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  • "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors. 1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches) Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include: Apple Watch Series (Apple) Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung) Garmin Wearables (Garmin) Amazfit & Zepp (Huami) Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi) These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features. 2. Use Launch Events for Insi"

    Rajdeep J. - "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors. 1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches) Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include: Apple Watch Series (Apple) Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung) Garmin Wearables (Garmin) Amazfit & Zepp (Huami) Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi) These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features. 2. Use Launch Events for Insi"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Data Analysis
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    "FB Vision Why is this problem important - bad ads can drive customer churn and pose reputational risks in terms of law suits. What is a bad ad defined as - we will exclude ad relevance. any ad that is inappropriate, harmful, and misleading. What is the user journey >> Businesses creates ads, ads are verified by FB team who will remove any bad ads, ads get published after verification, user sees the ads, reports if they dont like it, and the team verifies it again and if bad, removes it. N"

    Neha A. - "FB Vision Why is this problem important - bad ads can drive customer churn and pose reputational risks in terms of law suits. What is a bad ad defined as - we will exclude ad relevance. any ad that is inappropriate, harmful, and misleading. What is the user journey >> Businesses creates ads, ads are verified by FB team who will remove any bad ads, ads get published after verification, user sees the ads, reports if they dont like it, and the team verifies it again and if bad, removes it. N"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
  • "Let me tell you about a time when my manager was on a two week PTO and I was building the post-MVP roadmap for a newly launched product. Being a SaaS platform for supporting restaurants, I'd led the conception, planning, development and launch of the MVP for an online ordering solution for diners in restaurants. After the launch of the MVP, our original plan was to build features which supported table-service restaurants like keeping an open tab. But while looking at the data, I realized that a"

    Singer29 - "Let me tell you about a time when my manager was on a two week PTO and I was building the post-MVP roadmap for a newly launched product. Being a SaaS platform for supporting restaurants, I'd led the conception, planning, development and launch of the MVP for an online ordering solution for diners in restaurants. After the launch of the MVP, our original plan was to build features which supported table-service restaurants like keeping an open tab. But while looking at the data, I realized that a"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    "Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"

    Kanwarpreet S. - "Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
  • Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Video answer for 'Design an app for an amusement park.'
    +28

    "Clarifying questions (since there is no interviewer to clarify, I will state and make my assumptions below): Is this an app for park-goers, Six Flags employees, or some other stakeholder? Assumption: this is an app for park-goers Is there an age-limit on the app? Assumption: There is no specific age-limit, but it should be family friendly Will this app be standardized across all Six Flags locations? Assumption: yes To design this product, I will explain my thought proces"

    Izzy K. - "Clarifying questions (since there is no interviewer to clarify, I will state and make my assumptions below): Is this an app for park-goers, Six Flags employees, or some other stakeholder? Assumption: this is an app for park-goers Is there an age-limit on the app? Assumption: There is no specific age-limit, but it should be family friendly Will this app be standardized across all Six Flags locations? Assumption: yes To design this product, I will explain my thought proces"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Booking.com logoAsked at Booking.com 
    Video answer for 'Design a metrics and logging service.'

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    Shivastuti K. - "For somebody who needs accessibility accommodation, this doesn't have a transcript so it is not useful to me."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
    +2 more
  • "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
  • +10

    "ATTEMPT 2: Facebook Dating Sign up for a dating profile if you have FB account You see profiles of others who signed up It’s presented in a form browse cards Like or Not like profile Like + Like = Match = Unlocks to exchange messages Meetup + Date Facebook Dating - Helping people meet to date -> potential connections or long-term partner or marriage Users Just to date / meet new people Look for a meaningful relationship Look for marriage or partners"

    Anonymous Warbler - "ATTEMPT 2: Facebook Dating Sign up for a dating profile if you have FB account You see profiles of others who signed up It’s presented in a form browse cards Like or Not like profile Like + Like = Match = Unlocks to exchange messages Meetup + Date Facebook Dating - Helping people meet to date -> potential connections or long-term partner or marriage Users Just to date / meet new people Look for a meaningful relationship Look for marriage or partners"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • "The question is bit vague (I guess deliberately) so I believe firstly we shall ask questions and resolve ambiguity. Some initial questions could be : 1) Is this one time activity or something that should be done on continuous basis. If continuous basis then at what frequency. 2) How much staleness is acceptable in SYSTEM Y data 3) Are there any limitation in SYSTEM Y and is it fair to assume that we would need some kind of transformation to bring data into SYSTEM Y schema. 4) What kind of vol"

