Product Strategy Interview Questions with Answers
Market, competition, options and a clear bet with its risks. Strategy cases asked at product companies in India and abroad.
- Should Spotify launch its own hardware (headphones/speakers)? (Easy)
- How would you monetize WhatsApp without ads? (Easy)
- Should Netflix offer a free, ad-supported tier (assuming they haven’t)? (Easy)
- Pick a favorite product. What is its biggest strategic threat? (Easy)
- How would you increase market share for a new local coffee shop? (Easy)
- Should Uber Eats acquire a grocery delivery startup? (Easy)
- Design a go-to-market strategy for a new fitness app (Easy)
- Should Apple launch a search engine to compete with Google? (Easy)
- How would you improve Instagram’s strategy against TikTok? (Easy)
- Should Peloton lower its bike prices significantly? (Easy)
- You are PM for Airbnb. Should you enter the business travel market? (Medium)
- Should Amazon launch a traditional bank? (Medium)
- Facebook wants to enter the dating market. Define the GTM strategy (Medium)
- Should Google acquire Pinterest? Analyze the strategic fit (Medium)
- How would you turn around a declining SaaS product with high churn? (Medium)
- Set the 5-year strategy for Tesla in the Indian market (Medium)
- Should Disney+ acquire a major gaming studio? (Medium)
- How should Dropbox compete with Google Drive’s free tiers? (Medium)
- Evaluate the pros and cons of Netflix getting into live sports (Medium)
- Define a path to profitability for a rapid-delivery app (Medium)
- You are CEO of Twitter (X). Define the turnaround strategy (Hard)
- Should Microsoft acquire Discord? Valuation and strategic fit (Hard)
- Design a strategy for a traditional bank to compete with DeFi (Hard)
- Evaluate the existential threat of AI to Google Search. Strategy to mitigate? (Hard)
- Should Apple buy Disney? Analyze the mega-merger (Hard)
- Set the expansion strategy for a US fintech into Southeast Asia (Hard)
- Teams is bundling for free. You are Slack's CEO. What is your response? (Hard)
- Assess the strategic viability of the Metaverse for Meta long-term (Hard)
- Should Amazon spin off AWS into a separate entity? (Hard)
- Create a strategic roadmap for Waymo (Self-driving) for the next 5 years (Hard)