Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Aniket B. - "Firstly lets note down the ways of monetization - Promotional Ads Paid Filters and AR effects Influencer promotional fee Instagram Additional Tools for Creators - subscription basis (analytics and management) > many influencers also run their own promotional campaigns to gain more and more followers on their handles - Instagram can use this opportunity (e-commerce sites ranking algorithm of different items/sellers) > promotional ads can affect slightly on user engagement but accord"See full answer

Anonymous Stork - "For Xbox, the next-generation product I propose is a virtual reality headset. The rationale is threefold: Industry Trends: Competitors like Meta and Apple are investing heavily in VR/AR, signaling strong market potential. Xbox Legacy: Xbox has a history of pushing innovation in gaming hardware (e.g., Kinect), and VR represents the next frontier beyond traditional consoles. Strategic Need: With console sales flattening, Xbox must expand into new experiences that deepen engagement and different"See full answer

Krishnan S. - "I would start with few clarifying questions for the investigation and diagnosis of the problem. Timing and volume: For how long is the peak surge being noticed? Past few days / weeks / months? Clarify about 'certain times'. Is it weekday Morning (Peak), Morning (off peak), Afternoon, Afternoon (peak), Evening (peak), Evening (off peak) or weekend? Do we info on vehicle type that have the most volume? Cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, etc., Location and convenience of the gas st"See full answer

Jonathan O. - "Clarify: Is this an app that we want to house within the FB ecosystem, or will this be a standalone app? When we say food delivery, do we mean meals that are ready to eat? Groceries? Convenience store items? Assumptions: Let's make some assumptions here: App will not be housed in with FB ecosystem. This is not even an app associated with FB. Food delivery will be defined as delivering meal(s) that are ready to eat when you receive them **Goal: Take on the incumbents by addressi"See full answer

Surbhi G. - "In order to train a machine learning model for license plate detection, which is essentially image recognition, I would first need a large labeled dataset of images featuring license plates. From hereon, I would use a model architecture suitable for image-related tasks, like CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks). When it comes to deploying the model, I would first optimize it, aiming for the best balance between speed and accuracy. Depending on the specifications, the model could be deployed eith"See full answer

Himant G. - "Opentable is integrated with google maps and can be used to book tables at restaurants. The idea is to extend the services for desks and offices. Market Opportunity With recent work from home and hybrid work structure, 2 days office etc. Many companies are moving to hotelling offices and reservation systems for the desk. Assigning a permanent/dedicated desk to the employees will not be most efficient use of the real estate. So a shared structure will be more efficient where employees can shar"See full answer

Vinayak A. - "First thing I would do is dig deeper into the problem. Starting off with the data source suggesting the drop of 10%. Next is investigating - what does drop in traffic mean? For example - 10% drop in logins, email traffic, email creation. Next, once I identify the its for example an issue with logins, I would like to drill a deeper into further isolating the problem based on geography, operating platform (mobile/desktop), specific time of day, any other information I could get. At this point,"See full answer

Navtej S. - "How could that act as a age deterrent?"See full answer

Apurv K. - "!! FEEDBACK WELCOME !! Clarify question By art we mean visual art, e.g. paintings? - Yes Is this a solution to create art on Instagram or to showcase existing art on Instagram? - Create art Why build this, Engagement or Acquisition? - Engagement Reframe: We want to increase Instagram engagement through creation and sharing of art with followers. Talking about the space The Internet has over time continuously reduced barriers to creative expression. From blogging to Twitter"See full answer

Krutarth S. - "Hi, is this question part of the Powerday interview or the Mini-case interview?"See full answer

Amit S. - "Fast food service Good service application."See full answer

Aiden L. - "clarification define a handyman: someone who's paid to do minor renovations or domestic repairs. define the app: standalone or within facebook or meta's app family? why are we designing this? should I come up with a goal (engagement, monetization)? constraints (financials/timeline)? goal: adoption. since it's a new app, i want ppl to adopt first and then monetize the users. I'd define a handyman as someone who's paid by app users to do minor fixes, such as unc"See full answer

Lucy Y. - "I'm a bit confused - The $40B hrs is the total time spent commuting to work, correct? Whereas the question asks "hours lost ... in traffic". Is the answer not correct then?"See full answer

Soodong P. - "Problem Understanding Is it within FB applications? > Yes FB Date has one on one matching. Can I consider extending existing capability? After matching, are we considering interactions within FB as well? FB mission is to give people power to connect build community and bring the world closer. Building connection through content engagement is the core of the FB product. With increased demand on learning online and velocity of acquiring new skills required to find a job or sustain in"See full answer

Anuradha T. - "Clarifying questions: What kind of users are we talking about? Internal or external ? (Assumption: External) When was this issue discovered? (Not so long ago) Is this specific to a particular geographical location ? (Answer: No) External: Geography, time ? Internal: Pain points: Technical - latency, lag Engagement - Less engagement available on website , users are bored while waiting for their search results to appear Review - Explore platform options for users to review their experie"See full answer

Riku H. - "This is basically "how you would measure success of X" type of question, and tweaked in particular to the first 6 months which is targeted towards seller acquisition in the lifecycle. Framework: List goals of the peer to peer car rental product from Grab and tie it to the mission of the company. If I am not mistaken the mission of Grab is similar to Uber - get people or anything anywhere, and have drivers earn their way List out users and their actions - in this case an individual who is i"See full answer

Sanjanaa S. - "Clarification questions: 1) Is this a physical or digital product? 2) Are we enhancing an existing product or designing a brand new product? 3) Is this a product in the physical world or in the Metaverse? (I know Meta has recently expanded in virtual fashion space with partnerships with designer brands) 4) Competition with other fashion products [Depop, Nuuly, Rent the Runway, Pickle, Poshmark, Instagram Shopping) 5) Are there any time constraints on when MVP should be launched? 6) What market"See full answer