Product Strategy Interview Questions

Bailey O. - "For this answer, I'm assuming that I'm a PM who has just started at this company. I assume this product is a growing start-up and that's why I wasn't familiar prior to taking the role. Understand the business, mission, and product's context: Understand the company mission, values, vision Understand any near-term/long term company goals Meet & listen to key stakeholders & decision makers Build relationship with team members Understand who the first 'sale' or 'bu"See full answer

Aayush S. - "With $1 billion to invest in generative AI, my focus would be on addressing unmet needs in everyday life. Here's my vision: Identify User Pain Points: I would start by understanding the specific challenges a segment of users face daily. Many people are integrating AI into their routines to simplify tasks, yet there are gaps that need to be filled. Learn from ChatGPT’s Success: ChatGPT's rapid growth to 200 million users demonstrates the demand for AI solutions that genuinely solve"See full answer

Anonymous Bee - "Which structure would you suggest for such a question?"See full answer

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

Naga M. - "PS: Below is my solution. Appreciate if you can provide feedback to improve Followup Questions: Are you referring to Credit Cards or Debit Cards? Assuming it's about Credit Card Why does Capital One want to issue Virtual Cards? (want to know any specific goal in mind) Want to improve security standards which will result in more usage (user purchases) Which user segments do you want to target? (Want to if they are focusing value from a specific user segment)? Assuming they are focu"See full answer

Maggie Y. - "8 Questions in 1 hr. no additional info is available from the interviewer, not much interaction. I still don't quite understand their objective."See full answer

Alibi M. - "I would answer this question using MECE framework: Profit = Revenue - Costs. Revenue = # customers * price In case of the trading platform, this could be translated into avg. trading activity per user * avg. commission rate . Ask if there has been any recent change to Active users or their trading activities. Similarly, ask if the commission rate has been changed recently. Based on this information, you can then identify the problem and get to the root cause of this. Similarly with Costs. "See full answer

Jonathan S. - "To clarify the question, we need to know What portion of “food” are we discussing? All groceries, cold ready-to-heat meals, meal kits, hot meals, or something else? Finding “something else” presents the opportunity to invent a new sector of the business that leverages Amazon’s unique strengths. That’s more likely to be a winner idea, from Amazon’s perspective and the interviewer’s opinion of you, than copying some other company’s existing approach. But it’s also possible the interviewer has a"See full answer

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

Neeraj K. - "Clarify 10X -> usage or revenue Approach What is Msft Copilot & key capabilities Understand the space in which Copilot operates : Target segments & use-cases serve Competitors (alternatives) Leverage microsoft has : Understand the stack (infra -> application layer) -> leverage Understand Microsoft ecosystem & leverage we have Define : 10X growth strategy (for whom -> & what? -> distribution (acquire & retain)) MSft Copilot & key capabilities Cons"See full answer

Gunjan B. - "Google flights doesn't have a booking experience. Is this even a real question?"See full answer

Vivan B. - "Feedback would much appreciated as I have not practiced many product strategy questions Clarifying questions Can we assume this is the first time Google has entered the elevator market? Or are there prior elevators to this one? Let's assume first time Is this a large elevator for industrial use like heavy goods/freight etc. or is it an elevator for apartment blocks and commercial premises? Let's assume passenger elevator Is there a geography for this launch? Let's assume the US"See full answer

Idit G. - "To define the success metrics for Facebook Ads, I’ll outline: Who the users are What their goals and needs are How success is measured across their journey Who are the users: Advertisers: Individuals or businesses running ad campaigns to achieve business objectives. Potential Buyers: Users exposed to ads who may engage, click, or make purchases. User journey and Success metrics: Advertisers: Acquisition:Onboarding Completion Rate: % of advertisers completing"See full answer

Sameer A. - "Google’s Mission: Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible. Google offers perhaps the most consequential set services available on the internet today - Search, Maps, Gmail, Drive, Docs, etc. These services reach billions of users across the world and they are all available for free. Google is able to give away these services for free because of how their business model works. Google’s Business Model: Google makes money from Ads. They offer perhaps the most"See full answer

Pooja G. - "Goal: Maps should reflect reality of places especially with places like hospitals Ecosystem : Maps User Usecases: Daily Commute Explore places Critical situations like emergency - hospital visits, work emergencies, family Businesses using Google Business Profile: Medical & Health Hospitals Clinics Gyms Restaurants Salons Mom & Pop stores, SMB - Retail Enterprises These can be online, physical or both Local guides Downstream usecases for other google products: Google Search Google Gemini "See full answer

Anonymous Newt - "CQ: Goal - connect two large continents, reduce the distance Is it a motorable bridge -? Any specific use case on mind? Summarise: come up with the use cases of the bridge Google’s mission -> organise world’s information and make them more accessible and useful A bridge that way is a great way to reduce the distance between two large separate continents. This bridge can help spread information faster Possible Use cases of the bridge: Transportation of physical goods: Since road tran"See full answer