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  • Coinbase logoAsked at Coinbase 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "Why is it answered like a Product Design Question? Shouldn't this be a strategy type answer analyzing the pros/cons of the service etc.?"

    Aditya O. - "Why is it answered like a Product Design Question? Shouldn't this be a strategy type answer analyzing the pros/cons of the service etc.?"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    System Design
  • Data Engineer
    Data Pipeline Design
  • "Clarifying question: how does Uber know that this is happening and has there already been research as to why drivers are doing this? Approach: Understand the problem and how big of a problem is it? Is it a big enough problem to address given other competing priorities? Given the why's both for drivers and riders, ideate solutions to both drivers and riders Prioritize solutions Measure of success Summary Propose the approach above and solicit feedback from interviewer, incorporat"

    Anonymous Sparrow - "Clarifying question: how does Uber know that this is happening and has there already been research as to why drivers are doing this? Approach: Understand the problem and how big of a problem is it? Is it a big enough problem to address given other competing priorities? Given the why's both for drivers and riders, ideate solutions to both drivers and riders Prioritize solutions Measure of success Summary Propose the approach above and solicit feedback from interviewer, incorporat"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Pinterest logoAsked at Pinterest 
    Product Manager
    Execution
    +1 more
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    "Clarifying questions: Can you please clarify inflight ads? Are you referring to the Ads shown on the screens/TVs available for each seat on an airplane? Ans: Yes. International flights or domestic? Ans: You pick. ( I picked US domestic) Are you targeting any specific airline? Ans: No. All airlines. Any specific type of ads such as banner ads, video ads etc? Ans: Video We can calculate market size in two ways: By calculating number of flights flying per day in the US * seat avai"

    Vaidehi P. - "Clarifying questions: Can you please clarify inflight ads? Are you referring to the Ads shown on the screens/TVs available for each seat on an airplane? Ans: Yes. International flights or domestic? Ans: You pick. ( I picked US domestic) Are you targeting any specific airline? Ans: No. All airlines. Any specific type of ads such as banner ads, video ads etc? Ans: Video We can calculate market size in two ways: By calculating number of flights flying per day in the US * seat avai"See full answer

    Estimation
  • "Analytics as a career route was to problem solve and think out of the box , where I would be able to inculcate a data-driven thinking to finding solutions. Establishing a foundation and end to end analytical methodologies for giving recommendations for actionable outcomes useful for internal and external teams relying on these observations. Learning the procedure of how to source unstructured data and clean, impute, introduce variables to build impactful inferences."

    Aishwarya J. - "Analytics as a career route was to problem solve and think out of the box , where I would be able to inculcate a data-driven thinking to finding solutions. Establishing a foundation and end to end analytical methodologies for giving recommendations for actionable outcomes useful for internal and external teams relying on these observations. Learning the procedure of how to source unstructured data and clean, impute, introduce variables to build impactful inferences."See full answer

    Product Analyst
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Mixpanel logoAsked at Mixpanel 

    "Google Pay currently makes money from a small percentage of interchange from each transaction. They also make money with Mobile recharge sim card fees. Questions Do we have a timeframe for this? How could we 10x this? Let's think about Alphabet's goal and vision to make the world more accessible and useful. To 10x it, we will need a combination of improvements, new revenue sources, and some paradigm shifting thinking. The goal in this case is monetization, and a steep on at t"

    Jeff H. - "Google Pay currently makes money from a small percentage of interchange from each transaction. They also make money with Mobile recharge sim card fees. Questions Do we have a timeframe for this? How could we 10x this? Let's think about Alphabet's goal and vision to make the world more accessible and useful. To 10x it, we will need a combination of improvements, new revenue sources, and some paradigm shifting thinking. The goal in this case is monetization, and a steep on at t"See full answer

    Analytical
    Product Strategy
  • Adobe logoAsked at Adobe 
    +8

    "from typing import List def find_primes(n: int) -> List[int]: ans = [] if n <= 1 : return ans plist = [True for i in range(n+1)] s = 2 while s*s <= n: for i in range(s*s,n+1,s): if i % s == 0: plist[i] = False s = s + 1 ans = [] for i in range(2,n+1): if plist[i]: ans.append(i) return ans `"

    Ncp N. - "from typing import List def find_primes(n: int) -> List[int]: ans = [] if n <= 1 : return ans plist = [True for i in range(n+1)] s = 2 while s*s <= n: for i in range(s*s,n+1,s): if i % s == 0: plist[i] = False s = s + 1 ans = [] for i in range(2,n+1): if plist[i]: ans.append(i) return ans `"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 

    "Clarification/Problem What is the timeline that we're working with? (You Choose) What is the criteria for how you'd define an improvement or success? (You Choose) Is there a specific area of the DMV experience that you want me to improve? (No) Are we thinking about this from the perspective of the DMV? (Yes) What is the market that we should be thinking about or focusing on? (US) Business Objective The DMV has a couple of key goals: To help uniquely identify which vehi"

