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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "That is a great product opportunity. I see the vision to drive engagement by building a reward based experience to encourage kids to login to the app and track their books and trigger a visual pleasing experience when the child completes a book. The more complex the book, the bigger the reward."

    Christina Z. - "That is a great product opportunity. I see the vision to drive engagement by building a reward based experience to encourage kids to login to the app and track their books and trigger a visual pleasing experience when the child completes a book. The more complex the book, the bigger the reward."See full answer

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

    "I tried solving this question and here is the recorded video for the entire solution - https://youtu.be/G_LIbTp58XA Feel free to comment here or on the video for further discussion."

    Rjj - "I tried solving this question and here is the recorded video for the entire solution - https://youtu.be/G_LIbTp58XA Feel free to comment here or on the video for further discussion."See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    System Design
    +1 more
  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
    +16

    "def is_valid(s: str) -> bool: stack = [] closeToOpen = { ")" : "(", "]" : "[", "}" : "{" } for c in s: if c in closeToOpen: if stack and stack[-1] == closeToOpen[c]: stack.pop() else: return False else: stack.append(c) return True if not stack else False debug your code below print(is_valid("()[]")) `"

    Anonymous Roadrunner - "def is_valid(s: str) -> bool: stack = [] closeToOpen = { ")" : "(", "]" : "[", "}" : "{" } for c in s: if c in closeToOpen: if stack and stack[-1] == closeToOpen[c]: stack.pop() else: return False else: stack.append(c) return True if not stack else False debug your code below print(is_valid("()[]")) `"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • DoorDash logoAsked at DoorDash 

    "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
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  • +8

    "Step 1: Clarify Before delving into the metrics, should I consider the current state of Google or when it just launched? Here, I am assuming the current state of Google. Google is currently a company that makes approx $15) billion in Revenue and 90 % of the revenue comes from Ads. Ads are core for Google's business and Google is the major player in the market Step 2: Goals: The main goal is to maximize revenue through effective Google Ads campaigns. This means ensuring that the campaign"

    Srilaxmi C. - "Step 1: Clarify Before delving into the metrics, should I consider the current state of Google or when it just launched? Here, I am assuming the current state of Google. Google is currently a company that makes approx $15) billion in Revenue and 90 % of the revenue comes from Ads. Ads are core for Google's business and Google is the major player in the market Step 2: Goals: The main goal is to maximize revenue through effective Google Ads campaigns. This means ensuring that the campaign"See full answer

    Product Analyst
    Analytical
  • "MOD = 10**9 + 7 def max_stability(reliability, availability): max_stability = 1 for r, a in zip(reliability, availability): Compute stability of the current server stability = r * a if stability != 0: Multiply into max_stability and take modulo maxstability = (maxstability * stability) % MOD return max_stability reliability = [1, 2, 2] availability = [1, 1, 3] print(max_stability(reliability, availability)) # Output the result mo"

    K.nithish K. - "MOD = 10**9 + 7 def max_stability(reliability, availability): max_stability = 1 for r, a in zip(reliability, availability): Compute stability of the current server stability = r * a if stability != 0: Multiply into max_stability and take modulo maxstability = (maxstability * stability) % MOD return max_stability reliability = [1, 2, 2] availability = [1, 1, 3] print(max_stability(reliability, availability)) # Output the result mo"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Coding
  • Salesforce logoAsked at Salesforce 
    Video answer for 'How do you handle a customer who asks why your product is so expensive?'

    "I just explained benefits to them"

    Tudonu T. - "I just explained benefits to them"See full answer

    Sales Representative
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Dropbox logoAsked at Dropbox 

    "performance issues and sudden spikes on input requests by scaling techniques and optimization."

    Srini K. - "performance issues and sudden spikes on input requests by scaling techniques and optimization."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
    +5 more
  • "Recently, I was listening to an episode of Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast (aptly named Lenny’s Podcast), where he interviews Christian Idiodi, talking about the essence of product management. In the open sequence, Christian talks about the essence of this job being “you wake up on behalf of someone else, and you have to do it well enough that they give you something back in return.” This statement really struck a chord with me and resonated with why I love being a product manager. Customers and their"

    John F. - "Recently, I was listening to an episode of Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast (aptly named Lenny’s Podcast), where he interviews Christian Idiodi, talking about the essence of product management. In the open sequence, Christian talks about the essence of this job being “you wake up on behalf of someone else, and you have to do it well enough that they give you something back in return.” This statement really struck a chord with me and resonated with why I love being a product manager. Customers and their"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +3

    " The Situation A few months ago, our trading platform started experiencing significant latency issues during peak trading hours. This latency was affecting our ability to process real-time market data and execute trades efficiently, potentially leading to substantial financial losses and missed opportunities. Identifying the Problem The first step was to identify the root cause of the latency. I organized a team meeting with our data engineers, DevOps, and network specialists to gather"

    Scott S. - " The Situation A few months ago, our trading platform started experiencing significant latency issues during peak trading hours. This latency was affecting our ability to process real-time market data and execute trades efficiently, potentially leading to substantial financial losses and missed opportunities. Identifying the Problem The first step was to identify the root cause of the latency. I organized a team meeting with our data engineers, DevOps, and network specialists to gather"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
    +3 more
  • +3

