"I think first we need to understand the questions better.
Who these users are? (Any specific demographic, age users)
What kind of stories are they sharing?
How much is considered fewer?
Once we get the answer or if we do not get answer we will have to make assumptions about all three questions. Based on the assumption we will have to define a vision. The vision should state what we want to achieve.
Goal: Users between age 20 to 30 should get at least 100 shares, likes and comments com"
Madhuri J. - "I think first we need to understand the questions better.
Who these users are? (Any specific demographic, age users)
What kind of stories are they sharing?
How much is considered fewer?
Once we get the answer or if we do not get answer we will have to make assumptions about all three questions. Based on the assumption we will have to define a vision. The vision should state what we want to achieve.
Goal: Users between age 20 to 30 should get at least 100 shares, likes and comments com"See full answer
"Clarifying question(s)
Is the upcoming deadline an internal milestone or is it an external facing deadline (ie. compliance/ product launch / feature release)? What would be the repercussion/Is there any possibility of moving the deadline (if needed)?
Do we know any details on the team member, Jane in terms of how long the sick leave is likely to be? Is it a fever or is it something bigger that could have her out for much longer?
Situation: Jane taking sick leave and the project has an upcom"
Adib M. - "Clarifying question(s)
Is the upcoming deadline an internal milestone or is it an external facing deadline (ie. compliance/ product launch / feature release)? What would be the repercussion/Is there any possibility of moving the deadline (if needed)?
Do we know any details on the team member, Jane in terms of how long the sick leave is likely to be? Is it a fever or is it something bigger that could have her out for much longer?
Situation: Jane taking sick leave and the project has an upcom"See full answer
"I fumbled but my answer was along these lines
Clarification:
Are we talking about ChatGPT page or other ways to use it like API
Ans: page
When you say improve did you mean usage or monetization
Ans: you pick
We should pick user experience and usage since better product will enable easier monetization. Assume they monetize based on premium users subscription.
Lets talk about users
Business users
Individual users
Focus on business since traffic generated by individuals will not be as mu"
Manoj K. - "I fumbled but my answer was along these lines
Clarification:
Are we talking about ChatGPT page or other ways to use it like API
Ans: page
When you say improve did you mean usage or monetization
Ans: you pick
We should pick user experience and usage since better product will enable easier monetization. Assume they monetize based on premium users subscription.
Lets talk about users
Business users
Individual users
Focus on business since traffic generated by individuals will not be as mu"See full answer
"Clarify the problem to ensure you understand what to improve - reactions are used to react to posts or comments. They show the reactors' sentiments, emotions, and opinions in a simple yet clear manner without using words.
Business Objectives
What are the business objectives that we need to consider before digging deeper? Are there specific goals that we're trying to achieve by improving the reactions feature?
We want to increase the number of engagement and want more users to react acro"
Angie B. - "Clarify the problem to ensure you understand what to improve - reactions are used to react to posts or comments. They show the reactors' sentiments, emotions, and opinions in a simple yet clear manner without using words.
Business Objectives
What are the business objectives that we need to consider before digging deeper? Are there specific goals that we're trying to achieve by improving the reactions feature?
We want to increase the number of engagement and want more users to react acro"See full answer
"Clarification - is it Uber that is building the feature? Answer: Yes
Assuming if Uber is the one building this feature, I would start with if and how does the feature help Uber's mission and north star metrics. Uber's mission is to provide reliable transportation around the world and the primary metric that i can think on a high level is Number of rides , Number of drivers and from business revenue perspective revenue per ride, revenue per rider and driver. I picked revenue per ride because it"
Ramesh Y. - "Clarification - is it Uber that is building the feature? Answer: Yes
Assuming if Uber is the one building this feature, I would start with if and how does the feature help Uber's mission and north star metrics. Uber's mission is to provide reliable transportation around the world and the primary metric that i can think on a high level is Number of rides , Number of drivers and from business revenue perspective revenue per ride, revenue per rider and driver. I picked revenue per ride because it"See full answer
"In order to answer this question, I am going to do the following:
Ask some clarifying questions
Go through some major external and internal possible causes
Hypothesize and test/valid
Conclusion
1. Ask clarifying questions
Any particular market? Is it a US market or a new market with less than 12-18 months of full operation
US market
What do you mean by a given city? - Metropolitan with plenty of public transportations (subway, bus, etc), a large city with limit"
Christopher K. - "In order to answer this question, I am going to do the following:
Ask some clarifying questions
Go through some major external and internal possible causes
Hypothesize and test/valid
Conclusion
1. Ask clarifying questions
Any particular market? Is it a US market or a new market with less than 12-18 months of full operation
US market
What do you mean by a given city? - Metropolitan with plenty of public transportations (subway, bus, etc), a large city with limit"See full answer
"While helpful, this answer relies heavily on knowledge that you likely don't know in the actual interview! Instead, I would recommend thinking through a bit more of some of the factors you'll need to solve for, and then going from there. For instance, I could imagine thinking through:
Latency
Bandwidth (e.g. what is the expectation here? what kinds of data are getting sent?)
Power consumption
Reliability
Hardware constraints (especially being on the moon)
Thus, you can break down the"
Stephen C. - "While helpful, this answer relies heavily on knowledge that you likely don't know in the actual interview! Instead, I would recommend thinking through a bit more of some of the factors you'll need to solve for, and then going from there. For instance, I could imagine thinking through:
Latency
Bandwidth (e.g. what is the expectation here? what kinds of data are getting sent?)
