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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    32 answers
    +29

    "How important are referrals? Do you need multiple vs. just one? Does it matter who refers you?"

    Mitchell K. - "How important are referrals? Do you need multiple vs. just one? Does it matter who refers you?"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Mobikwik logoAsked at Mobikwik 
    6 answers
    +2

    "Clarifying questions Are we referring to the credit card users of a particular card company or the overall number of users? : Overall number And we are referring to the number of unique users right, as in a person may have more than 1 card? : yes Can I assume the time setting of the question to be 2024? : Yes Thanks. Here's how I would approach this. India's total population = 1.4 Bn I know for a fact that in India only 2.5% of population pays income tax. A salaried employee who doe"

    Kartikeya N. - "Clarifying questions Are we referring to the credit card users of a particular card company or the overall number of users? : Overall number And we are referring to the number of unique users right, as in a person may have more than 1 card? : yes Can I assume the time setting of the question to be 2024? : Yes Thanks. Here's how I would approach this. India's total population = 1.4 Bn I know for a fact that in India only 2.5% of population pays income tax. A salaried employee who doe"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 
    2 answers

    "Clarify When we say creates value, is there a specific metric that we want to measure as driving value, i.e. engagement or revenue? Interviewer: Up to you. Capital One overall is a financial institution. I don't believe the real value here is through direct revenue from affiliate partnerships which is likely small in comparison to other business. Let's say engagement since the value to Capital One is to learn more about the customer to provide them targeted offers and experiences. "

    Maia T. - "Clarify When we say creates value, is there a specific metric that we want to measure as driving value, i.e. engagement or revenue? Interviewer: Up to you. Capital One overall is a financial institution. I don't believe the real value here is through direct revenue from affiliate partnerships which is likely small in comparison to other business. Let's say engagement since the value to Capital One is to learn more about the customer to provide them targeted offers and experiences. "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 
    3 answers
    Video answer for 'Design a product for parenting.'

    "Clarifying questions Target market: parents Geo: USA Key value proposition: help people in parenting Target market assessment Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18. Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"

    Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions Target market: parents Geo: USA Key value proposition: help people in parenting Target market assessment Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18. Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    2 answers

    "Clarifying my assumptions first, i.e. "Technical contributions are not just writing or reviewing code". Answer : My contributions to any program I lead as a TPM are as follows : Inputs towards design, architecture review, mapping requirements to the proposed design, reviewing the implementation strategy w.r.t scalable solution, Writing core user-centric test scenarios, Validating proposed design vs implementation estimates vs initial planning. etc... Example : Situation: We are a"

    DM - "Clarifying my assumptions first, i.e. "Technical contributions are not just writing or reviewing code". Answer : My contributions to any program I lead as a TPM are as follows : Inputs towards design, architecture review, mapping requirements to the proposed design, reviewing the implementation strategy w.r.t scalable solution, Writing core user-centric test scenarios, Validating proposed design vs implementation estimates vs initial planning. etc... Example : Situation: We are a"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    5 answers
    +2

    "delete"

    David P. - "delete"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • TikTok logoAsked at TikTok 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
    +1 more
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    3 answers

    "Problem statement ; Traffic congestion is defined by what? Vehicles remaining stationary after X mins of time, inability to move forward . This impacts thus on the productivity times / turnaround times of vehicles etc, Due to inaccurate traffic handling management systems , people end up missing their meeting deadlines, ambulances dont reach on time resulting in severe health issues, missing up customer deadlines by sales professionals for a demo. Why is there a traffic congestion?? Users: Its"

    Chirashree G. - "Problem statement ; Traffic congestion is defined by what? Vehicles remaining stationary after X mins of time, inability to move forward . This impacts thus on the productivity times / turnaround times of vehicles etc, Due to inaccurate traffic handling management systems , people end up missing their meeting deadlines, ambulances dont reach on time resulting in severe health issues, missing up customer deadlines by sales professionals for a demo. Why is there a traffic congestion?? Users: Its"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    1 answer

    "A load balancer, web application servers and a large database. Database is the core of the application containing the songs and tags related to each song. Application server will provide the search interface to find songs, play them and search them in specific categories or channels."

    Soraya B. - "A load balancer, web application servers and a large database. Database is the core of the application containing the songs and tags related to each song. Application server will provide the search interface to find songs, play them and search them in specific categories or channels."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    2 answers

    "In 2019, I was given a very important problem to solve. In a team of 3 we had to build a mobility assist device. The customer segment we would go for was something we could decide. The project was very close to me as I had lost someone I loved because of cancer and I saw how reduced mobility was a huge pain point in not being able to do physical activities. My team could only think of elderly people as the main target market. As the Head of Product what I did was: 1) I helped them dive even d"

    Soumya S. - "In 2019, I was given a very important problem to solve. In a team of 3 we had to build a mobility assist device. The customer segment we would go for was something we could decide. The project was very close to me as I had lost someone I loved because of cancer and I saw how reduced mobility was a huge pain point in not being able to do physical activities. My team could only think of elderly people as the main target market. As the Head of Product what I did was: 1) I helped them dive even d"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +3 more
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    20 answers
    Video answer for 'How would you build an audio product for Facebook?'
    +16

