Product Manager Interview Questions

Rahul J. - "YouTube is a platform that lets users upload self generated content that's available for all other users to view, globally. It has a freemium model where unpaid users can watch unlimited content. However, the paid users get additional features that enhance the viewing experience. YouTube would like to move the unpaid users to a paid subscription model as it ensures higher ARPU for YT and gives users incentive to repeated come back to the platform to watch content. **Ways to increase conversion"See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch. Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature / product Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping Provide criteria to prioritize metrics Prioritize metrics Summarize Let's begin! "See full answer

Aekagra S. - "I'll approach this by asking questions and creating scenarios based on answers. If the answer to any questions points to a specific issue, I'll double down on that to understand the issue. This is more of a RCA question. First I'll quickly check Were there any recent updates released before we observed the drops? Assuming Yes, I'll check the updates released and check the test cases and testing results If the issue is identified, I will engage with the product leadership, update them and conne"See full answer

R K. - "Some clarifying questions: Is this going to be a part of exciting Meta product or completely new one? you choose Is there a particular sport or range of sports that the product should cater to? all sports, should be agnostic. What is "athletes"? pros? amateurs? fitness enthusiasts? you can decide Is there a specific problems or challenges faced by athletes does he want the product to address? feel free to make assumptions Is there a specific goal that we want to achieve"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Clarifying questions: Are we taking about a personal parking lot or a public parking lot Do we have an objective in head for this lot -> Make money? Public parking lot from govt body Do we have a particular location in head for this -> basement, outside some building or on the roof Are we particular about the number of vehicles it can take up? Are we particular about the kind of vehicles that it can take up? (2 wheelers, 4 wheelers, heavy weight 4 wheelers) Taking a few assumptions:"See full answer

Anonymous Spider - "1) Start by clarifying your constraints - which side of the marketplace am I focusing on and what are they solving for? (e.g., minimize cost for hoster, maximize comfort for renter indoor etc.). Assuming this is a "dealer's choice" type response then proceed to step 2 2) Where to focus: which customer segment, which job-to-be-done, and why I'd start by laying out segments on 2 dimensions: urban (think big cities, downtowns) and suburban (think suburbs, beach towns, mountains) areas focused on e"See full answer

Cameron P. - "3 fav products. Pick 1 and 10X it. My criteria: Add value to my life Easy to use My fav products: Pinterest Youtube Google Docs How would you 10X Youtube? Interviewee: 10X revenue? 10X user base? 10X sales? Interviewer: you can decide Interviewee: Ok, let’s discuss Youtube's mission and goal and we will determine which direction to proceed after Youtube: Global product. Has Red,Music,Kids,Premium. Subscription and Ads. 5B videos watched per day. 80% market share Missio"See full answer

Anonymous Reindeer - "Clarifying Questions: Is it a chain of supermarkets? Or just an individual market? Is the revenue overall or just from one store? What are the reasons for the revenue growth? Pandemic? New buildings around? Other? What does the supermarket sell? Anything specialized? Local goods? Is there an app/website available to order stuff? 10,000 - 50,000 Vision: Be the most customer centric store Goals: Able to reach out to as many users as they can. Increase the user base while keeping th"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - "If I had to deliver a product or feature in half (or less) of the initial timeline, here's what I would do: Prioritize the features: I would prioritize the features that are essential for the product's functionality and customer value. I would focus on the must-have features and put the nice-to-have features on hold. Reassess the resources: I would reassess the resources available and determine if additional resources are required to meet the new timeline. I would explore options such as h"See full answer

Xash C. - "This one is a great example of Build, Borrow, or Buy strategy framework (http://www.build-borrow-buy.com/build-borrow-or-buy-in-practice/) - explore and evaluate three different approaches: organic growth and building a product from scratch (e.g. Amazon building its own Amazon Restaurants service), partnering with an existing provider (e.g. enterprise-level partnership with Instacart or Lyft), or acquisition growth (e.g. Uber acquiring Postmates). Evaluate which approach makes sense for the com"See full answer

Shahid K. - "Asked clarifying questions, this was similar to box. Took a minute to gather thoughts. Came up with a structured approach. Focused on use cases, prioritized it. They wanted to focus on security aspects, MFA, simultaneous read/write operations, etc."See full answer

Joohi M. - "Think about 3 types of users - 1) User who only uses Google photos and no other Google product. What is the value that Google gets out of such user? 2) User who uses all the google products including photos but does not spend a penny on google photos (think of storage fee, buying photo albums etc.). How do photos increase the value provided by that user in conjunction with other Google products? 3) Use who spends money on Google photos. The value provided by the first user is through their pho"See full answer

Rav S. - "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."See full answer

Kanika - "https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-happens-when-you-hit-url-in-your-browser/"See full answer