    Deric C. - "Clarification/Problem What is the timeline that we're working with? (You Choose) What is the criteria for how you'd define an improvement or success? (You Choose) Is there a specific area of the DMV experience that you want me to improve? (No) Are we thinking about this from the perspective of the DMV? (Yes) What is the market that we should be thinking about or focusing on? (US) Business Objective The DMV has a couple of key goals: To help uniquely identify which vehi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
    +1 more
  • "Clarification questions Is this a new app or an existing one? - new Is this going to be part of fb or stand-alone - fb app or web - app geo - any/US consider pre covid or covid - covid Grocery store - physical or online store? - physical store FB mission - connect people together The goal of the grocery store - help local stores to connect with users and drive more revenue Users Shoppers 13 - 21 - limited shopping power 21 to 50 - tech-savvy, a fb account already. 50+ - not"

    Mahesh M. - "Clarification questions Is this a new app or an existing one? - new Is this going to be part of fb or stand-alone - fb app or web - app geo - any/US consider pre covid or covid - covid Grocery store - physical or online store? - physical store FB mission - connect people together The goal of the grocery store - help local stores to connect with users and drive more revenue Users Shoppers 13 - 21 - limited shopping power 21 to 50 - tech-savvy, a fb account already. 50+ - not"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Uber logoAsked at Uber 

    "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

    Product Manager
    Product Design
    +1 more
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Video answer for 'How would you talk a customer through price objections?'
    Solutions Architect
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • "\\\Start by saying thanks for the questions\\\ Apple maps is a utility product that allows users to navigate from point A to point B and find transit. It is exclusive to Apple devices Ask Clarifying QQ - What is the definition of the business owner - <500,000 USD in revenue per year Why you are targeting this segment - Apple maps can be a platform of choice for the business owners Why the current consumer version is not suitable - Not suitable to the needs of the SMB How do you define"

    Product V. - "\\\Start by saying thanks for the questions\\\ Apple maps is a utility product that allows users to navigate from point A to point B and find transit. It is exclusive to Apple devices Ask Clarifying QQ - What is the definition of the business owner - <500,000 USD in revenue per year Why you are targeting this segment - Apple maps can be a platform of choice for the business owners Why the current consumer version is not suitable - Not suitable to the needs of the SMB How do you define"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
    +1 more
  • "Clarification: Is it consumer facing or business? -- consumer Launch is global or regional? -- global Is this full blown launch or beta release? -- full blown What goal does this app serve? How is it aligned with the company goals? -- AI Chatbot Can you explain the strategic importance of the app? -- gain market share; compete with other players who are already ahead in the market Do we have any data around potential customers/TAM with this app? -- billions of users "

    Aniket A. - "Clarification: Is it consumer facing or business? -- consumer Launch is global or regional? -- global Is this full blown launch or beta release? -- full blown What goal does this app serve? How is it aligned with the company goals? -- AI Chatbot Can you explain the strategic importance of the app? -- gain market share; compete with other players who are already ahead in the market Do we have any data around potential customers/TAM with this app? -- billions of users "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • " Attributes of a good Product strategy: Good product strategy builds upon the company’s existing advantages (companion products, distribution channels, partner relationships, etc.). Good product strategy clearly identifies target customer segments and non-target segments. Good product strategy identifies leading and lagging indicators of success, whether they are metrics or milestones. Take both top down and bottom-up approach to formulate your strategy. Use top down to bring alignme"

    Manu S. - " Attributes of a good Product strategy: Good product strategy builds upon the company’s existing advantages (companion products, distribution channels, partner relationships, etc.). Good product strategy clearly identifies target customer segments and non-target segments. Good product strategy identifies leading and lagging indicators of success, whether they are metrics or milestones. Take both top down and bottom-up approach to formulate your strategy. Use top down to bring alignme"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Clarification questions - Assumption: Blind person - Generally aware about what an ATM machine is and how it works. Markets - US market and think about global expansion later Regulatory, Financial companies approval - We have agreement from the regulators and financial companies about the merits and we don’t see any kind of concerns from these companies Goal - Part of the company's social initiatives - Positive word of mouth - increase customer base Users - **Blind users with no other disabi"

    Vijay S. - "Clarification questions - Assumption: Blind person - Generally aware about what an ATM machine is and how it works. Markets - US market and think about global expansion later Regulatory, Financial companies approval - We have agreement from the regulators and financial companies about the merits and we don’t see any kind of concerns from these companies Goal - Part of the company's social initiatives - Positive word of mouth - increase customer base Users - **Blind users with no other disabi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • +2

    "Imagine you're playing with a big box of colorful building blocks. You know how sometimes you want to build a tall tower, and other times you want to make a cool car or a cozy house? Well, a product manager is like the person who helps decide what kind of things we should build with those blocks. They talk to all your friends and ask, "Hey, what would be the most fun to make with these blocks?" Then they tell the builders what to do, like which blocks to use and how to put them together. And g"

    Jonah S. - "Imagine you're playing with a big box of colorful building blocks. You know how sometimes you want to build a tall tower, and other times you want to make a cool car or a cozy house? Well, a product manager is like the person who helps decide what kind of things we should build with those blocks. They talk to all your friends and ask, "Hey, what would be the most fun to make with these blocks?" Then they tell the builders what to do, like which blocks to use and how to put them together. And g"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
    +1 more
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