"I would ask/investigate the following:
Is this our core competancy of our company
How long would it take to develop it in house and how much would it cost
what will be the time to market of this feature or service when developed in house
what is long term vision of this solution - do we expect that this will grow into becoming a major revenue stream for the company in future and the future of the company will be tied to it?
What is our track record as a company building such a sol"
Nitesh N. - "I would ask/investigate the following:
Is this our core competancy of our company
How long would it take to develop it in house and how much would it cost
what will be the time to market of this feature or service when developed in house
what is long term vision of this solution - do we expect that this will grow into becoming a major revenue stream for the company in future and the future of the company will be tied to it?
What is our track record as a company building such a sol"See full answer
"TikTok → short-form video platform where users share, post, comment, and like each other’s videos
Clarifying Questions
Define Active → Users who are opening the app at least once a day for a particular duration say 1 min
Geography? Consider India for this case
Is the source/BI Tool where we saw the drop valid enough?
TikTok is both on the app as well as browser - Where are we seeing the drop?
Is there a particular platform wherein we are seeing the drop? Android or iOS
New"
Disha - "TikTok → short-form video platform where users share, post, comment, and like each other’s videos
Clarifying Questions
Define Active → Users who are opening the app at least once a day for a particular duration say 1 min
Geography? Consider India for this case
Is the source/BI Tool where we saw the drop valid enough?
TikTok is both on the app as well as browser - Where are we seeing the drop?
Is there a particular platform wherein we are seeing the drop? Android or iOS
New"See full answer
"The single forward slash xpath is called the absolute xpath. The double forward slash is called the relative xpath. The double forward slash xpaths are the most preferrable ones as it directly points to the object by its name, id, label etc."
Santhiya V. - "The single forward slash xpath is called the absolute xpath. The double forward slash is called the relative xpath. The double forward slash xpaths are the most preferrable ones as it directly points to the object by its name, id, label etc."See full answer
"Was given 90 minutes with an exhaustive set of requirements to be implemented as a full-stack coding exercise. It was supposed to have a UX, a server and a database to store and retrieve data.
The IDE was supposed to be self-setup before the interview.
The panel asked questions on top of the implementation around decision making from a technical perspective"
Aman G. - "Was given 90 minutes with an exhaustive set of requirements to be implemented as a full-stack coding exercise. It was supposed to have a UX, a server and a database to store and retrieve data.
The IDE was supposed to be self-setup before the interview.
The panel asked questions on top of the implementation around decision making from a technical perspective"See full answer
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"Great question, first some clarifying questions:
I assume that we're talking about meta disrupting the travel industry? Or generally
When we say travel industry, this could include modes of transportation, scheduling transportation, what to do when you're there etc.? Are we focused on business travel? Leisure travel?
I'm going to assume for the sake of scoping down that we're going to be focused on Leisure travel because business does not have as much pain, and on the flip-side o"
Anonymous I. - "Great question, first some clarifying questions:
I assume that we're talking about meta disrupting the travel industry? Or generally
When we say travel industry, this could include modes of transportation, scheduling transportation, what to do when you're there etc.? Are we focused on business travel? Leisure travel?
I'm going to assume for the sake of scoping down that we're going to be focused on Leisure travel because business does not have as much pain, and on the flip-side o"See full answer
"Thanks!
First let me ask some clarifying questions:
Do you mean mobile app? TV app? I will assume mobile and TV included.
When I'm playing the role of the CEO, should I consider their current business' state? Yes I should.
Is there a goal I should aim for as CEO? Yes we want to maximize retention on our app.
My favorite 3 apps are:
Google Translate
Collectr
Peloton
I love these app because they help me out tremendously weekly!
Google Translate is a free a"
Gabriel R. - "Thanks!
First let me ask some clarifying questions:
Do you mean mobile app? TV app? I will assume mobile and TV included.
When I'm playing the role of the CEO, should I consider their current business' state? Yes I should.
Is there a goal I should aim for as CEO? Yes we want to maximize retention on our app.
My favorite 3 apps are:
Google Translate
Collectr
Peloton
I love these app because they help me out tremendously weekly!
Google Translate is a free a"See full answer
"When designing an app for buying and selling antiques, there are the following objectives:
For app users to successfully sell their antiques
For app users to successfully buy their preferred antiques
For the app to generate revenue through the app
Given that the only way to sustainably ensure the app's existence is the guarantee the company remains in business, I'll select objective 3 as the main mission with the other two as leading indicators.
In order to get to objective 3, th"
Amadea N. - "When designing an app for buying and selling antiques, there are the following objectives:
For app users to successfully sell their antiques
For app users to successfully buy their preferred antiques
For the app to generate revenue through the app
Given that the only way to sustainably ensure the app's existence is the guarantee the company remains in business, I'll select objective 3 as the main mission with the other two as leading indicators.
