Product Strategy Interview Questions

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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "Started at 1.48 Clarifying question: Are we interested in a particular lens for this problem? Looking back in history to understand what significant changes did fast internet made in the world: -> Fast Internet - More consumption -> Fast Internet - More Adoption -> Fast Internet - Cheap Internet Let's try to see what kind of things will change in each of these categories. Let me look at it from a lens of an end user (internet consumer uses the internet for work and maintaining their socia"

    Anubhav A. - "Started at 1.48 Clarifying question: Are we interested in a particular lens for this problem? Looking back in history to understand what significant changes did fast internet made in the world: -> Fast Internet - More consumption -> Fast Internet - More Adoption -> Fast Internet - Cheap Internet Let's try to see what kind of things will change in each of these categories. Let me look at it from a lens of an end user (internet consumer uses the internet for work and maintaining their socia"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 

    "[I'm working on answering questions more concisely, so to practice, I will type this answer in paragraph form] To clarify the question, I understand there are at least two entry points for Stories - one within Facebook (website, app) and one within Instagram. Would you like for me to focus on the Instagram experience of Instagram Stories? Would you like for me to focus on existing markets or emerging markets, or I could decide based off where I see the greatest opportunity? (Interviewer: focus"

    Alice Z. - "[I'm working on answering questions more concisely, so to practice, I will type this answer in paragraph form] To clarify the question, I understand there are at least two entry points for Stories - one within Facebook (website, app) and one within Instagram. Would you like for me to focus on the Instagram experience of Instagram Stories? Would you like for me to focus on existing markets or emerging markets, or I could decide based off where I see the greatest opportunity? (Interviewer: focus"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Product Design
  • DoorDash logoAsked at DoorDash 
    BizOps & Strategy
    Product Strategy
  • "1. Assessment of Current Applications Architecture Review: Examine the underlying architecture of both applications. The 10-year-old application might be based on outdated technology, which could pose challenges in terms of scalability, performance, and maintainability. The 3-year-old application, on the other hand, might use more modern technologies, making it more adaptable to future needs. Codebase Quality: Assess the quality, structure, and documentation of the codebase."

    Sushil K. - "1. Assessment of Current Applications Architecture Review: Examine the underlying architecture of both applications. The 10-year-old application might be based on outdated technology, which could pose challenges in terms of scalability, performance, and maintainability. The 3-year-old application, on the other hand, might use more modern technologies, making it more adaptable to future needs. Codebase Quality: Assess the quality, structure, and documentation of the codebase."See full answer

    Product Designer
    Product Strategy
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  • Grammarly logoAsked at Grammarly 

    "Let's say you are given a use case where Github's co-pilot introduces an inline citation feature (which basically gives you insights into a given code - mentioning the functions and related components for the selected code). How will you market this feature? To make users aware, what would the campaign proposal look like for both existing and new users? How would you measure the success of this product? What are some ways you'd try to market it?"

    Anonymous Kingfisher - "Let's say you are given a use case where Github's co-pilot introduces an inline citation feature (which basically gives you insights into a given code - mentioning the functions and related components for the selected code). How will you market this feature? To make users aware, what would the campaign proposal look like for both existing and new users? How would you measure the success of this product? What are some ways you'd try to market it?"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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  • "Started with clarifications, listed out assumptions, created stories with user pain points in existing business, how we can eliminate in our design and strategy, metrics for the success of business initial 90 days, 6 months and a year. What i missed to present is the north star metrics Overall i thought i did well, still didnt get through Hope it will help me for other interviews in Amazon/Meta/Cisco"

    Ragupathy V. - "Started with clarifications, listed out assumptions, created stories with user pain points in existing business, how we can eliminate in our design and strategy, metrics for the success of business initial 90 days, 6 months and a year. What i missed to present is the north star metrics Overall i thought i did well, still didnt get through Hope it will help me for other interviews in Amazon/Meta/Cisco"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "benefit to the project Probability of intended outcome Affect on resources needed to complete project"

    Bill P. - "benefit to the project Probability of intended outcome Affect on resources needed to complete project"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Behavioral
  • "Clarify: Everything mentioned in the question (all devices and how to access them) Reasons why a subscriber might not be using? Forgot that he has a subscription Doesn't like the service and forgot to cancel the subscription Doesn't like service and planning to cancel in next cycle For all 3 cases we need to remind him/her about the service and encourage to use it Awareness - about the service via google nest notifications, smart refreigerator display, chromecats to cast youtube"

    Rev - "Clarify: Everything mentioned in the question (all devices and how to access them) Reasons why a subscriber might not be using? Forgot that he has a subscription Doesn't like the service and forgot to cancel the subscription Doesn't like service and planning to cancel in next cycle For all 3 cases we need to remind him/her about the service and encourage to use it Awareness - about the service via google nest notifications, smart refreigerator display, chromecats to cast youtube"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Flipkart logoAsked at Flipkart 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • DoorDash logoAsked at DoorDash 
    BizOps & Strategy
    Product Strategy
  • "I would determine if it was in line with out company goals and put together a quick analysis of the market for smart phones to talk about in the morning."

