted below videos with timestamps to help us browse the video when video lengths are typically longer"
Hl M. - "Would love to have transcripts posted below videos with timestamps to help us browse the video when video lengths are typically longer"See full answer
"Assumptions:
Geo: US
Channels: Both Mobile/Web
Includes Stocks and other kinds of tradable financial instruments
Product for end users and not for FB employees to trade stocks or financial Instruments
Separate App or integrated within the FB Blue App? Integrated within the Blue App
Constraints:None
Why might this make sense for FB?
Recently with the advent of free retail trading platforms like Robinhood stock trading has been democratized and common people, young and old, hav"
TurboPM - "Assumptions:
Geo: US
Channels: Both Mobile/Web
Includes Stocks and other kinds of tradable financial instruments
Product for end users and not for FB employees to trade stocks or financial Instruments
Separate App or integrated within the FB Blue App? Integrated within the Blue App
Constraints:None
Why might this make sense for FB?
Recently with the advent of free retail trading platforms like Robinhood stock trading has been democratized and common people, young and old, hav"See full answer
"Not my response, just the Points noted, :
Show passion for the work - certifications, competitions, etc.,
Show the contribution to the Org
Has relevant work experience
Has the resume been crafted for the job opening and aligns with the job opening
Resumes typically get 15-20 seconds for review
"
K v K. - "Not my response, just the Points noted, :
Show passion for the work - certifications, competitions, etc.,
Show the contribution to the Org
Has relevant work experience
Has the resume been crafted for the job opening and aligns with the job opening
Resumes typically get 15-20 seconds for review
"See full answer
"Notes from the Video.
1-1s are two way feedback. Important tool to discuss things that are not possible in group setting
feedback to employee by manager
feedback to manager by employee
Feedback to employee can vary by the type of performer the employee is
(a) high performer
(b) meets expectations
(c) under performing
Dos and Don't
Avoid project discussion as they can be obtained else where. Focus on feedback to employee. Unless there is a critical project item to be d"
Adib M. - "Notes from the Video.
1-1s are two way feedback. Important tool to discuss things that are not possible in group setting
feedback to employee by manager
feedback to manager by employee
Feedback to employee can vary by the type of performer the employee is
(a) high performer
(b) meets expectations
(c) under performing
Dos and Don't
Avoid project discussion as they can be obtained else where. Focus on feedback to employee. Unless there is a critical project item to be d"See full answer