Different Types of Business Models

Here are the different types of Business Models which can be used to launch a Business:

• Freemium - Google Drive, Dropbox, Slack

• Subscription - Tinder, Netflix, Zee5, Sony Liv

• Marketplace - Amazon, Fiverr, etc

• Aggregator - Uber, Ola, Airbnb, etc

• Pay-as-you-go - Google Cloud Platform(GCP), Amazon Web Service (AWS)

• Private Label vs White Label –Electronics

• Franchise - Dominos, KFC, etc.

• Transactional - directly selling an item or a service to a customer- Mamaearth, Boat

• Peer-to-peer (P2P) – OLX

• P2P Lending - Kabbage, Lendenclub

• Brokerage – eBay, Zerodha, Realestate sales

• Drop shipping - allows stores to sell products without keeping any physical inventory.

• Space as a Service - WeWork, Airbnb

• 3rd party logistic (3PL) - Fulfilment by Amazon, Ship Bob, Rivigo

• Fee-for-service (FFS) - Stripe, Paypal, and PayU

• Ad revenue - Google, Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat

• Lock-in - Apple, SAP, etc

• API licensing - Google Map APIs(Map) etc

• Open-source - Andriod, Java, Firefox, etc

• Software as a Service (MongoDB Atlas)

• Data as a business model - Open AI GPT3

• Blockchain - Ethereum.

• Razor blade - Gillet razor & blades, Coffee machine & coffee beans, HP Printer & Cartage, etc.

• Last Mile delivery as a - Delivery

• Affiliate - promoting other companies' products and charging commissions for every sale. Amazon, Skillshare, Hubspot, etc

• Cloud Kitchen - like Ghost Kitchens, Dark Kitchens, Black Box Kitchens. NextBite, Faasos

• Crowdsourcing - without having to hire them as regular employees – Ketto, Milaap

• Direct-to-consumer (D2C) Selling directly through own website

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  • How would you Monetize WhatsApp?

  • Improve Retention of Hindi Speaking Market for a Gaming Company

  • How would you increase the Free to Paid user conversion of Spotify?

  • How would you improve Twitter (X)?

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  • Design a Parking Solution for Google Maps

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  • How would you design a bookshelf for children?

  • Is there a user that is not well served by Amazon.com?

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  • Design Facebook Movies

  • Design a Vending Machine for the Blind people

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  • Design and Monetize an ice-cream stand in Central Park

  • Design Netflix for Senior Citizens

  • Design a product to improve Teenage Health

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• Estimation

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  • Estimate the Number of ATMs in India [FREE]

  • Estimate the total number of Airplanes in Air [FREE]

  • Profitability Analysis between Uber & Ola

  • Estimate the Total number of Videos on YouTube

  • Estimate Google AdSense revenue

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  • How much storage space do you need to store all the information from Google maps?

  • Estimate the Number of Self-Driving Cars

  • Estimation: How much do Gmail users cost Google?

  • Estimate the Weight of the Empire State Building

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  • Estimate the Detergent usage in India per Day

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  • Estimate the Number of Golf balls that can fit in a School Bus

  • Estimate Airbnb's Revenue

  • Estimate the Area of India

  • Estimate the Number of Red Color Swift Cars in Delhi

  • Estimate the Number of Tennis balls you can fit in an Aircraft

  • Estimate the Total Length of Roads in your City

  • Estimate the Market Size of Disposable Diapers in India

  • Estimate the Number of Refrigerators sold in India every year

  • How much does a Salon owner make in India?

  • How many dentists are there in New York?

  • Estimate the storage space is required to host all the images of Google Street View

  • Estimate the total number of Uber Rides

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  • Estimate the number of orders delivered by Swiggy

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• Product Metrics

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  • How would you measure the success of Google Docs?

  • How would you measure the success of the Netflix recommendation engine?

  • How would you measure the success of Lyft Shuttle?

  • How would you evaluate the success of Reactions on Facebook?

  • How would you evaluate the success of Instagram Stories? [FREE]

  • How would you set goals for Facebook Events?

  • How would you measure the success of Gmail?

  • How would you measure the success of Amazon Echo?

  • How would you measure the success of Facebook Stories?

  • Success Metrics for Airbnb’s Experiences feature

  • How would you evaluate the success of Instagram Ads?

  • How would you evaluate the success of a Payment Gateway Product?

  • How would you measure the success of Google Photos?

  • Measure the success of Facebook Save feature

  • The Ultimate List of Product Metrics: Measure & Optimize

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• Product Pricing

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  • How would you price an Apple Home device?

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  • The Left Digit Effect - Decoding Consumer Psychology

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  • Price Perception: The Art of Visual and Auditory Presentation

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  • Leveraging Contextual Effects in Decision Making

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• Product Launch

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  • How would you launch Lyft in India?

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  • What happens when you type a URL in the browser?

  • How does TinyURL work?

  • Design a simple Load Balancer for Google.com

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• A/B Testing

  • How to Answer Product A/B Testing Questions?

  • What A/B tests would you run to increase the number of messages sent and received on WhatsApp?

  • What A/B tests do you suggest to make it easier to find friends on Facebook (Meta)?

  • Decide between displaying Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’ or an Advertisement?

  • Common Mistakes to avoid while Answering AB Testing Questions

• Product Execution

  • How to Answer Problem Solving Questions?

  • Drop in App Open Rate of Instagram

  • Decline in TikTok Usage

  • Decline in Flipkart's Cart Additions

  • Increase in Uber Ride Cancel Rates

  • Decline in Facebook Groups Usage

  • Drop in Netflix's Key Metric

  • What would you do if there is a High Acquisition but Low Retention?

  • Common Mistakes to avoid while Answering Product Manager Problem-Solving Questions

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• Product Roadmap

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  • How would you prioritize new product features for Facebook?

  • Product Roadmap: Micro-Tragedy in Ride-Sharing App

• Product Strategy

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  • How would you sell live plants on Amazon?

  • Different Types of Business Models

  • Which channels would you use to increase top-of-the-funnel activities for Duolingo?

  • Should Facebook consider getting into the Travel industry?

  • How would you launch Facebook's Dating Platform?

  • Should Facebook consolidate its messaging apps?

  • What are some alternative uses for chopsticks besides eating?

  • Common Mistakes to avoid while Answering Product Strategy Questions

• Product Trade-off

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  • Decide between displaying Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’ or an Advertisement?

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  • What is the Market Size of Toothbrushes?

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  • Eggoz: Revolutionizing the Egg Industry

  • Farmley: An Ultimate Source For Healthy Snacking

  • Noise: A 4000+ Crore Wearable Brand

  • The Epic Telecom Clash: Airtel's Ascent, Jio's Dominance, and Tata's Resurgence

  • Milkbasket: Cracking the Code of Quick Commerce in India

  • Agarwal Packers and Movers - A 2000 Cr Business Brand

  • Google vs Microsoft AI War : Google's Gemini vs. OpenAI's ChatGPT

  • BharatPe's Billion $ Business Strategy

  • Spotify vs Apple Music vs YouTube Music War

  • IKEA's Billion $ Pricing Strategy

  • ZARA's Billion $ Business Strategy

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