Interview Questions

Georgi S. - "Predicting user behavior generally is hard, unless you incorporate in all your product changes some kind of psychology based trigger or make behavior science-driven changes. For example creating scarcity like Booking.com who tell you that the rooms are about to be booked by someone else, or that others are looking at the property or booking actively today. Otherwise you'd have to rely on A/B testing and feature flags to release and measure the impact of product updates. A/B testing is a statis"See full answer

Sagar T. - "It's already sorted."See full answer

Chetak C. - "Probability that one of the coupons is used = 1 - Probability that no coupon is used = 1 - nC0 p^0 * (1-p)^n = 1 -(1-p)^n"See full answer

Priti S. - "T launch the Copilot Plus feature for Surface, follow these steps: Define Value Proposition: Highlight AI-driven enhancements for productivity, creativity, and collaboration tailored to Surface users. Target Audience: Focus on professionals, creators, and students with specific use cases. Product Development: Ensure seamless integration with Surface hardware (touchscreen, Pen) and leverage Azure AI for unique functionalities. Marketing Strategy: Build excitement with teasers, influencer partner"See full answer

Exponent - "First, it helps to give a motivation of why it might be useful to understand web cookies and what they are. Then, give a useful example by analogy of how they work. Here's how we might explain web cookies. > When you open your browser and visit www.facebook.com, your browser already knows know you're signed in and log in automatically. Or, say you're on a shopping website for skis and then you start getting ads for skis. How does your browser know this stuff?The answe"See full answer

Exponent - "Before we begin, it's important to understand what the interviewer is testing with this type of question. This is a Strategy Question that tests an interviewee's ability to create compelling arguments from high level information, discern motive, and think strategically. We can split this question into two parts: Why did Yelp sell Eat24 and why did the stock jump? Why did Yelp sell Eat24? > To start, let's go over some potential reasons why Yelp might sell Eat24:Back to core competencies >"See full answer

Exponent - "This is an interesting Improve a Product question! Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Okay great. Now that we have the formula, it's time to execute on it! Ask clarifying questions Before we start identifying possible solutions, it's important we ga"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your equat"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Design a Product question. For this, we'll want to follow the formula for success: Ask clarifying questions Identify user types, behaviors, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Improvements / net new solutions Evaluate and select solutions Measure Success Summarize Ask clarifying questions It's important to get clarity on anything unclear. Asking questions also helps us limit scope early on s"See full answer