    Kshitij A. - "The question is bit vague (I guess deliberately) so I believe firstly we shall ask questions and resolve ambiguity. Some initial questions could be : 1) Is this one time activity or something that should be done on continuous basis. If continuous basis then at what frequency. 2) How much staleness is acceptable in SYSTEM Y data 3) Are there any limitation in SYSTEM Y and is it fair to assume that we would need some kind of transformation to bring data into SYSTEM Y schema. 4) What kind of vol"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    System Design
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 

    "I want to work at Meta because of its reputation as a company that consistently pushes the boundaries of technology, particularly in areas like AI, machine learning, and immersive technologies such as AR and VR. I admire Meta's mission to bring people closer together and create meaningful connections, as well as its focus on long-term innovation, such as the development of the metaverse. As an AI engineer, I'm excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a global impa"

    Alan T. - "I want to work at Meta because of its reputation as a company that consistently pushes the boundaries of technology, particularly in areas like AI, machine learning, and immersive technologies such as AR and VR. I admire Meta's mission to bring people closer together and create meaningful connections, as well as its focus on long-term innovation, such as the development of the metaverse. As an AI engineer, I'm excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a global impa"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Video answer for 'Design a smart lock.'
    +1

    "Smart Lock : Clarifying Questions : Are* we *talking about the locks we use for the doors or locks used for suitcases or study lockers ? "Scope is yours" What do we need by smart ? Are we a company that are already in lock business? - Yes Do we have significant marketshare in lock business ? - Yes Are we trying to address or improve any customer pain point or improve our metric? - "No" Customer Segment : Tech savvy - non tech savvy- Customer buys Old"

    Hari priya K. - "Smart Lock : Clarifying Questions : Are* we *talking about the locks we use for the doors or locks used for suitcases or study lockers ? "Scope is yours" What do we need by smart ? Are we a company that are already in lock business? - Yes Do we have significant marketshare in lock business ? - Yes Are we trying to address or improve any customer pain point or improve our metric? - "No" Customer Segment : Tech savvy - non tech savvy- Customer buys Old"See full answer

    Product Designer
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Are you serious? What kind of dog is it? Why would a dog watch Netflix? What kind of movies do they like? Why are we only considering dogs? What’s wrong with cats? Are they going to play movies by themselves? Is it for pet dogs or stray dogs? Who will pay the subscription fees for them? "

    Rupam S. - "Are you serious? What kind of dog is it? Why would a dog watch Netflix? What kind of movies do they like? Why are we only considering dogs? What’s wrong with cats? Are they going to play movies by themselves? Is it for pet dogs or stray dogs? Who will pay the subscription fees for them? "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +2

    "5 reasons Gmail search is real time Gmail search needs to be 100% accurate Does not have significant caching / hot searches Less hardware used as user info cant be sprayed across machines Gmail storage is different, as needs decryption on every"

    Mohit G. - "5 reasons Gmail search is real time Gmail search needs to be 100% accurate Does not have significant caching / hot searches Less hardware used as user info cant be sprayed across machines Gmail storage is different, as needs decryption on every"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
  • TikTok logoAsked at TikTok 

    "I can see that Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2009) needs a redesigned washing machine with a busier life than ever, newer living arrangements, and a longer time frame. Let's try and understand why we need a new product for Gen Z: Clarifying question - 1) Do we have a specific goal while redesigning the machine? Should we optimize for speed, space, or functionalities? (Assume - No) 2) Do we have geographical constraints? Countries have different power and electrical thresholds, which can decide"

    Ishan S. - "I can see that Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2009) needs a redesigned washing machine with a busier life than ever, newer living arrangements, and a longer time frame. Let's try and understand why we need a new product for Gen Z: Clarifying question - 1) Do we have a specific goal while redesigning the machine? Should we optimize for speed, space, or functionalities? (Assume - No) 2) Do we have geographical constraints? Countries have different power and electrical thresholds, which can decide"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Software Engineer
    System Design
  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 
    Product Manager
    Coding
    +3 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "I started asking some questions regarding the constrains of the system: An antena is emitting a signal that says if the tagged device was out of the room where the interview was happening. I was able to decide which would be the schema for the Antena's message. The antena is sending the info of multiple users. The system doesn't need to push notification to the users when the user left the device behind. Upon reflection, this is what I recollected doing. I propuse the json schema a"

    Eduardo C. - "I started asking some questions regarding the constrains of the system: An antena is emitting a signal that says if the tagged device was out of the room where the interview was happening. I was able to decide which would be the schema for the Antena's message. The antena is sending the info of multiple users. The system doesn't need to push notification to the users when the user left the device behind. Upon reflection, this is what I recollected doing. I propuse the json schema a"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
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