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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Aetna logoAsked at Aetna 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Dropbox logoAsked at Dropbox 
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    "First, it's important to recognize this type of question as a Fermi question in disguise. We need to estimate the total market size of Dropbox for small and medium-sized businesses, which involves approximating things like the number of SMBs as well as the average revenue per SMB to get to our answer. Luckily, we have a playbook for these kinds of questions. Here's our formula for tackling Fermi questions: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know **Make equation(s)"

    Exponent - "First, it's important to recognize this type of question as a Fermi question in disguise. We need to estimate the total market size of Dropbox for small and medium-sized businesses, which involves approximating things like the number of SMBs as well as the average revenue per SMB to get to our answer. Luckily, we have a playbook for these kinds of questions. Here's our formula for tackling Fermi questions: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know **Make equation(s)"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
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    Product Design
  • Reliance Retail logoAsked at Reliance Retail 
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    "Clarifying question:"

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    Product Manager
    Execution
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "This is a Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your equat"

    Exponent - "This is a Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your equat"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • Twilio logoAsked at Twilio 
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    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Deliveroo logoAsked at Deliveroo 
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    "This is a straightforward Expansion problem, since we're expanding to a new market. This is the formula you should use when tackling these types of interview questions: Ask clarifying questions Perform user analysis Market risk analysis State goals Perform channel analysis Prioritize growth channels Strategy Summarize Without further ado, let's dive in! Ask clarifying questions It's important to ask questions in advance to create a"

    Exponent - "This is a straightforward Expansion problem, since we're expanding to a new market. This is the formula you should use when tackling these types of interview questions: Ask clarifying questions Perform user analysis Market risk analysis State goals Perform channel analysis Prioritize growth channels Strategy Summarize Without further ado, let's dive in! Ask clarifying questions It's important to ask questions in advance to create a"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Twilio logoAsked at Twilio 
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    Analytical
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  • "questions cannot be mentioned due to NDA but be passionate about your role with PlayStation."

    Praniti S. - "questions cannot be mentioned due to NDA but be passionate about your role with PlayStation."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
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    Product Manager
    Technical
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    Product Manager
  • Slack logoAsked at Slack 
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    "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > Great question! There's so many reasons, but I'll keep it to the three biggest so that I don't just go on and on. Those reasons are:Building an impactful pr"

    Exponent - "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > Great question! There's so many reasons, but I'll keep it to the three biggest so that I don't just go on and on. Those reasons are:Building an impactful pr"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    Product Design
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "This was a fun question asked recently by Amazon. Let's get to it! This is a Design Question so let's follow the formula: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify user behaviors, types, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate and select solution Measure success Summarize Ask clarifying questions Here we want to clarify scope and make sure we are on the same page as the interview"

    Exponent - "This was a fun question asked recently by Amazon. Let's get to it! This is a Design Question so let's follow the formula: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify user behaviors, types, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate and select solution Measure success Summarize Ask clarifying questions Here we want to clarify scope and make sure we are on the same page as the interview"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "Objective: Primary Goal: Maximize long-term user engagement and retention while balancing monetization. Secondary Goal: Improve relevance of content, ensuring users enjoy their feed. Key Metrics User Engagement → Session Length Ad Revenue → conversion rates, revenue per user. Friend Network Growth → New connections, follow-up engagement with new friends. Retention Rate → How often users return after seeing either an ad or recommendation. Inputs & Signals for the Sy"

    Arindam G. - "Objective: Primary Goal: Maximize long-term user engagement and retention while balancing monetization. Secondary Goal: Improve relevance of content, ensuring users enjoy their feed. Key Metrics User Engagement → Session Length Ad Revenue → conversion rates, revenue per user. Friend Network Growth → New connections, follow-up engagement with new friends. Retention Rate → How often users return after seeing either an ad or recommendation. Inputs & Signals for the Sy"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. There's no set formula, but we recommend proposing at least three different reasons to answer the question. Let's go over one possible solution: > Sure, there are three reasons why Amazon decided to start with books first. Creating niche > The first and most obvious reason is that Amazon wanted to create a niche market for their products at first. By creating a niche in the book space, Amazo"

    Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. There's no set formula, but we recommend proposing at least three different reasons to answer the question. Let's go over one possible solution: > Sure, there are three reasons why Amazon decided to start with books first. Creating niche > The first and most obvious reason is that Amazon wanted to create a niche market for their products at first. By creating a niche in the book space, Amazo"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Yelp logoAsked at Yelp 
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    "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"

    Exponent - "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • WeRize logoAsked at WeRize 
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    "It was an entire case study"

    Vivek A. - "It was an entire case study"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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