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    "Background Context I'm a PM at a venture-backed SaaS in the legal tech space. We provide end-to-end contract management experience for our customers with the following features: Upload - Contracts signed in DocuSign, etc. automatically uploaded to our system through API integrations. Data Extraction - Contract terms such as payment terms and key dates are automatically OCRed and extracted using ML. Analytics - Contract terms are searchable, filter, and customize for reporting. Work"

    Christopher K. - "Background Context I'm a PM at a venture-backed SaaS in the legal tech space. We provide end-to-end contract management experience for our customers with the following features: Upload - Contracts signed in DocuSign, etc. automatically uploaded to our system through API integrations. Data Extraction - Contract terms such as payment terms and key dates are automatically OCRed and extracted using ML. Analytics - Contract terms are searchable, filter, and customize for reporting. Work"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • "The health of the product backlog can be determined by considering the following factors - Is the product backlog prioritized? Will each backlog be easily picked up by the engineering team i.e. does it have all the required details such as user story, acceptance criteria, and effort estimates? No items coming back to the product backlog from the sprint backlog due to incomplete development or bugs No of items moving to the "Done" state from the product backlog in each sprint A"

    Nimish J. - "The health of the product backlog can be determined by considering the following factors - Is the product backlog prioritized? Will each backlog be easily picked up by the engineering team i.e. does it have all the required details such as user story, acceptance criteria, and effort estimates? No items coming back to the product backlog from the sprint backlog due to incomplete development or bugs No of items moving to the "Done" state from the product backlog in each sprint A"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • Stripe logoAsked at Stripe 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    +3

    "You're the PM for all of Instagram Stories. What is your North Star metric? Meta's Mission: Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. IG's Mission: To capture and share the world's moments User Types Marketplace / 2-sided ecosystem Creators and the Consumers Metric Categories Adoption Engagement Retention [not pictured]: create a table with 2 columns: Creators and Consumers and 3 rows: Adoption, Engagement, Retention. Talked through and priori"

    Daniel L. - "You're the PM for all of Instagram Stories. What is your North Star metric? Meta's Mission: Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. IG's Mission: To capture and share the world's moments User Types Marketplace / 2-sided ecosystem Creators and the Consumers Metric Categories Adoption Engagement Retention [not pictured]: create a table with 2 columns: Creators and Consumers and 3 rows: Adoption, Engagement, Retention. Talked through and priori"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +8

    "This is a great question! If you don't mind, I'd love to list 3 strengths and weaknesses then dive a little deeper on one of each of them. I think my three greatest strengths are: Empathy Openness to feedback Drive And three weaknesses I have been working to strengthen are: Sometimes my desire to achieve can put me at risk of overcommitting Communicating status to the right stakeholders at the appropriate time Creating detailed and strategic lists of priorities so I can meet th"

    Adam M. - "This is a great question! If you don't mind, I'd love to list 3 strengths and weaknesses then dive a little deeper on one of each of them. I think my three greatest strengths are: Empathy Openness to feedback Drive And three weaknesses I have been working to strengthen are: Sometimes my desire to achieve can put me at risk of overcommitting Communicating status to the right stakeholders at the appropriate time Creating detailed and strategic lists of priorities so I can meet th"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +1

    "Provided an example from my work history where I asked to move the Go-live date to prevent launch date failure."

    Namu - "Provided an example from my work history where I asked to move the Go-live date to prevent launch date failure."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    "What are your top 3 favorite apps? (after picking one) How would you improve it? YNAB - You need a budget Robinhood Chase How would you improve YNAB? Clarifying questions What's my role? I'm a product manager at YNAB Why do we want to improve YNAB? Is there any specific goal? Structure YNAB - I'll share some information on YNAB Ynab's mission is to create the best budging app and empower people to gain control over their money and their life. Ynab's business model is a"

    Matan S. - "What are your top 3 favorite apps? (after picking one) How would you improve it? YNAB - You need a budget Robinhood Chase How would you improve YNAB? Clarifying questions What's my role? I'm a product manager at YNAB Why do we want to improve YNAB? Is there any specific goal? Structure YNAB - I'll share some information on YNAB Ynab's mission is to create the best budging app and empower people to gain control over their money and their life. Ynab's business model is a"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "I followed STAR format"

    Shashikant A. - "I followed STAR format"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Product Manager
    Artificial Intelligence
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  • "I depends on the severity of the bug and the impact of the new feature. Is the bug a blocker and is having direct impact on the business flow? Is the new feature mission critical and has a major impact on customer experience, revenue, business, etc. Conduct an analysis. Include key stakeholders in this discussion."

