Interview Questions

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 - "First, it's important to recognize this type of question as a Fermi question in disguise. We need to estimate the total market size of Dropbox for small and medium-sized businesses, which involves approximating things like the number of SMBs as well as the average revenue per SMB to get to our answer. Luckily, we have a playbook for these kinds of questions. Here's our formula for tackling Fermi questions: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know **Make equation(s)"See full answer

Abhishek s. D. - "I would get an personal understanding of the pain-points my customers, & business teams are facing. In my experience, spending more time, going deeper in the problem discovery helped me get a rough idea of the how important this problem is. If this is not resolved - what could be the consequences for our users & the business. Given this broad idea, I just simply evaluate them on value vs effort scale. The higher the score, higher the priority. Effort could be in T-shirt size or sto"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

Roshan K. - "1. Understand Your Audience\: 2. App Quality and Relevance\: 3. Educational Content\: 4. User Reviews and Ratings\: 5. Integration Partnerships\: 6. Community Engagement\: 7. In-App Promotion\: 8. User Training and Workshops\: 9. Email Campaigns\: 10. Feedback Loop\: 11. Incentives and Rewards\: 12. Analytics and Iteration\: 13. Partnerships and Collaborations\: 14. Measurement and KPIs\:"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 - "This is an 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 Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer