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Great answer !! Most important, great initiative Diego. The pain point in the interview journey for most candidates is knowing the right/correct format & a model answer. Hence, such references are great assets for many ones.
Your insights are effective, varied, and clearly articulated. Also, the stylistic formatting of these videos (including a logical process map & other annotations throughout) is simply superior to any of the other PM interview prep channels out there. One idea I'd throw into the hat would be a completely virtual-oriented Facebook Travel. I'm thinking along the lines of AirBnb 'Experiences' and Amazon 'Explore,' but with a VR/Oculus slant... imagine taking a stroll down Florence on a sunny day, or taking a cooking lesson where you can prepare the meals alongside your instructor, complete with virtual ingredients & tools. The jury is still out when it comes to the general demand of the virtual experience market-- but with the newer generations valuing experiences over material possessions, and with the pandemic still raging on-- this market has potential. Anyway, great video!
Thank you so much for your kind words, @Sean! I hope it’s useful and reaches many more aspiring PMs! I like the idea of VR, the question that I have for you is... given that an oculus is expensive, and we want a lot of people to use this feature... how would you solve that problem? Or... would this experience only be available to those that have a Vr headset?
@@PMDiegoGranados Good point-- the cost of Oculus would definitely be a big challenge with rolling out this idea (as well as the tech itself). A standard 2D desktop/mobile version would probably be the logical first step, while the AR/VR team invests R&D in the Oculus version in parallel for a more long-term launch. Of course, this would mean Facebook would be competing directly with the first movers of virtual experiences (AirBnb, Amazon). However, I see an opportunity for Facebook to differentiate itself from the competition by leveraging their existing social networking infrastructure, to recommend (ML) & facilitate group experiences better than the rest. To extend on that thought, one area that I know Facebook has been researching for the past few years (and thus I would expect should have a competitive advantage in) is entire virtual spaces for social interaction. One final thought is that as the Oculus version comes closer to fruition, the travel experiences/spaces would ideally be designed to be cross-platform, so that desktop/mobile users are able to interact with the Oculus users in the same sessions. This would help incentivize early adoption of the Oculus experience. I could go on, but will stop there... moonshot ideas sure are fun to ponder!
@@PMDiegoGranados So actually, Google kind of solved this problem WAY back in the early days of VR adoption with the cardboard box VR solution. You were provided a cardboard box with simple folding instructions, and then you used your phone with it. Phones these days are fairly powerful with the graphics department so that would be one suggestion to get around the price point of standard VR headsets.
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I loved this video. The interviewee did a great job with the funnel and the process as a whole. Problem - questions - users - pain points etc..what I would have liked to see was competition like airbnb etc who can pose a threat and how do we mitigate that. Having competitor insights may help steer the interview in a more organized direction..this is very helpful for me in my preparation for meta. THank you once again.
Loved it. I was working through this case and then followed the video for how she did it. Interestingly, my moonshot idea was the vacation assistant, but felt hers was better because it was not a direct extension of the product features (at least to me).
With the all the questions she asked upfront, it was great to see the interview was wrapped in less than 26 mins. Though the flow could be better but she did a good job. @Diego for FB Product Sense interviews do you recommend writing down the answer and screen share during the course of the interview ? I would love to practice few mocks with you and get your feedback.
In the metrics part, I’d go for primary measure then secondary measure. It allows the managers who reads the report quickly understand what this feature has make an impact base on the primary metric.
@@PMDiegoGranados Since it’s a new feature, I think I would go for focusing on increasing the usage for this feature. For my primary measure, like you said in the video I would focus on measuring the number user of using the simulation feature from start to end. In short, number of new user with itinerary created. Secondary measurement could be the number of time user share the itinerary and feature. Finally is the number of like we received. Hope this make sense.
Really good one, i loved the feedback you provided and how that could be improved. Looking forward to more design, analytical and strategy questions as well.
