The Product Design questions of a Product Manager Interview 

THIS is what the PM community needs. Enough of the $500+ courses! Great video, Liam!

Regardless of the PM community, what the world needs is more people trying to help others to be the best they can be. Thanks Liam!

Thank Liam, for the to-the-point video, you had almost nailed everything in just 15 mins. Love it.

This is what a genuinely free lesson means! When the main goal is to deliver a full understanding of the subject, unlike the freemium ones with the only intention to hook up an interest. Thanks so much Liam!

The simplicity and the elegance of this video is unmatched! I love the way you get to first principles thinking. Thank you Liam!

Just wanted to reach out to say thank you for this video. I’ve had whiteboard task last week and followed your framework to the T. Not only I did great, but I had compliments on how I structured the questions and proposed solutions for the problem. I’m happy to tell you I have a job offer of Product Design Manager in the bag so thank you for this.

This is the best video on product design framework question. Everything is clearly laid out and it's easy to follow.

You are engaging in a very noble task Liam, thank you!

That's a very great way to explain about PM interview. You have structured and provided much needed clarity. Thanks Liam!

Hey Liam, thanks a lot for doing this and demystify some of the techniques at PM interviews. Truly appreciate this gesture and can't wait for more content!!

Thank you . First video where the average answer was not exaggeratingly down played and actually sounded like something I could have said.

This is one of the very best PM interview videos out there. To the point and without all the fluff. Thank you Liam!

Thanks, Liam! I'm a PM but I'm thinking of moving back to product design. This is really helpful.

Thank you, Liam. I’ve watched and rewatched your videos. I appreciate you. And giving this advice for free!? Wow.

Thank you, Liam! This is a great video. Can't wait for the next!

Thank you Liam, for this really helpful video. Very succinctly put up with definitive takeaways for product enthusiasts.

Made the product design interview seem so much less daunting and so much more fun. Easily one of the breeziest and yet most effective videos on the topic. Great stuff, Liam! Hope you make more of these videos for execution/estimation type questions too!

Great narration Liam Bolling, You nailed it !!!

Chapter 4 is basically “design yourself as a likable & hirable product” - being on time, prepared & not hungover is quite a good start 😀

One of the best product design videos out there. Great job, Liam! Thanks a lot for this!

great video Liam, this is my generally my dig at a problem when i'm unaware of the space it exists in...and yes, ive had it with the circles method. :) Lets build a healthcare product. 1. why are we building this product? do we have some user interviews? some usability testings or anything that I can fall back on to get a basic understanding behind the WHY? 2. are we building a physical tangible product or an app/website? 3. if we do not have any quantifiable user interviews to justify the need, can we in our very basic understanding draw a few customer personas and the problems around those personas? the personas can eventually help us narrow down our customer segment and help structure the customer journey on our (phy)gital product :) 4. then try to come up with some ideas around those customer problems, no matter how basic the ideas are. 5. finally check with the interview if he really wants you to dig deep around execution, evaluation metric drill down, prioritization etc. if yes, have a basic understanding or overview of these and i think you are good to go. in a real life PM operational role during execution, it always boils down to how good you are at breaking the problem down to 1 single user. sometimes solving one user problem can drive the NPS, which drives the CSAT which can drive the retention or conversion metric. therefore, building everything should revolve around dumbing problems down to the most microscopic or intricate levels. my 2 cents

Ques 1. Problem Priority: I can't help but keep problems at the topmost priority. Is there any cunning/other important (business success etc.) element behind to keep a user on the top? I'd love to hear your perspective on the same. Watched this 2 times back to back, saving-up the third time for later. Three things description blew my mind. Thanks for that, really. PS: Cool index finger ring yo!

Detailed and very helpful. Amazing work. Thank you

I really liked the "white board" in your stake holders mind and the book "index" analogy you threw out there. A really good visualization combo to captured on how to explain to others in a more cohesive structural way from a bigger picture and set up the landscape for everyone that is involved in the situation like this instead of navigating mindlessly over problems and solution that has no structure or transition of touch points.

Amazing Liam. I am an aspiring PM. Your 15 min video has a lot of content

Wow, first off great insight! I'm presently prepping for my first FAANG sr design interview (the reason I'm tuned in to this video) but I'm watching with headphones on and some of the surround sounds had me pausing the video. I'm home alone but thought the noises were coming from inside my home!! Twice I believed something was happening in my house lol. Thanks for this insight! I hope to come off as comfortable as possible. Interviews are my weak point.

Please continue making more videos. This is very helpful!

Love the tips in the end. Especially the talk to your friend before a big interview part! I've always found that to be helpful too. Thank you for the video

really thank you for all those advides and teaching me how to analyze this common interview question

This is really helpful. Thanks a lot, Liam!

Thanks for the interview tips. Like the PPT design very much.

Thank you Liam! This really helped me understand better on how to appraoch this kind of questions. Great Video!

Thank you so much, appreciate your work, it’s helping me a bunch

one of the best 15 minute product design videos

Thanks for this initiative! Awesome!

Great tips and material. You explained very well with calm and this is really helpful to non native english speakers. Thanks a lot.

This is an awesome video with loads of golden nuggets. Thanks so much for posting!!

Thank you Liam

Amazing content, Liam!