    "The pain points articulated (no contextual recs, isolating experience, etc.) are pain points in the broader audio listening industry - there's no existing audio product at Meta already and assuming this is a net new product, wouldn't it have made more sense to have pain points specific to Meta? E.g. "there's no sense of real-time community in FB Groups" or "the barrier to engage in FB groups feels high" It almost feels like she just regurgitated things she's learned from her time working on Alex"

    Michael N. - "The pain points articulated (no contextual recs, isolating experience, etc.) are pain points in the broader audio listening industry - there's no existing audio product at Meta already and assuming this is a net new product, wouldn't it have made more sense to have pain points specific to Meta? E.g. "there's no sense of real-time community in FB Groups" or "the barrier to engage in FB groups feels high" It almost feels like she just regurgitated things she's learned from her time working on Alex"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
    +1 more
  • DoorDash logoAsked at DoorDash 
    1 answer

    "Clarifying Questions: Discover events, purchase/resell via app Post booking: After ticket purchase to event completion Motivation for Ticketmaster: Strengths: 70-80% of ticketing business, tie ups with venues Competition: meetup Low frequency product - so every experience matters Positive wom: Reduced marketing Retention of users, organizers Users: Ecosystem Attendees: Discover, buy and attend events - {chose this} Event Organizers: marketing/demand, s"

    Sandhya N. - "Clarifying Questions: Discover events, purchase/resell via app Post booking: After ticket purchase to event completion Motivation for Ticketmaster: Strengths: 70-80% of ticketing business, tie ups with venues Competition: meetup Low frequency product - so every experience matters Positive wom: Reduced marketing Retention of users, organizers Users: Ecosystem Attendees: Discover, buy and attend events - {chose this} Event Organizers: marketing/demand, s"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    2 answers

    "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"

    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

    Product Manager
    Analytical
  • "Did a quick 30 min writeup on this and I'm submitting before I review/edit. Success metrics for Spotify Podcasts Clarify Focus is on Spotify Podcasts, which are audio content posted by Spotify Content creators Spotify Podcasts exists across all devices Spotify as a company is at a mature state and is looking to enhance retention and revenue (monetization) Spotify makes money through ads, Spotify Podcasts too - Assuming that Spotify Podcasts has some sort of ad product where adv"

    Bryan K. - "Did a quick 30 min writeup on this and I'm submitting before I review/edit. Success metrics for Spotify Podcasts Clarify Focus is on Spotify Podcasts, which are audio content posted by Spotify Content creators Spotify Podcasts exists across all devices Spotify as a company is at a mature state and is looking to enhance retention and revenue (monetization) Spotify makes money through ads, Spotify Podcasts too - Assuming that Spotify Podcasts has some sort of ad product where adv"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    11 answers
    Video answer for 'Design a fitness app for Facebook.'
    +7

    "My answer- A. Clarifying questions- External factors- Timelines, Geography, Competition Internal factors- Meta's goals for entering into fitness space, full-fledged app or part of any existing Meta app Goals- Will go after engagement, since it is a new app. B. Identifying users- Heavily/ Professionally into fitness Casual fitness enthusiasts Not interested in fitness C. Prioritizing user segments- I will prioritize #2. Segment #1 does not really need external motivati"

    Aakanksha R. - "My answer- A. Clarifying questions- External factors- Timelines, Geography, Competition Internal factors- Meta's goals for entering into fitness space, full-fledged app or part of any existing Meta app Goals- Will go after engagement, since it is a new app. B. Identifying users- Heavily/ Professionally into fitness Casual fitness enthusiasts Not interested in fitness C. Prioritizing user segments- I will prioritize #2. Segment #1 does not really need external motivati"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Coinbase logoAsked at Coinbase 
    5 answers
    +2

    "Part 1 - Initial diagnostic questions Question: To start, I want to confirm that this is actually an issue. Have we changed any logging related to DAU in past couple of months? Answer: No Question: Ok, now I'm wondering if this could be a seasonal issue. In the past 6 months, have we seen a similar trend where DAU is down by 10%? Answer: No Question: Ok, to zoom out for a second, let's think about any macro-level factors that may have impacted DAU. Is there any negative public sent"

    Anonymous Amphibian - "Part 1 - Initial diagnostic questions Question: To start, I want to confirm that this is actually an issue. Have we changed any logging related to DAU in past couple of months? Answer: No Question: Ok, now I'm wondering if this could be a seasonal issue. In the past 6 months, have we seen a similar trend where DAU is down by 10%? Answer: No Question: Ok, to zoom out for a second, let's think about any macro-level factors that may have impacted DAU. Is there any negative public sent"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +2 more
  • Product Manager
    Artificial Intelligence
    +4 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "It's fair to assume a tech lead is an experienced person, especially in bigger organizations like Google. How we shape our thought process is part of our past experiences of default nature. I will first give it some time before I react/respond. I will try to understand the pattern where the tech lead is being devil's advocate. Eg. If he is being negative about PRD everytime, that means he had past experiences where the PRD was incomplete or scope was change; if is negative about testing scena"

    Dewansh Z. - "It's fair to assume a tech lead is an experienced person, especially in bigger organizations like Google. How we shape our thought process is part of our past experiences of default nature. I will first give it some time before I react/respond. I will try to understand the pattern where the tech lead is being devil's advocate. Eg. If he is being negative about PRD everytime, that means he had past experiences where the PRD was incomplete or scope was change; if is negative about testing scena"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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