Hey , do I get some sort of an access to your pm community as part of your course ? I've learnt things through multiple channels but failing to get interview invite
Absolutely! We have a community on slack with current and aspiring PMs :) Just today someone announced they got an offer at Shopify 🙌🥳 A few others are interviewing with google and even a few who already got an offer at Microsoft and capital one are still around!
Hi Diego, you do a great job helps people to understand the language and framework of PM, can you help with how to prepare or any framework for PM interview assignment work?
and questions like tell me about your role and responsibilities, I can understand it sound like a very basic question, but I think there are lots of people who do not have any structural and concise way to answer it.
Hi Praveen, have you been asked this question before? I’ve never heard of it - a common one is tell me about yourself or walk me through your resume - in these you’ll talk about your roles. Check out this video and let me know if it helps: ruclips.net/video/Q9MashOC-58/видео.html
Hi! Thank you for asking :) Risks and mitigations are also good to be called out - as you prioritize the features or as you describe the features you can certainly call them out. Remember that you’ll have about 30 min for an entire case, so sometimes it’s hard to cover everything possible. Check with your interviewer every now and then... Now, based on what you saw in the video, what do you think can be some risks and mitigations possible?
OMG, i enjoyed every bit of this interview, thank you Diego! i have some questions, are all PM interviews like this (without technical/coding angle) and how much importance do you think an aspiring product manager (2 years to go) needs to give to coding and cs concepts? Once again, thank you very much for creating this content :)
Hi Akshar! Most of the interviews for Product Management will incorporate a Product Case / Product Design / Produce Sense Question (they are the same, just a different variation of how the question is asked). In general, a PM interview will have the basic: Tell me about yourself, why do you want to work here?, Why PM? (if you don't have experience). Behavioral and Case Questions - And I have videos for all of them 😉 The technical component depends on the company and role - For example, Google is famous for asking technical questions in their onsite. Some other companies do ask for Technical PM roles, but it's not the norm. Either way, I always recommend brushing up on Technical concepts even if your interview is not a technical one (more knowledge can't hurt !)
Hey! Amazing initiative, this was super awesome! Just had a doubt, what do you exactly mean by leading with a hypothesis? Could you describe here what instead should she have said in the interview? Would be very helpful thanks
I feel that largely depends on how the individual thinks. As long as you can substantiate your choice, it should be fine. She took the planner first as it is the first step in travel. Then things to do or experience creator etc..
Great mock interview. I have a question what should I do in case the interviewer told me that we have constraints such as money or time ? what should I do? should I develop a MVP? can you elaborate, please? :-)
Thanks @Barak! If they give you constraints about money or time, then you have to keep it in mind for your solutions. Instead of creating an improvement that you know can take years of development... some kind of moonshot idea... you’ll stick with quick and fast improvements. If it’s a brand new product, then yes - think of it like an mvp If it’s a product that already exist then the improvement should be meaningful, but quick to develop. Let me know if this makes sense and if you have any follow up questions :)
Hey everyone, and thanks Diego for the great content you produce. Being very candid about this particular answer, particularly if we are talking about Facebook PM interview question, I don't think it makes the hiring bar. Some thoughts where I think she felt short: - Missed the travel marketplace, where there are travellers on the demand side, and travel companies on the supply. - With the current pandemic situation, I would like to see the possibility of virtual travels being addressed - The prioritisation rationale simply isn't there, and it should be more quantitative when possible. - I failed to understand the journeys and features behind the solutions she presented - A clear definition of what the MVP would be simply wasn't there
Thanks for the feedback Nuno. I don’t work for Facebook and every comment on my channel is my own and not any employer. That being said, I think the hiring bar is not a checklist that includes whether someone mentioned X or did Y. I can’t say whether this meets a bar at another company, but I also believe that missing a few things, like mentioning travel marketplace won’t make you fail the interview. Either way, I don’t work for Facebook so I can’t speak for them - thanks for commenting
Hi Sahil, would you mind giving an example of a “solution” that is not a feature? Adding an extra step at this point in your framework will likely make you run out of time in the interview
One thing I would like to comment is that sometimes the interviewers lead the stages of the framework and don't leave everything so open. I studied this framework and it helped me understand what they were looking for, BUT in an experience I recently had, they were asking the questions in a very dynamic way, it almost felt like a conversation, so the stages were not obvious to me. So, I didn't pause to gather my ideas and expressed my ideas out loud. I did confused the interviewer a couple of times BUT the "summarize at the end" tip helped me soooo much to present the ideas again in an organized way. I will comment here in a few days if I got the job :D just wanted to warn you that some interviewers might drive the conversation and you may feel like you cannot pause... I wish I did ask for some time instead of getting too engaged in the conversation though.
