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Answers of the Week

#1. What is the most important metric for Google Docs and why?

Clarification questions / Assumptions

1. I am assuming the question refers to the docs product (creating, editing, deleting and sharing documents of several types- Text editor, Spreadsheet, Presentations) and NOT to the drive that holds them.

Product description

A platform to create and edit documents in collaboration with distanced users.

Product GOAL corresponding to Google general mission, Google Docs goal is to organize user’s data and documents in one place, allow collaboration between many distnaced  users while working on a single doc

Segments

1. According to use type: private use, academic use, for work.
2. According to document's permissions: creator, editor, viewer - focus on all
3. According to account type: private accounts and business accounts - I will focus on private accounts only … Read More and Give Feedback

#2. How would you implement the sync feature of Google Drive app or Google Docs? How would you design the DB for G-drive?

Step 1 - Understand and scope the question

I just want to reiterate the question to confirm my understanding. We need to implement the feature where the documents need to show real time editing in Google Docs and also the documents need to keep saving as soon as some edits have been made. The additional ask is to design a database that will aid quick saving and retrieving of the documents and other data from Google Drive. Am I correct in my understanding?

Interviewer - Yes. That sounds about correct.

I also assume this is for all customers, irrespective of whether they are enterprise of B2C customers. 

Interviewer - That is correct.

Step 2 - Explain the answer

So, what i'll do is explain what happens from a UI perspective, and then go behind the scenes and try to explain how that gets built out. 

Interviewer - sounds good … Read More and Give Feedback

#3. We have hired you as a consultant to create a proposition that will make us the best bank for kids. We want you to develop a strategy, design a product that can be built in 6 months, and walk us through how you would go to market.

Clarifying questions

-          I am assuming that American express still have options of creating a child bank account be it operated by a guardian till the age of maturity of child à yes.

-          I am assuming this to be in USA market à Yes.

-          Any motivation on why to explore or I would say deep dive into this market à Let’s say now days there are many non-banking avenues are there. So we want to catch those child early in the game so they grew up to be a loyal Amex customer.

Amex vision – Deliver exceptional products and service to our customers.

Goal – Make Amex the kid friendly bank.

User segments

-          Children ( 6 to 12 years)

-          Teenagers ( 13 – 17)

o   Children getting paid – actors, doing some stuff

o   Children getting pocket money, doing some little chores … Read More and Give Feedback

Interview Questions of the Week

#1. You are a PM at Meta Pay. How are you going to measure success?

Asked by Meta (Facebook) in Metrics 3 days ago

#2. What 2 new features will you add in WhatsApp for users like you and me?

Asked by Amazon in Product Improvement 4 days ago

#3. Calculate the number of elevators required in a 100-floor building with an occupancy of 100 per floor.

Asked by Flipkart in Estimation 5 days ago

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