    Kiran K. - "I depends on the severity of the bug and the impact of the new feature. Is the bug a blocker and is having direct impact on the business flow? Is the new feature mission critical and has a major impact on customer experience, revenue, business, etc. Conduct an analysis. Include key stakeholders in this discussion."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Think of an operating system (OS) as being similar to a person managing household tasks like you! Imagine you have several chores to do around the house, such as cooking, cleaning, and praying. Each of these tasks is like an individual app. You, in this case, are responsible for ensuring all these tasks are completed smoothly. When you cook, you decide what ingredients to buy, how much of each, and which utensils to use. For cleaning, you assess what surfaces need to be cleaned, whether you need"

    Ekta M. - "Think of an operating system (OS) as being similar to a person managing household tasks like you! Imagine you have several chores to do around the house, such as cooking, cleaning, and praying. Each of these tasks is like an individual app. You, in this case, are responsible for ensuring all these tasks are completed smoothly. When you cook, you decide what ingredients to buy, how much of each, and which utensils to use. For cleaning, you assess what surfaces need to be cleaned, whether you need"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Video answer for 'Describe an experience working in a cross-functional team.'
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Context / clarifying questions: Should I assume this is part of Google company? Let’s assume yes Let’s assume we’re building this for Waymo, Google parent company Self-driving cars industry today It’s evolving a lot. I do not have much information on the industry but I know Waymo self driving cars are progressing and there are self-driving taxis already running. Why are we building this and why are we building this now Mainly to understand if this makes sense to"

    Sofiya H. - "Context / clarifying questions: Should I assume this is part of Google company? Let’s assume yes Let’s assume we’re building this for Waymo, Google parent company Self-driving cars industry today It’s evolving a lot. I do not have much information on the industry but I know Waymo self driving cars are progressing and there are self-driving taxis already running. Why are we building this and why are we building this now Mainly to understand if this makes sense to"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "1. Sales & Revenue Metrics Total Units Sold – Tracks overall headset sales volume. Revenue Growth (%) – Measures whether revenue is increasing from headset sales over time. Sales by Channel – Identifies how sales are distributed across Google Store, third-party retailers (Amazon, Best Buy), and carrier partnerships. Sales by Region – Helps understand geographic demand and refine regional marketing efforts. Attach Rate – Measures how often the headset is purc"

    fuzzyicecream14 - "1. Sales & Revenue Metrics Total Units Sold – Tracks overall headset sales volume. Revenue Growth (%) – Measures whether revenue is increasing from headset sales over time. Sales by Channel – Identifies how sales are distributed across Google Store, third-party retailers (Amazon, Best Buy), and carrier partnerships. Sales by Region – Helps understand geographic demand and refine regional marketing efforts. Attach Rate – Measures how often the headset is purc"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Video answer for 'What's the best and worst performing team you've been on?'
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    "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

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "To answer this let's deconstruct what Amazon Prime offers Free Delivery on Amazon Same-day delivery for a few locations Additional discounts Early Access & Exclusive Deals Prime video subscription Prime music subscription Considering above let's first talk about music and video subscription Netflix, Disney, and other OTT platforms on average charge ₹120/month. Now for Music, Spotify or YT music charges an average of ₹180/month for their premium subscription. Coming the E-com"

    Aekagra S. - "To answer this let's deconstruct what Amazon Prime offers Free Delivery on Amazon Same-day delivery for a few locations Additional discounts Early Access & Exclusive Deals Prime video subscription Prime music subscription Considering above let's first talk about music and video subscription Netflix, Disney, and other OTT platforms on average charge ₹120/month. Now for Music, Spotify or YT music charges an average of ₹180/month for their premium subscription. Coming the E-com"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
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