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Great answer !!
Most important, great initiative Diego.
The pain point in the interview journey for most candidates is knowing the right/correct format & a model answer. Hence, such references are great assets for many ones.
Thanks Tushar! I’m glad that you liked it!
Amazing content Diego Granados!! Love these videos. Every second spent on these videos is a pure learning. Appreciate this!!
It was pleasing to ears and eyes watching this & preparing for PM interviews. Good job both of you 💖.
Hey Diego, great mock interview..we want more !!
Thanks Alex! I have more that I just need to finish editing and will be available soon! 😉
Your insights are effective, varied, and clearly articulated. Also, the stylistic formatting of these videos (including a logical process map & other annotations throughout) is simply superior to any of the other PM interview prep channels out there.
One idea I'd throw into the hat would be a completely virtual-oriented Facebook Travel. I'm thinking along the lines of AirBnb 'Experiences' and Amazon 'Explore,' but with a VR/Oculus slant... imagine taking a stroll down Florence on a sunny day, or taking a cooking lesson where you can prepare the meals alongside your instructor, complete with virtual ingredients & tools. The jury is still out when it comes to the general demand of the virtual experience market-- but with the newer generations valuing experiences over material possessions, and with the pandemic still raging on-- this market has potential. Anyway, great video!
Thank you so much for your kind words, @Sean! I hope it’s useful and reaches many more aspiring PMs!
I like the idea of VR, the question that I have for you is... given that an oculus is expensive, and we want a lot of people to use this feature... how would you solve that problem? Or... would this experience only be available to those that have a Vr headset?
@@PMDiegoGranados Good point-- the cost of Oculus would definitely be a big challenge with rolling out this idea (as well as the tech itself). A standard 2D desktop/mobile version would probably be the logical first step, while the AR/VR team invests R&D in the Oculus version in parallel for a more long-term launch. Of course, this would mean Facebook would be competing directly with the first movers of virtual experiences (AirBnb, Amazon). However, I see an opportunity for Facebook to differentiate itself from the competition by leveraging their existing social networking infrastructure, to recommend (ML) & facilitate group experiences better than the rest. To extend on that thought, one area that I know Facebook has been researching for the past few years (and thus I would expect should have a competitive advantage in) is entire virtual spaces for social interaction.
One final thought is that as the Oculus version comes closer to fruition, the travel experiences/spaces would ideally be designed to be cross-platform, so that desktop/mobile users are able to interact with the Oculus users in the same sessions. This would help incentivize early adoption of the Oculus experience.
I could go on, but will stop there... moonshot ideas sure are fun to ponder!
@@PMDiegoGranados So actually, Google kind of solved this problem WAY back in the early days of VR adoption with the cardboard box VR solution. You were provided a cardboard box with simple folding instructions, and then you used your phone with it. Phones these days are fairly powerful with the graphics department so that would be one suggestion to get around the price point of standard VR headsets.
She was AMAZING. Wow.
Great answer! Thanks, Diego for doing this! This was a great product design question and feedback to learn from!
Thank you @Prashant!