    Dean S. - "I would determine if it was in line with out company goals and put together a quick analysis of the market for smart phones to talk about in the morning."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "How would you improve LinkedIn's homepage? Firstly I would like to think about: 1) Goals and Constraints 2) User and the user personas 3) Prioritize the Use cases / Painpoints 4) Brainstorm on possible solutions for the chosen use case If that's fine by you! In terms of Goal: 1) Revenue 2) Active Users/Engagement - MAU These are three goals I can think of for improving the LinkedIn homepage. We are looking to generate more revenue, increase the number of monthly active users. I would"

    Preethi B. - "How would you improve LinkedIn's homepage? Firstly I would like to think about: 1) Goals and Constraints 2) User and the user personas 3) Prioritize the Use cases / Painpoints 4) Brainstorm on possible solutions for the chosen use case If that's fine by you! In terms of Goal: 1) Revenue 2) Active Users/Engagement - MAU These are three goals I can think of for improving the LinkedIn homepage. We are looking to generate more revenue, increase the number of monthly active users. I would"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Before answering this question, I am considering some key assumptions and will include them in my answer. Assumptions: I am assuming that "bring Waymo to market" means the sales of Waymo autonomous cars in the market in the form of Fleet and retail to customers. I assume that the Federal Vehicle Safety Laws and Governance are already in place, and Waymo cars are aligned with the law requirements. I am assuming that the Autonomous Level-5 capability development and certification are"

    Books' B. - "Before answering this question, I am considering some key assumptions and will include them in my answer. Assumptions: I am assuming that "bring Waymo to market" means the sales of Waymo autonomous cars in the market in the form of Fleet and retail to customers. I assume that the Federal Vehicle Safety Laws and Governance are already in place, and Waymo cars are aligned with the law requirements. I am assuming that the Autonomous Level-5 capability development and certification are"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • Google Cloud (GCP) logoAsked at Google Cloud (GCP) 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Goal: Increase adoption of HPC capabilities offered by Google within enterprise customer context Vision: Accelerate high computing needs of enterprise, driven by innovation and definitive business outcomes Does this align with Google's vision - YES Trend Analysis: Technology: a. Introduce Intraday liquidity calculations b. Improve fraud detection using much large volume of data c. Faster value added risk calculations. d. Graph analysis for entity linking for large volume of customer a"

    Arvind R. - "Goal: Increase adoption of HPC capabilities offered by Google within enterprise customer context Vision: Accelerate high computing needs of enterprise, driven by innovation and definitive business outcomes Does this align with Google's vision - YES Trend Analysis: Technology: a. Introduce Intraday liquidity calculations b. Improve fraud detection using much large volume of data c. Faster value added risk calculations. d. Graph analysis for entity linking for large volume of customer a"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Technical
  • 23andMe logoAsked at 23andMe 

    "I described why I liked the product Defined success metrics Proposed an A/B test"

    Kitan F. - "I described why I liked the product Defined success metrics Proposed an A/B test"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Clarifying questions: What are the needs of the user ? What kind of changes were made that is expected to sync? Can you describe the calendar app for me? Is it a mobile app or web? To better understand the UI for solutioning Can we define "recently" - Is it in mins or days? Do we know the reasons for the sync issue yet? Can we supposed to expose the issue to the front end? Define the basic user story structure User personaAction expected Job to be achieved Would brea"

    Sid S. - "Clarifying questions: What are the needs of the user ? What kind of changes were made that is expected to sync? Can you describe the calendar app for me? Is it a mobile app or web? To better understand the UI for solutioning Can we define "recently" - Is it in mins or days? Do we know the reasons for the sync issue yet? Can we supposed to expose the issue to the front end? Define the basic user story structure User personaAction expected Job to be achieved Would brea"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Product Strategy
  • "Q. Why is a promotional tool required? Swiggy vision is to provide unparalleled convenience to customers. There are a number of newer restaurants launching everyday all over India and swiggy is a place not just for order but also for customer acquisition and feedback. And in India one of the most tried and tested ways to acquire is by giving discounts on all orders or special items if one wants to try newer items with customers or even cross sell. I myself have used Swiggy trynew code multiple t"

    Vishal S. - "Q. Why is a promotional tool required? Swiggy vision is to provide unparalleled convenience to customers. There are a number of newer restaurants launching everyday all over India and swiggy is a place not just for order but also for customer acquisition and feedback. And in India one of the most tried and tested ways to acquire is by giving discounts on all orders or special items if one wants to try newer items with customers or even cross sell. I myself have used Swiggy trynew code multiple t"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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