Power consumption
Reliability
Hardware constraints (especially being on the moon)
Thus, you can break down the"See full answer
"Clarify context:
I'll assume that I'm a PM at Apple in this case
3 - 5 years: medium to long term thinking. So we're not just thinking about the next release.
Any resource constraints? For example, any limitations on the number of engineers I have available, or can I assume that we might be able to deploy the entire iOS eng team to solve this if the problem and solutions are exciting enough? Assume no resource constraints for now, but will be thoughtful about feasibility.
Any particular"
Anonymous Mouse - "Clarify context:
I'll assume that I'm a PM at Apple in this case
3 - 5 years: medium to long term thinking. So we're not just thinking about the next release.
Any resource constraints? For example, any limitations on the number of engineers I have available, or can I assume that we might be able to deploy the entire iOS eng team to solve this if the problem and solutions are exciting enough? Assume no resource constraints for now, but will be thoughtful about feasibility.
Any particular"See full answer
"I will ask few clarifying questions to the interviewer:
Is there any specific application that we are referring to (assuming B2C website/app)
What are we Trading off here (assuming Requirements/Features)
I will consider following criteria to prioritize Trade offs:
Impact on User experience: In terms of usability, reliability, and efficiency
Usability: Ease of Use, Intuitive UI
Reliability: Functions as expected and produces desired results, tolerates user mistakes and prevents unauthor"
Saket S. - "I will ask few clarifying questions to the interviewer:
Is there any specific application that we are referring to (assuming B2C website/app)
What are we Trading off here (assuming Requirements/Features)
I will consider following criteria to prioritize Trade offs:
Impact on User experience: In terms of usability, reliability, and efficiency
Usability: Ease of Use, Intuitive UI
Reliability: Functions as expected and produces desired results, tolerates user mistakes and prevents unauthor"See full answer
"First I want to look at how Facebook stories overlaps with Facebook’s mission. I can see pretty instantly that stories stays true to Facebook’s mission with bringing the world together and connecting friends and families.
I want to make sure I understand the product journey. Facebook stories allows users to post videos and photos. While also being able to add filters, music, and stickers. Users are also able to comment on other stories and react to them.
Does that sound correct? Interview: Ye"
Ben L. - "First I want to look at how Facebook stories overlaps with Facebook’s mission. I can see pretty instantly that stories stays true to Facebook’s mission with bringing the world together and connecting friends and families.
I want to make sure I understand the product journey. Facebook stories allows users to post videos and photos. While also being able to add filters, music, and stickers. Users are also able to comment on other stories and react to them.
Does that sound correct? Interview: Ye"See full answer
"Questions to ask :
Are there negative values in the input array? Interview : YES
Will the product of two number fit into 32-bit Integer. If not, will it fit 64-bit Integer. If not, then is it safe to use Big Integer? Interview : let's worry only about 32 bit Integer
What should we return if the input array is null or size (size of input array) is less than 2? Return 0
From above Information:
General approach is as follows :
a) Track smallest 2 elements in the array -> p"
Rajendra D. - "Questions to ask :
Are there negative values in the input array? Interview : YES
Will the product of two number fit into 32-bit Integer. If not, will it fit 64-bit Integer. If not, then is it safe to use Big Integer? Interview : let's worry only about 32 bit Integer
What should we return if the input array is null or size (size of input array) is less than 2? Return 0
From above Information:
General approach is as follows :
a) Track smallest 2 elements in the array -> p"See full answer
"Clarifying questions I asked?
Are we trying to track any specific type of metric ? Like a Business Metric, Engagement Metric ?
No. In general as a admin of a city at Uber what would you track ?
Okay. (After collecting thoughts)
Revenue from rides per day
No of rides per day in the city
% of drivers completing more than 10 rides/day, 5 rides/day, 1+ ride/day."
Mehul K. - "Clarifying questions I asked?
Are we trying to track any specific type of metric ? Like a Business Metric, Engagement Metric ?
No. In general as a admin of a city at Uber what would you track ?
Okay. (After collecting thoughts)
Revenue from rides per day
No of rides per day in the city
% of drivers completing more than 10 rides/day, 5 rides/day, 1+ ride/day."See full answer
"Assumptions / Questions:
tech inclinations: AI induced
Painpoints: helps me get up early, but no cues for my morning rituals.
Goal: Comprehensive morning exp and not limited to just getting up but also aiding in the morining rituals. Get up early and fresh, set the tone for the day.
User Segment/cat:
Biz:
parents
Schools.
Geo: India?
Prod:
students: >= 12, 13-18.
School, Boarding school kids.
Solution:
Workflows like clock:
Aesthically apealling and more engag"
Atharv S. - "Assumptions / Questions:
tech inclinations: AI induced
Painpoints: helps me get up early, but no cues for my morning rituals.
Goal: Comprehensive morning exp and not limited to just getting up but also aiding in the morining rituals. Get up early and fresh, set the tone for the day.
User Segment/cat:
Biz:
parents
Schools.
Geo: India?
Prod:
students: >= 12, 13-18.
School, Boarding school kids.
Solution:
Workflows like clock:
Aesthically apealling and more engag"See full answer
"Clarifying Statement - Stripe has a bunch of B2B products aimed at SMB's
My favorite Product - Stripe Atlas
Why - it solves a real need to simplify the process and workflow to start a business and navigate through the hurdles of opening online shop in a foreign country"
Product V. - "Clarifying Statement - Stripe has a bunch of B2B products aimed at SMB's
My favorite Product - Stripe Atlas
Why - it solves a real need to simplify the process and workflow to start a business and navigate through the hurdles of opening online shop in a foreign country"See full answer