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I loved this video. The interviewee did a great job with the funnel and the process as a whole. Problem - questions - users - pain points etc..what I would have liked to see was competition like airbnb etc who can pose a threat and how do we mitigate that. Having competitor insights may help steer the interview in a more organized direction..this is very helpful for me in my preparation for meta. THank you once again.
Loved it. I was working through this case and then followed the video for how she did it. Interestingly, my moonshot idea was the vacation assistant, but felt hers was better because it was not a direct extension of the product features (at least to me).
Great! Thank you both
With the all the questions she asked upfront, it was great to see the interview was wrapped in less than 26 mins. Though the flow could be better but she did a good job. @Diego for FB Product Sense interviews do you recommend writing down the answer and screen share during the course of the interview ? I would love to practice few mocks with you and get your feedback.
what a great interview and feedback.. really appreciate your efforts. thanks a lot for sharing!
Thank you so much for your comment @Sophia! I’m really glad you enjoyed the interview 😊
I like how she tied the prompt with FB mission. I would've jumped to comparing this to something like Google Flights or Airbnb.
In the metrics part, I’d go for primary measure then secondary measure. It allows the managers who reads the report quickly understand what this feature has make an impact base on the primary metric.
@Connie, that's a great approach! What kind of metrics would you add in your primary and secondary measures?
@@PMDiegoGranados Since it’s a new feature, I think I would go for focusing on increasing the usage for this feature. For my primary measure, like you said in the video I would focus on measuring the number user of using the simulation feature from start to end. In short, number of new user with itinerary created. Secondary measurement could be the number of time user share the itinerary and feature. Finally is the number of like we received. Hope this make sense.
Great videos Diego.. Keep em coming 🙂
Thank you @Chetana! 😄
Loved the feedback, of course interviewee was great but notes at end, I didn't end up skipping.
Really good one, i loved the feedback you provided and how that could be improved. Looking forward to more design, analytical and strategy questions as well.
Thank you @Shalini! I’ll have more videos in the next few weeks!
Hey , do I get some sort of an access to your pm community as part of your course ? I've learnt things through multiple channels but failing to get interview invite
Absolutely! We have a community on slack with current and aspiring PMs :)
Just today someone announced they got an offer at Shopify 🙌🥳
A few others are interviewing with google and even a few who already got an offer at Microsoft and capital one are still around!
@@PMDiegoGranados That's awesome. Signing up in sometime
Hi Diego, you do a great job helps people to understand the language and framework of PM, can you help with how to prepare or any framework for PM interview assignment work?
Hi Praveen!
Use this framework (same for interviews): ruclips.net/video/H8mogX0OwIQ/видео.html
It will help you with take home assignments
and questions like tell me about your role and responsibilities, I can understand it sound like a very basic question, but I think there are lots of people who do not have any structural and concise way to answer it.
Hi Praveen, have you been asked this question before? I’ve never heard of it - a common one is tell me about yourself or walk me through your resume - in these you’ll talk about your roles. Check out this video and let me know if it helps:
ruclips.net/video/Q9MashOC-58/видео.html
8 minutes of clarifying questions? wow..
great answer
great interview and really insightful feedback. 🙏One thing I want to ask is what are the expected risks and how how to mitigate them.
Any 💭 thoughts?
Hi! Thank you for asking :)
Risks and mitigations are also good to be called out - as you prioritize the features or as you describe the features you can certainly call them out.
Remember that you’ll have about 30 min for an entire case, so sometimes it’s hard to cover everything possible. Check with your interviewer every now and then...
Now, based on what you saw in the video, what do you think can be some risks and mitigations possible?
OMG, i enjoyed every bit of this interview, thank you Diego!
i have some questions, are all PM interviews like this (without technical/coding angle) and how much importance do you think an aspiring product manager (2 years to go) needs to give to coding and cs concepts?
