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Answers of the Week

#1. You're the PM for WhatsApp and you have $1B to invest. What would you do?

Clarification questions : 1. What are the major headwinds that WhatsApp is facing today ? Assumption - although WhatsApp has a good DAU,?profitability is a challenge.

WhatsApp's Goal: To drive whatsapp as a private commerce platform.

Meta's goal: to drive community building and bring the world closer.

Current Biz?

1. Text Chat?
2. Video and audio?
3. Communities?
4. AI integrated search
5. Payments?
6. B2B accounts and basic biz messaging tools, catalog

Strengths :?

• User Base … Read More and Give Feedback

#2. How would you sell live plants on Amazon?

Context Setting?: Amazon is an e-commerce platform and 2-sided marketplace wherein you can sell and buy products (anything under the sun).

Clarifying Questions - Why is Amazon wanting to sell live plants through the platform? Is it to tap into a new Market and increase the Market Share? Is it to switch users from other platforms ?What is the motivation for users to buy live plants from Amazon over a Nursery or Garden business? What is the gap as an Amazon PM I can fill by selling live plants through the platform? Are there any constraints in terms of timeframes or funding or anything else? Is this on a Web or Mobile App or both?

(Assuming it is to increase in Market Share and launch is in 6 months as a time constraint and Web/Mobile App channels)

Opportunities?- Tap into a new market and increase the Market Share.?

User Segments?- Broadly B2C and B2B. Considering demographics, geographical, behavioral and psychographics which are quite complex and layered, I would like to target an audience in 30 to 49 years old and US (specifically New Jersey) knowing the highest volume of traffic and customers to Amazon is from US and urban region … Read More and Give Feedback

#3. Imagine that you’re the CEO of Netflix. What is your strategy for the next 10 years?

Goal

1. Any objective? → assume that revenue is metric
2. Secondary metric → market share

Mission

Make entertainment available within fingertips with most flexibility

Strengths

1. First mover advantage?
2. A lot of data and lot of users?
3. Many popular shows/tv aries originals that are very popular?

Weaknesses

1. It has to rely on its partners to create valuable content - is this really a weakness??
2. It cancels tv shows due to which few people don't bother to follow or even be a subscriber as they feel watching is pointless as things end before they are resolved.
3. It has very less valuable IP to market or make money on compared to other established companies … Read More and Give Feedback

Interview Questions of the Week

#1. How would you add a health option for DoorDash?

Asked by DoorDash in Product Design 2 days ago

#2. What should YouTube do with GenAI?

Asked by YouTube in Product Strategy 4 days ago

#3. How would you improve the post-booking experience on Lyft?

Asked by Lyft in Product Improvement 5 days ago

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