Technomanagers

  Interviewer:   Design a product for the government to improve the voting process .   Image Source - https://www.computerworld.com/ Priyanka:  I would like to ask a few questions to understand the problem in a better way .   Interviewer:  Sure, please go ahead.     Priyanka:  Firstly, I would like to understand who we are. Are we a tech company that was been given this project by the government ? H ave we had similar capabilities in the past or is it the first time we are working on a governmen t project?   Interviewer:   Yes, we are a private company, but we have collaborated with the government on similar projects.   Priyanka:   That’s interesting. Now I would like to understand what a product means here . Is it a hardware product or a software pr od uct? I would like to assume that we are building an app [software product] for the government . Building a software product would be scalable as well. As we dissect the question further, I will discuss more about the product

Image source - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50315546 Interviewer:   You are a PM at Airbnb . You are given the task to expand Airbnb . How would you go about this?   Priyanka:  To get a better understanding of the problem, I would like to ask few clarifying questions.   Interviewer:   P lease go ahead.     Priyanka:  Firstly, I would like to clarify my understanding of Airbnb . It started its services with room renting and soon adopted a marketplace model where hosts can list their properties and guests can book the properties . Airbn b earns commissions for each of the bookings made in exchange for the value provided to both hosts and guests. Airbnb operates on an asset light model and does not own any of the properties listed on their platform. Airbnb has also started virtual tourism by providing online experiences or a new way of travel where people can tour a place virtually.   Interviewer:  Yes, that is well defined.   Image Source - https://www.airbnb.co.in/s/experie