Once again, thank you very much for creating this content :)
Hi Akshar! Most of the interviews for Product Management will incorporate a Product Case / Product Design / Produce Sense Question (they are the same, just a different variation of how the question is asked). In general, a PM interview will have the basic:
Tell me about yourself, why do you want to work here?, Why PM? (if you don't have experience). Behavioral and Case Questions
- And I have videos for all of them 😉
The technical component depends on the company and role - For example, Google is famous for asking technical questions in their onsite. Some other companies do ask for Technical PM roles, but it's not the norm.
Either way, I always recommend brushing up on Technical concepts even if your interview is not a technical one (more knowledge can't hurt !)
Thank you
Anytime! Reach out if you have any questions
Hey! Amazing initiative, this was super awesome! Just had a doubt, what do you exactly mean by leading with a hypothesis? Could you describe here what instead should she have said in the interview? Would be very helpful thanks
Try "i am thinking of doing X, does that work for you". rather than "should I do X?"
Superb feedback
Thank you Harshad!
Why did she choose the first two options? What were the criteria in order to choose the 2 first solutions?
I feel that largely depends on how the individual thinks. As long as you can substantiate your choice, it should be fine. She took the planner first as it is the first step in travel. Then things to do or experience creator etc..
Great mock interview. I have a question what should I do in case the interviewer told me that we have constraints such as money or time ? what should I do? should I develop a MVP? can you elaborate, please? :-)
Thanks @Barak! If they give you constraints about money or time, then you have to keep it in mind for your solutions. Instead of creating an improvement that you know can take years of development... some kind of moonshot idea... you’ll stick with quick and fast improvements.
If it’s a brand new product, then yes - think of it like an mvp
If it’s a product that already exist then the improvement should be meaningful, but quick to develop.
Let me know if this makes sense and if you have any follow up questions :)
Hey everyone, and thanks Diego for the great content you produce.
Being very candid about this particular answer, particularly if we are talking about Facebook PM interview question, I don't think it makes the hiring bar.
Some thoughts where I think she felt short:
- Missed the travel marketplace, where there are travellers on the demand side, and travel companies on the supply.
- With the current pandemic situation, I would like to see the possibility of virtual travels being addressed
- The prioritisation rationale simply isn't there, and it should be more quantitative when possible.
- I failed to understand the journeys and features behind the solutions she presented
- A clear definition of what the MVP would be simply wasn't there
Thanks for the feedback Nuno. I don’t work for Facebook and every comment on my channel is my own and not any employer.
That being said, I think the hiring bar is not a checklist that includes whether someone mentioned X or did Y.
I can’t say whether this meets a bar at another company, but I also believe that missing a few things, like mentioning travel marketplace won’t make you fail the interview.
Either way, I don’t work for Facebook so I can’t speak for them - thanks for commenting
Do you share the question ahead of time?
Shouldn't she be giving solutions to the pain point at 21.00 vs features. Prioritize the solution and then come to features. Any body care to comment?
Hi Sahil, would you mind giving an example of a “solution” that is not a feature? Adding an extra step at this point in your framework will likely make you run out of time in the interview
Now FB is all about of unlimited ads and recommendations... got bored of FB
yea tell them that in the interview. would go very well.
did she just say baby boomers are 35 years old + ? lol wtf
Amazing insights @PMDeigoGranados
One thing I would like to comment is that sometimes the interviewers lead the stages of the framework and don't leave everything so open. I studied this framework and it helped me understand what they were looking for, BUT in an experience I recently had, they were asking the questions in a very dynamic way, it almost felt like a conversation, so the stages were not obvious to me. So, I didn't pause to gather my ideas and expressed my ideas out loud. I did confused the interviewer a couple of times BUT the "summarize at the end" tip helped me soooo much to present the ideas again in an organized way. I will comment here in a few days if I got the job :D just wanted to warn you that some interviewers might drive the conversation and you may feel like you cannot pause... I wish I did ask for some time instead of getting too engaged in the conversation though.
Did you get the job?
@@ido5139 i did :’)
@@andreagrimaldi340 congratss.