Great video! This video is very similar to an actual Google product design interview. Thank you.

Hi Liam! What’s the best approach to answer the 3 Qs “how much would it cost?”, “how to do execute?” & “what analytics to use and how to track them?”??

One of the better/ best videos I’ve seen on pm product sense 🤙🏻

Very helpful 👍 I love your insights!! Thank you ❣️

This is such a great video. Ridiculous how amazing it is.

Thanks a Ton Liam!

OMG these are so so helpful .. You are so good Liam :) I am trying to get into a PM role and your noble task would help me get to it a step closer !!

Thank you so much Liam This was really helpful

This is so valuable, thanks for sharing this.

Great Video Liam, beautifully breakup of the problem.

Great initiative sir. Thank you :)

Loved it Liam!!! Waiting for more :)

Great content! Keep it coming!

Thank you so much for sharing the Short and sweet explanation video and

Solid video, thanks Liam!

Great session, thanks!

Great content! Thanks Liam

this is amazing! you are amazing Liam

Great video - as others have said, nice and conscise - the way it should be.

Great Video! I work as a Product Designer and have been thinking of switching to PM. Really helpful!

Great video... I'm so rusty so this was a great jumpstart primer. Appreciate your cool personality and down to earth feedback!! And yes to the deodorant !!

Thanks for the video and the great tips

Wow, thank you so much for making this!

Great video. Loved it

Your microphone is really good! great tips!

Thanks Liam

So lovely !! Loved it :)

Really good tips

Wow thanks man !

Thanks!

Make your own framework makes sense. No one else says this and I was awestruck. Thanks a lot for this video. Let's see how my interview goes XD they told 1hr and idk what the other 30mins is going to be after the whiteboarding. guess PM might ask q's after the designer but no idea!

Amazing dude!

Thank you for this

thank you so much for this video.

I rofl on “…we’re not trying to really solve the problem” 🤣… I get so obsessed with that always

Thank you 🙏🏼

Hi Liam, Content is great and thanks for coming up with this. One quick thing and this could be probably just me but you looking towards your right (bottom) is a bit distracting for me. Not sure if you or others would agree? May be keep the write up just below your camera so that you dont have to look sideways while speaking. Or may be have a split screen?

Thanks, Liam! One question: what if I am not always able to find 3 branches to a particular persona, problem or solution? This is a reason I’m a little apprehensive about this approach

Great !

Great great Great!!!!!!

Thanks Liam ,now I do believe that angel exists

For clarifying questions i think asking question like “ are we talking about finding digital solution such as app or video consulting or are we talking about something physically such as modern health care centers ? “ what you think about this question ?

Hi Liam, thank you for sharing! Do we need to talk about success metrics for this kind of questions (product design)?

I'm heading for Product Design and Management MSc[ENG] in the fall and my goal is to be a product/program manager at the end of my master's program. I did Computer Science as my undergrad. What advice do you have for me?

Sometimes I struggle to come with a moonshot idea in 30 second of thinking time. Is there any pointers you might have to try to practice on that front? Also thanks for helping all the aspiring product managers with these great contents !!!

hi Liam , do you have some tips for project management on a "new domain" ? It will help much. Thanks man !

I have built an e-commerce app which is currently on play store, so can i use it as a product design and implementation experience?

Hey..Can U please Tell what are your qualifications.. I mean what we should do After Eng for being product designer.

Hey thanks for such great content, and what kind of microphone you use, voice quality is absolutely beautiful

Liam, thanks for content! Do you bring papers or a small physical whiteboards to sketch, draft your proposals and present it with your notes? Do interviewers like the visual element of these? Or do they just prefer verbal explanation of your case? Thanks!

Which Mic are you using?

This is great video. Thanks for simplifying. One question: Dont you think interviewers will expect MVP, tradeoffs/constraints and metrics without they asking explicitly? Should we include those 3 aspects before we conclude?

Great work and super awesome content, btw can you help with the link to the slack channel, would love to be a part of such community, thanks

Thanks for the video. Did you just create the CUPS framework? :D. C=clarify, U=user, P=problems/pain points, S=solutions

Thanks for the info Liam. Great stuff and keep it coming. I have a question - a lot of PM roles requires MBA or work experience. How to break into PM roles as a fresher or in the long run?

Could you share an example about impact vs effort chart?

The question I got asked in one of the interviews by one of the leading tech gaint " Solve the problem of Personal Safety?". As you can see here they did not ask me any particular product but just a vague problem statement. How would you propose to tackle such questions?

Hi Liam, thanks so much for the great video. I'd love to hear your thoughts on questions such as: "design an ATM for the blind." In this case, should we still hone in on one specific use case, such as "entering your pincode" and brainstorm 3 solutions for this, or should our solutions incorporate the full ATM experience? Thanks!

Great video. But when does this "post-pandemic in person" thing start? :)

Very informative. But I would suggest first read the JD carefully. 80% of your interview questions will focus on the main role specific keywords in the JD. Read it minimum 3 times and train yourself on how to answer questions relevant to those keywords. Learn about the organization you are going to apply for, what products they have and who are the competitors. Not all product design interviews are the same so just try to be yourself in every interview. If you keep changing your interview strategy then you are in mess. Last but not least, keep trying and trust yourself.

I don't see the link to the slack channel?