Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Danyal R. - "Estimate the number of Instagram posts per day Assumptions: calculating for the US only Assumption for grid photos and not stories Equation Number of Instagram posts / day = users * frequency / 365 Break down components Assumption: instagram has 1 billion active user's across the world, let's assume there's 100 million active users in US But in a day there's likely only 50% of the active users on the app [30%] Casual Users - open the app 3-4 times a week but post once ever"See full answer

John F. - "First, I would like to establish some assumptions about the problem to determine if this is possible. For this scenario, I will assume that “accepted” does not mean a student is enrolled at the university (most students apply to multiple universities and can only attend one university). For simplicity, I will also assume that each student is applies to a single department and that every student is associated with a single department. Based on this information, I see a scenario that this would"See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Hl M. - "Clarifying Slack is a mature product in markets with millions of users B2B platform Expand customer base to school boards SWOT Technology is mature and well reputed Good privacy practices Threats Google school Microsoft learning education Zoom Journeys User Users for slack - for - school School boards 12 school boards Primary Secondary High Universities - Remote learning / Distant educations - Incumbents MooCs - Existing platform End Users: Students Teachers Administrators Ed"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Clarifying question: Do we want to judge need of an existing product or an idea that can be converted into a product Let me solve for both the cases. Q: Determine if there is a need for a platform that is already live and has some users. While thinking about need, I am finding it resonating with "Does this product have a pmf". Few ways to do that: Take a look at the retention number (D1, D3, D7 and D15). Basis on the product the time range can be different but if the retention number is"See full answer

Julien C. - "👇 Your feedback is very much appreciated 👇 Reduce scope of product for the initial launch. Streamline the PRD to an actual MVP and use the current PRD (that takes 6 months to build) for the V1"See full answer

Soodong P. - "Product and Mission To allow users to create events and host on FB pages. It can be one time or recurring. It can include FB users through feeds or referrals or can be shared out with a link. Product objective is to build strong online and offline bonding through connecting people with common interests and ensure continued engagements. Aligns with the core Meta mission. User Journey and Value + Metrics Organizers: Finds the value when the many participants share interest or"See full answer

onering2ruleall - "Total volume of the swimming pool, let's say it's a standard 50m x 25 m x 2m =2500 m3 = 2.5 million litter standard water horse water flow rate is 17 liter per min. So, 2.5 m / 17 =147,059 min"See full answer

Priyanka C. - "Firstly need to check is this service really beneficial or not. And video service provide more realistic perspective about the product so keep it"See full answer

Anonymous Caribou - "Sales and Delivery app: Ask Clarifying questions: What all parts of the user journey does this app play a role in? All delivery notifications go through this app. Tesla while completing sales does ask its customer to download this app. Sales can be completely done through the app. Sales person at Tesla could be reached through app. App can be used to buy other peripherals for Tesla. Success Metrics: Revenue: \# of car sales completed through the delivery app. \# of peripheral"See full answer

Kartikeya N. - "Clarifying questions: What level of retention are we targeting?: 30/60/90 day?: 30 days retention Do we have any user geography in mind?: No, lets talk global How do we define 30 day retained user? : Any user who comes to the app once in 30 days to do something meaningful How much is the current retention and how much do we want to increase it to?: Lets aim to 2X the current retention in an year Lets start with the Goal of the Adobe Scan app. Its goal is to allow users to capture im"See full answer

Sean S. - "test"See full answer

Nanda S. - "Looked at use-cases - what would be biggest value props be. Looked at VIP people moving to save the cost of private airplane, security personnel and for everyday people it could be used for emergencies when people had to be moved quickly and safely. Looked at industrial use cases also for security such as moving precious stones like diamonds or high amount of cash where there would be high security, armoured trucks and logistics cost. Decided to narrow down to industrial use and went deeper int"See full answer

Tomer B. - "Clarify What do we mean by memorialize? Are we aiming to launch a physical or software product? What is our goal with this product? Are there specific types of pets we have in mind? Assumption Memorialize means to remind ourselves about our loved pets who passed away. We would like to launch a software product. The goal is to help users cope with the lose of their beloved pets. We also focus on house pets, keeping it for dogs and cats as the biggest market for pets. User"See full answer

Ragupathy V. - "Started with clarifications, listed out assumptions, created stories with user pain points in existing business, how we can eliminate in our design and strategy, metrics for the success of business initial 90 days, 6 months and a year. What i missed to present is the north star metrics Overall i thought i did well, still didnt get through Hope it will help me for other interviews in Amazon/Meta/Cisco"See full answer

Jack F. - "conduct direct user research through methods such as interviews, surveys, and focus groups to gather qualitative insights into user preferences, pain points, and behaviors. Additionally, I analyze quantitative data from sources like user analytics, feedback metrics, and market research to identify trends and patterns. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, including customers, internal teams, and subject matter experts, further enriches the requirements gathering process by incorporating diver"See full answer

Wang L. - "Tagging system - tagging the resources, like tickets, tasks, pages. Support to query based on tags."See full answer