Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Surbhi G. - "Deep Learning is a part of Artificial Intelligence, it's like teaching the machine to think and make decisions on its own. It's like how we teach a child the concept of an apple - it's round, red, has a stem on top. We show them multiple pictures of apples and then they understand and can recognize an apple in future. Similarly, we feed lots of data to the machine, and slowly, it starts learning from that data, and can then make relevant predictions or decisions based on what it has learnt. A co"See full answer

Manish M. - " Here is a sample response from FANG PM Assistant in ChatGPT https://chat.openai.com/g/g-Z8yp2xrzt-fang-pm-interview-assistant 1. \\Product Goals\\ Primary Goal: Enhance user engagement by providing a highly personalized and intuitive experience. Secondary Goals: Increase transaction volume, expand user base, and promote financial products tailored to user needs. 2. \\User Personas\\ Urban Professionals: Frequent users of digital payments, interested in invest"See full answer

Ben G. - "Achieving your metric of success (Daily Active Users, Engagement etc.) Improving user sentiment in their experience of using the product Attention given to accessibility, visual design and content hierarchy The product design aligns with goals and branding of company Product clearly communicates value to our users and helps them achieve their goals"See full answer

Anonymous Dove - "The Doordash post-order experience is the part of the service that happens after the user has placed an order and is waiting for the delivery. This experience can be improved by providing more information, communication, and convenience to the user. Here are some possible ways to do this: Provide real-time tracking and updates: Users want to know the status and location of their order, as well as the estimated time of arrival. By providing real-time tracking and updates, users can feel mor"See full answer

Vishal B. - "Design an elevator for the blind Clarification Questions A person who is not able to see at all or a person who can partially see? - completely blind Are we we focusing on the people who are visually impaired but, no other physically challenge? - Yes Goal Company already have the elevator products and now company is trying to enter into new market space. Users Blind users with some assistance - we are not focused on these people as they already have some a"See full answer

Ishan S. - "I can see that Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2009) needs a redesigned washing machine with a busier life than ever, newer living arrangements, and a longer time frame. Let's try and understand why we need a new product for Gen Z: Clarifying question - 1) Do we have a specific goal while redesigning the machine? Should we optimize for speed, space, or functionalities? (Assume - No) 2) Do we have geographical constraints? Countries have different power and electrical thresholds, which can decide"See full answer

Product V. - "\\\Start by saying thanks for the questions\\\ Apple maps is a utility product that allows users to navigate from point A to point B and find transit. It is exclusive to Apple devices Ask Clarifying QQ - What is the definition of the business owner - <500,000 USD in revenue per year Why you are targeting this segment - Apple maps can be a platform of choice for the business owners Why the current consumer version is not suitable - Not suitable to the needs of the SMB How do you define"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

Tesvara J. - "First, I'll ask some clarifying questions and redefine the scope for us, ok? So, Can we assume that we are working at a company that has discovered a way to travel through time and we have this patented state of the art technology? Sure! Ok, then I will think of this problem from the perspective of a business if that is ok? Yes Is the traveling process instant or lengthy? Assume instant. Can I assume there are no idea constraints and that since time travel is existing that ther"See full answer

Ram - "Clarification Are we focusing on building the product on a specific Meta platform (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), or is this a standalone effort? Is the product digital or physical? Are we targeting internal (employees) or external (customers) users? Are there any specific constraints like funding, resourcing, or geography? 1. Narrowing Down the Problem Awareness and Education: Create tools to increase understanding of climate change and its effects. -"See full answer

Anonymous Boa - "Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product? Travel recommendation. Travel bookings( airlines/hotels) Itinerary planning etc. Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram? Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further: Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities. Instagram's mission: To capture , c"See full answer

Siddharth P. - "I believe these are the traits of a great PM. I see PM to be somone who is a great manager of customer problems and for that he/she has to be: Be an expert at the one domain and know the customer of the product in that domain and curate experiences for them better than the competition. Be persuasive - Get things done by convincing rather than commanding. Learn how great products are by being an engineer. Be a fearless leader by championing teams ideas all the way to the management la"See full answer

Sumit P. - "CQs: Uber - which business? → Ride hailing Business - B2B or B2C? → B2C Geo - India Revenue/profit → revenue Revenue sources Rides - bike, car, shuttle Ads Partnerships Rides revenue = number of rides x average price Ads revenue = ad impressions x conversion rate x CPC Partnerships = number of partnerships x average income Considering I am a PM, do you want me to focus on tech focused enablement only? No, assume you are a VP of product *"See full answer

Andrew M. - "DMV is the Department for Motor Vehicles, notorious for long wait times and an overall poor customer experience. I'm not familiar with the different functions that the DMV serves, but from my understanding, people go to the DMV when they want to renew their drivers licenses, so I would like to focus on that for now. Current experience: Long wait time to get drivers license photo taken I am really not familiar with any other services the DMV provides, so I will focus on taking photos. Pain"See full answer

Dhruv M. - "During my internship at Insighta Analytics, our team was planning to prioritize a marketing campaign focused on customer acquisition through social media ads. The marketing lead was confident this would yield the best ROI based on past success. I was tasked with supporting the strategy by analyzing customer engagement trends. But as I dove into the data, I started to question whether the current direction was the best use of our budget. I analyzed customer conversion data from the last two quart"See full answer

Stanislav I. - "First, take a BIG short position in Tesla stocks!"See full answer

Sandeep B. - "This is my first attempt. Requesting feedback - Design a bookshelf for the users. I would like to create a framework to solve this problem and follow it. It will have the below sections - Goals User Persona Use Cases Pain Points Features Prioritization Metrics Few clarifying questions - What is the objective of doing this? (User engagement, matching a product that a competition has just launched) What type of industry we are in? (Are we a furniture design company, ar"See full answer

Shivam B. - "To address this question, I'll assume that Horizon Worlds is a virtual reality platform offering immersive experiences and content to users. As a Product Manager at HW, my approach would be to focus on metrics that align with the growth stages of the product. I'll use the AARRR framework (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue, Referral) to guide our analysis. Assumptions: Horizon Worlds is primarily a content-driven virtual reality platform. The business model includes both free"See full answer