Trade-off
A framework to help you synthesize a key tradeoff based on a pros and cons analysis of a given change.
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Trade-off
Trading Off Events in Facebook’s Notifications Feature
How do you decide between showing a friend's fundraiser or a social event the friend is attending in Facebook's notifications feature?
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Decide to Display a Marketplace Item on Newsfeed
Imagine you are a Facebook engineer. Your team tells you that displaying recommended Marketplace items on Newsfeed is a great idea. What would you say?
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Decide Whether to Autoplay Facebook News Feed Videos
How do you decide whether to enable autoplay for Facebook Newsfeed videos?
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How do you decide between displaying Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’ feature or an Advertisement?
This product execution interview question tests your ability to frame a trade-off problem in a clear way and how to evaluate it.
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Tradeoffs Between Two Facebook Products
You are the product manager for Facebook News Feed. How would you decide whether to display the 'People You May Know' (PYMK) feature or an advertisement? How do you choose whether to show the PYMK feature vs. an Event post?
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Tradeoffs Between Facebook Events vs. PYMK
You are the product manager for Facebook News Feed — how would you determine which feature to display: 'People You May Know' or Facebook Events?
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