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Asked at Thumbtack • 4 years ago
Design a birthday product.
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Asked at Patreon • 3 years ago
Create an app to increase reading.
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Asked at Google Cloud (GCP) • 3 years ago
Build a sushi factory that sells wholesale sushi boxes.
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Asked at Walmart Labs • 4 years ago
What are common features of an adtech platform?
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Asked at Meta (Facebook) • 4 years ago
Design a product for patients to find the right care.
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Asked at Booking.com • 3 years ago
Draw the system for which one of your programs was responsible. Discuss the different components, how they interact, and the technical decisions made.
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Asked at Opentext • 4 years ago
Design an app to allow book subscriptions with hard copies.
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"Clarification Questions Who are we? An independent startup trying to enter Why do we want to do this Constraints What kind of app do we have in mind, a library kind of app with subscriptions to a book Goal Help users read more by giving them a subscription model for a hard copy of book User acquisition Users Demographics - Kids, Teenagers, Young Adults, Old Adults, Oldies Profession - Working professionals, Stay at Home Reading - no, medium, avid Journey Get to know of a book -> Bu"
Namrata L. - "Clarification Questions Who are we? An independent startup trying to enter Why do we want to do this Constraints What kind of app do we have in mind, a library kind of app with subscriptions to a book Goal Help users read more by giving them a subscription model for a hard copy of book User acquisition Users Demographics - Kids, Teenagers, Young Adults, Old Adults, Oldies Profession - Working professionals, Stay at Home Reading - no, medium, avid Journey Get to know of a book -> Bu"See full answer
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Design a system to detect trigger words in an audio clip.
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Explain how to design a system that identifies images of bald eagles taken in national parks.
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Asked at Unilever • 4 years ago
How would you improve Unilever's API?
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"I will work with innovations that grow our business and help improve the planet and our society."
Abdurhman M. - "I will work with innovations that grow our business and help improve the planet and our society."See full answer
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Asked at ADT • 4 years ago
How many hoops will a VM in one region have to go through to communicate with a VM in another region?
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
How does a Google Doc product with MS Paint feature work technically?
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Asked at Opendoor • 4 years ago
Design the interior of a fully autonomous car that requires no human interaction.
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"For a fully autonomous car, the car interior is the core of the customer experience since the customer focus is inside of car, not outside of the car. To make this experience superior, we need to consider the aspects that contribute to this- from the perspective of features and quality. Features would include (1) Seating: ample leg room, flexible seating, reclining; massage, heat on seats. (2)Storage: Cup holders- for hot/cold beverages, flexible tilt-able table top for laptop/Ipad display; (3)"
Leena M. - "For a fully autonomous car, the car interior is the core of the customer experience since the customer focus is inside of car, not outside of the car. To make this experience superior, we need to consider the aspects that contribute to this- from the perspective of features and quality. Features would include (1) Seating: ample leg room, flexible seating, reclining; massage, heat on seats. (2)Storage: Cup holders- for hot/cold beverages, flexible tilt-able table top for laptop/Ipad display; (3)"See full answer
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Asked at Microsoft • 4 years ago
Design a mobile phone for tweens.
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design the US flag.
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Asked at Jio • 4 years ago
Design drones for Amazon.
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Asked at Asana • 4 years ago
How would you optimize a Content Distribution Network (CDN)?
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a cell phone for families living in cities.
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Asked at Frame.io • 4 years ago
How would you describe the design philosophies of Apple and Google? Which do you prefer?
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