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  1. How would you improve Spotify?

  2. How would you monetize Spotify?

  3. Measure the success for Spotify's Discover Weekly feature

  4. Spotify has a 1-month trial membership. We noticed that users were not converting to paid membership after the free trial. From a product standpoint, what can you do to improve user engagement and subsequent customer retention?

  5. Spotify installs increased 25%. What are reasons this might have happened? Give at least four.

  6. Design a recommendation engine for Spotify.

  7. There is an issue in a sign-up flow, users are no longer signing up for our service, what would you do?  

  8. You're the product manager at Spotify. Build metrics.

  9. How would you grow Spotify by 20%?

  10. How do you drive social engagement for Spotify?

  11. Design the backend of Spotify.

  12. How would you explain what an API is?

  13. Describe your management style with examples.

  14. Design a bookshelf for kids.

  15. Tell me about a data science project that you have worked on.


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  16. Pick an app for listening to music & podcasts. What is this app's goal? What does it do well? What can be improved to drive engagement?

  17. How would you measure engagement for Netflix?

  18. How would you improve a coffee machine used in offices?

  19. What is the future of the streaming music industry in your opinion?

  20. How would you create a playlist for a user after they listen to a single song? (in an app like Spotify)

  21. How does content personalization work for streaming services?

  22. Tell me about a time when you used data to reach a conclusion.

  23. Tell me about a time you built something from 0 to 1.

  24. How do you work with Marketing?

  25. How do you work with Designers?

  26. Tell me about a product you've built that you're proud of.

  27. How do you prioritize among competing features?

  28. YouTube shares are up. What do you do?

  29. Should Netflix provide a freemium model? Why?

  30. You are the Product Manager at Spotify. To increase new users and to improve retention, one of the frontrunner ideas is building a live concert feature within the app. Talk about this feature in detail and describe how you would go about validating and building it.

  31. How will you improve ad monetization for streaming services app?

  32. Set goals for Facebook notifications.

  33. Design a product for Podcast recommendations.

  34. What are the key metrics to be captured for a streaming service product?

  35. How do you measure the success of Airbnb online experiences?

  36. How would you measure the success of YouTube?

  37. How would you re-design the carwash?

  38. What is your favorite product? Why?

  39. How would you improve Netflix?

  40. How would you improve YouTube?

  41. Design a library for the future.

  42. How would you design a phone for kids aged less than 5 years?

  43. There are about 1 million inactive Netflix users. What would you do about them?

  44. Tell me about a time when you used data to influence/persuade people.

  45. Walk me through how you prioritize your product backlog.


  46. Utilization went down by 45% on app XYZ in Italy for the month of August. Give a reason why and draft a plan to fix it.

  47. We launched in South Africa in 2018, but let's say we didn't. How would you lead a launch into that region?

  48. Tell us about yourself and your career.

  49. Tell me about a time you disagreed with engineering and what the outcome was.

  50. What should be short and near-term goals for Netflix.

  51. What would you do if, all of a sudden, our web traffic dropped by 100%?

  52. What are 10 important metrics for Spotify under engagement category? Which one would you improve? Why?

  53. How would you design an application that allows singers and musicians to get music gigs and meet up?

  54. Design a personalized radio station for YouTube Music.

  55. Spotify generates a monthly report that gives details about the user's viewing time, genre, music composer, among others. Why do you think such a report is generated?


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  • Product Design

    • How to Answer Product Design Questions?

    • How would you solve Dog Poop problem?

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

    • Design an ATM for the Blind

    • Design Facebook Movies

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    • Design an app for the California’s Department of Motor Vehicles

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

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    • Why do you want to leave your current company?

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    • What are you looking for in your next role?

    • How do you know a product is well-designed?

    • What's the one thing that excites you the most about Product Management?

    • What is your least favorite aspect of product management?

    • How do you take product decisions involving multiple stakeholders with consent?

    • How do you use research & data to guide your day-to-day decisions?

    • What tools do you use in your day-to-day activities as a Product Manager?

    • Which type of people do you like to work with?

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    • What are your Strengths and Weaknesses?

    • Tell me about a time you had to make a decision to make short-term sacrifices for long-term gains.

    • How do you say NO to a feature/functionality?

    • How will you manage a team where team members are more experienced than you?

    • How would you Earn the Trust of a Group?

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  • Estimation

    • How to Answer Estimation Questions?

    • Estimate the Number of ATMs in India [FREE]

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    • 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

    • Estimate the Number of WhatsApp Chats occurring in India [FREE]

    • Estimate the Detergent usage in India per Day

    • Estimate the Number of Mobile Phones Sold in India annually

    • Estimate the Number of Hours spent on Smart Phones by all Indians

    • 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

    • Estimate the Number of Queries Answered by Google per Second

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  • Product Metrics

    • How to Answer Product Metrics Questions?

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    • 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

    • Common Mistakes to avoid while Answering Product Metrics Questions

  • Product Pricing

    • How to Answer Product Pricing Questions?

    • How would you price an Apple Home device?

    • Common Mistakes to avoid while Answering Product Pricing Questions

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  • Product Launch

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  • PM Technical Interview

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

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  • A/B Testing

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

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

    • Common Mistakes to avoid while Answering AB Testing Questions

  • Product Execution

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  • Product Roadmap

    • How to Answer Product Roadmap Questions?

    • How would you prioritize new product features for Facebook?

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  • Product Strategy

    • 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

    • How to Answer Product Tradeoff Questions?

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

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