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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
What can Google build for the over 100 million people who regularly go out to bars?
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Product Strategy
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"Lets start with assumptions 100m people go out to bars in US Assuming COVID is behind us Also assuming this is annually and not monthly or daily (though it might be better to ask this) Step 1: Why should Google build something like this Google Mission: Make information accessible and useful Google's current state: Focus on improving current products (improve engagement and thus monetization) while also building things for future (growth) Product Mission: Make going to bar a"
Date G. - "Lets start with assumptions 100m people go out to bars in US Assuming COVID is behind us Also assuming this is annually and not monthly or daily (though it might be better to ask this) Step 1: Why should Google build something like this Google Mission: Make information accessible and useful Google's current state: Focus on improving current products (improve engagement and thus monetization) while also building things for future (growth) Product Mission: Make going to bar a"See full answer
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a post-accident algorithm for a self-driving car.
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Technical
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"Ensure immediate safety: The first priority is to secure the vehicle and its occupants by stopping the engine, activating hazard lights, and unlocking doors. Assess the situation: The car evaluates the extent of damage, determines its location, and checks on the status of passengers. Call for help: Based on the assessment, the car calls emergency services if necessary and notifies the manufacturer. Collect and store accident data: This is crucial for later analysis and potential legal pu"
Surbhi G. - "Ensure immediate safety: The first priority is to secure the vehicle and its occupants by stopping the engine, activating hazard lights, and unlocking doors. Assess the situation: The car evaluates the extent of damage, determines its location, and checks on the status of passengers. Call for help: Based on the assessment, the car calls emergency services if necessary and notifies the manufacturer. Collect and store accident data: This is crucial for later analysis and potential legal pu"See full answer
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Asked at Meta (Facebook) • 4 years ago
Design a solution for the sports industry.
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design an ATM for airports.
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Asked at Blend • 4 years ago
Design a lending product for millennials.
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Asked at Meta (Facebook) • 4 years ago
If Mark Zuckerberg asked you to create a product for the Olympics, what would you build?
Product Design
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"My thought process below: FB's mission: Connect with people - friends, family, and build communities. Assumptions made: Goal here is to increase user engagement with an FB product, not to monetize or gather new users, though they may be indirect side-effects No blockers in terms of data or partnerships Looking at mobile specifically Classifying users Trying a matrix structure of Interest vs Ability-to-engage. 1) Enthusiastic fans :: People who are super interested in the eve"
Sidharth N. - "My thought process below: FB's mission: Connect with people - friends, family, and build communities. Assumptions made: Goal here is to increase user engagement with an FB product, not to monetize or gather new users, though they may be indirect side-effects No blockers in terms of data or partnerships Looking at mobile specifically Classifying users Trying a matrix structure of Interest vs Ability-to-engage. 1) Enthusiastic fans :: People who are super interested in the eve"See full answer
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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 Thumbtack • 4 years ago
Design a birthday product.
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Asked at Plaid • 4 years ago
How would you improve the Plaid product?
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Asked at Cisco • 4 years ago
Tell me about your favorite non-software product.
Product Design
2 answers I was asked this
"Tube light/batten"
Bhavneesh K. - "Tube light/batten"See full answer
Product Design
What was your process for arriving at the design solution in your portfolio and critique of the web app?
Product Designer
Product Design
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"I was not very confident in my answers. My explanations were round about and I was mostly nervous."
Archana C. - "I was not very confident in my answers. My explanations were round about and I was mostly nervous."See full answer
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Product Design
Asked at Google • 4 years ago
You're a PM on Google's Geo team. Design a new travel product.
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Asked at LinkedIn • 4 years ago
You're a PM at LinkedIn looking to build reactions. How would you approach this?
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Name a product that falls short of a company's promise.
Product Design
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"robin hood lol"
Ananya M. - "robin hood lol"See full answer
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Asked at Patreon • 3 years ago
Create an app to increase reading.
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Asked at Google • 4 years ago
Design a phone for emerging markets.
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Asked at Meta (Facebook) • 4 years ago
How would you improve the Oculus homepage?
Product Design
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"By providing some new technologies and improve the products"
Baviya M. - "By providing some new technologies and improve the products"See full answer
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Asked at LinkedIn • 4 years ago
How would you design the YouTube landing page?
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Asked at Walmart Labs • 4 years ago
What are common features of an adtech platform?
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System Design
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Asked at Meta (Facebook) • 3 years ago
How would you improve airport layovers?
Product Manager
Product Design
1 answer I was asked this
"Question: How would you improve airport layover? Clarifying Questions What’s my role? Product Manager at a specific company? - Product Manager at the company that builds the airport Digital Product or Physical Product? - Make my own assumption Specific Airport? Country? Airline? - Airport in the US Has both international and domestic Why? Airport layovers are becoming more common as international travel picks up post COVID Increasing # of travellers Layovers as a"
Siddhant S. - "Question: How would you improve airport layover? Clarifying Questions What’s my role? Product Manager at a specific company? - Product Manager at the company that builds the airport Digital Product or Physical Product? - Make my own assumption Specific Airport? Country? Airline? - Airport in the US Has both international and domestic Why? Airport layovers are becoming more common as international travel picks up post COVID Increasing # of travellers Layovers as a"See full answer
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