    "Goal/Vission of company Understanding of Whatsapp -> Whatsapp platform for people where they can connect with people remotely, they can chat with them, they can do a video call, they can send pdf, location, contacts, etc. Basically, clarify your understanding of WhatsApp. Whatsapp Goal -> connecting the people remotely in a hassle-free manner Vission 3-4 years down the line -> More engagement and retention of the users. For this vision what is the user's intended action Define"

    Anonymous Muskox - "Goal/Vission of company Understanding of Whatsapp -> Whatsapp platform for people where they can connect with people remotely, they can chat with them, they can do a video call, they can send pdf, location, contacts, etc. Basically, clarify your understanding of WhatsApp. Whatsapp Goal -> connecting the people remotely in a hassle-free manner Vission 3-4 years down the line -> More engagement and retention of the users. For this vision what is the user's intended action Define"See full answer

    Analytical
  • "Before jumping in to answer, I want us to be on the same page regarding a few things: I am the PM for Coinbase app; not for coinbase pro or wallet etc. The very fact that a token will list on Coinbase increases the price / market activity around the token. We want to create a process which takes this into consideration. Users trust coinbase. Therefore, the assets listed on coinbase need significant vetting before they can be put on the system. Technology integrations - How much work"

    Prateek S. - "Before jumping in to answer, I want us to be on the same page regarding a few things: I am the PM for Coinbase app; not for coinbase pro or wallet etc. The very fact that a token will list on Coinbase increases the price / market activity around the token. We want to create a process which takes this into consideration. Users trust coinbase. Therefore, the assets listed on coinbase need significant vetting before they can be put on the system. Technology integrations - How much work"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +4

    "Clarifying questions Do we mean the Google Play store or Apple App store or some other app store? : Google Play Store Do we mean to calculate the number of apps as in 2024? : yes Are we looking at any particular data slices like in a particular country/ for a particular geography etc.? : No, I want the overall global number And we mean to calculate total number of apps that are registered on Play Store and can be searched and accessed by a user, am i right? : Yes Okay, here's how"

    Kartikeya N. - "Clarifying questions Do we mean the Google Play store or Apple App store or some other app store? : Google Play Store Do we mean to calculate the number of apps as in 2024? : yes Are we looking at any particular data slices like in a particular country/ for a particular geography etc.? : No, I want the overall global number And we mean to calculate total number of apps that are registered on Play Store and can be searched and accessed by a user, am i right? : Yes Okay, here's how"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
    +2 more
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • +1

    "I used array to append. np.array does not have append and every np.vstack recreates object again. import numpy as np class Centroid: def init(self, location, vectors): self.location = location # (D,) self.vectors = vectors # (N_i, D) class KMeans: def init(self, n_features, k): self.nfeatures = nfeatures self.centroids = [ Centroid( location=np.random.randn(n_features), vectors=[] # I"

    Dinar M. - "I used array to append. np.array does not have append and every np.vstack recreates object again. import numpy as np class Centroid: def init(self, location, vectors): self.location = location # (D,) self.vectors = vectors # (N_i, D) class KMeans: def init(self, n_features, k): self.nfeatures = nfeatures self.centroids = [ Centroid( location=np.random.randn(n_features), vectors=[] # I"See full answer

    Coding
    Machine Learning
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "I will start with discussing the Google mission statement, which is to organize the world's information and make it easily accessible to everyone to help them get things done, and make their day a bit easier. I will think about building something that will leapfrog this mission. Google has already organized all of the world's public digital information in the current state. There are opportunities to get more information into a digital form. But there are also significant improvements in mak"

    Praveen - "I will start with discussing the Google mission statement, which is to organize the world's information and make it easily accessible to everyone to help them get things done, and make their day a bit easier. I will think about building something that will leapfrog this mission. Google has already organized all of the world's public digital information in the current state. There are opportunities to get more information into a digital form. But there are also significant improvements in mak"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
    +1 more
  • +10

    "Google mission is to organize worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keeping that in mind will focus on what should be the solve for emerging market. Clarification: Any specific country Google is thinking about ? Answer: lets say Ghana it has come often as one of the fast emerging markets and untapped Clarification: Goal is monetization or growth Answer: We are entering the market so growth Based on the clarification above I will think about user segments, p"

    Sumeet R. - "Google mission is to organize worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keeping that in mind will focus on what should be the solve for emerging market. Clarification: Any specific country Google is thinking about ? Answer: lets say Ghana it has come often as one of the fast emerging markets and untapped Clarification: Goal is monetization or growth Answer: We are entering the market so growth Based on the clarification above I will think about user segments, p"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • +1

    "A high level framework Clarifications: Reactions already exist in Instagram? Any specific region or user group we try to target for the launch? ... Product description: IG is ... Reactions are Emoji alike icons users can use to reply to posts/photos/comments FB's mission: Help people stay connected and build communities IG's mission/goal: Allow users to capture world's moments and share with friends Reactions Goal: To provide users an easier way to react to the content and to bet"

    Kai W. - "A high level framework Clarifications: Reactions already exist in Instagram? Any specific region or user group we try to target for the launch? ... Product description: IG is ... Reactions are Emoji alike icons users can use to reply to posts/photos/comments FB's mission: Help people stay connected and build communities IG's mission/goal: Allow users to capture world's moments and share with friends Reactions Goal: To provide users an easier way to react to the content and to bet"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Behavioral
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