In order to get to objective 3, th"See full answer
"I spoke about holding a workshop to understand their perspective of why delivering a feature was so important to them. I was showing them"
Lazarus J. - "I spoke about holding a workshop to understand their perspective of why delivering a feature was so important to them. I was showing them"See full answer
"How would you define success for Doordash
Clarify-
Are we looking at the US Market? Yes
Are we we looking at it from today? Yes
Are looking at mobile or web? Both
Has anything changed in doordash;s strategy or marketplace I should be aware of? Nothing major
Lets talk a little about the misssion of doordash. It probably goes something along the lines make
food delivery as easy as possible. Their core product is three sided. You have drivers on one end, customers
that order food on the other and"
Pratik H. - "How would you define success for Doordash
Clarify-
Are we looking at the US Market? Yes
Are we we looking at it from today? Yes
Are looking at mobile or web? Both
Has anything changed in doordash;s strategy or marketplace I should be aware of? Nothing major
Lets talk a little about the misssion of doordash. It probably goes something along the lines make
food delivery as easy as possible. Their core product is three sided. You have drivers on one end, customers
that order food on the other and"See full answer
"I want to become a product manager because it allows me to leverage my UX and architectural design background while focusing on creating impactful digital products. My experience with design thinking has equipped me with a user-centered approach, essential for identifying and solving real problems.I’m excited about the opportunity to bridge user needs with business goals, overseeing a product from conception to launch. The iterative nature of digital products fascinates me, as it enables continu"
Jaswanth P. - "I want to become a product manager because it allows me to leverage my UX and architectural design background while focusing on creating impactful digital products. My experience with design thinking has equipped me with a user-centered approach, essential for identifying and solving real problems.I’m excited about the opportunity to bridge user needs with business goals, overseeing a product from conception to launch. The iterative nature of digital products fascinates me, as it enables continu"See full answer
"demonstrate your ability to recognize and nurture talent, provide growth opportunities, and create an environment that supports and challenges high-performing individuals. Use a real-life example to illustrate your approach and showcase your leadership skills.
Managing high performers is an exciting and rewarding aspect of being an engineering manager. These individuals are often the driving force behind innovation, productivity, and success within a team. As a manager, it's crucial to recogni"
Sam T. - "demonstrate your ability to recognize and nurture talent, provide growth opportunities, and create an environment that supports and challenges high-performing individuals. Use a real-life example to illustrate your approach and showcase your leadership skills.
Managing high performers is an exciting and rewarding aspect of being an engineering manager. These individuals are often the driving force behind innovation, productivity, and success within a team. As a manager, it's crucial to recogni"See full answer
"Some clarification questions
On a very top layer these are the building blocks of the Quick Commerce companies. Let me know if you wanna deep dive in any specific.
Users - browses the catalogue and selects the items that they wanna buy.
Dark Store - This is where the catalogue is stored i.e. the items to be ordered. Imagine this to be a huge super store but only the delivery executives are allowed to shop in their. There are multiple of these dark stores, when you enter your address you get"
Ekta M. - "Some clarification questions
On a very top layer these are the building blocks of the Quick Commerce companies. Let me know if you wanna deep dive in any specific.
Users - browses the catalogue and selects the items that they wanna buy.
Dark Store - This is where the catalogue is stored i.e. the items to be ordered. Imagine this to be a huge super store but only the delivery executives are allowed to shop in their. There are multiple of these dark stores, when you enter your address you get"See full answer
"Strategy of 15 minute delivery apps. I will discuss what delivery apps are, what is their current business model, examples of some delivery apps, any market metrics/share, opportunity, how 15-minute delivery apps fit in, challenges/opps, what's next, takeaways.
Clarifying questions
Are we focused on North America? Any other geo?
Delivery apps -> Assumed to be food/grocery/alcohol delivery not packages (Amazon)?
Assumed delivery apps for end-consumers not large businesses?
Delivery apps o"
Glados - "Strategy of 15 minute delivery apps. I will discuss what delivery apps are, what is their current business model, examples of some delivery apps, any market metrics/share, opportunity, how 15-minute delivery apps fit in, challenges/opps, what's next, takeaways.
Clarifying questions
Are we focused on North America? Any other geo?
Delivery apps -> Assumed to be food/grocery/alcohol delivery not packages (Amazon)?
Assumed delivery apps for end-consumers not large businesses?
Delivery apps o"See full answer
"Clarify + Set the context
Ticket master in my understanding is a marketplace where event hosts put out their event and people can book the tickets from the platform.
Competitor should offer a differentiated offering based on discovery and secure booking
User Identification + Needs
There are three types of users - customers, Event hosts (sellers) and Hotels
Customer :
As a customer, I want to explore what is happening in my city
I want to explore new artists/ check out and enhance my"
Swati S. - "Clarify + Set the context
Ticket master in my understanding is a marketplace where event hosts put out their event and people can book the tickets from the platform.
Competitor should offer a differentiated offering based on discovery and secure booking
User Identification + Needs
There are three types of users - customers, Event hosts (sellers) and Hotels
Customer :
As a customer, I want to explore what is happening in my city
I want to explore new artists/ check out and enhance my"See full answer
"DoorDash - An online Food Ordering and Food Delivery Company.
What is the Goal of the DoorDash?
The goal is to empower local business and connect to the users.
Who are the the different stakeholders involved to achieve this Goal for DoorDash?
Users
Restaurant Partners
Delivery Partners
What they need to do to achieve this goal?
More users have to come on the platform for ordering
Restaurants has to fulfil the requirement of maximum number of Users
Delivery part"
Anonymous Muskox - "DoorDash - An online Food Ordering and Food Delivery Company.
What is the Goal of the DoorDash?
The goal is to empower local business and connect to the users.
Who are the the different stakeholders involved to achieve this Goal for DoorDash?
Users
Restaurant Partners
Delivery Partners
What they need to do to achieve this goal?
More users have to come on the platform for ordering
Restaurants has to fulfil the requirement of maximum number of Users
Delivery part"See full answer