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- link Understanding Google Antitrust The article below claims that 41% of Google first page results are to it's own websites and Google is using its monopoly to drive traffic to its own properties (Search, Map, Youtube, Shopping, ...) Try a simple query "Stranger Things" in Google Search on Desktop Browser. There is 1 Netflix link in
- Thoughts on Current mobile bank I got an offer from them which is around 290 -300k in tc. Thinking about joining, but I see a lot of negative reviews on the product from the YouTube except those sponsored videos. Any thought on this company? Possibly from a current employee? #current #fintech #startup Yoe 4 Tc 240k
- Facebook PM Question Types Hey everyone, I’m having my video product interviews soon for the FB rotational product manager role. I was wondering if interviews are constrained to certain types of products when asking about Product Sense/Execution. 1. Are the questions always about Software products (apps, websites) or do the
- Any good System Design one-on-few trainer out there? Has anyone know of or heard of a trainer that takes a small group of people through a System Design class? I'm looking to transition into Product Management at Google. I have already take the Educative Grokking online course and watched a few commonly mentioned YouTube channels on System Design.
- Google PM interview questions - how many computers does Google own? How would you answer this question. The number of users laptops could be easily estimated. How about the servers ? Would you calculate for each product ? Search, Youtube, Gmail - can't possibly do that in the interview. How would you calculate number of users per server and number of simultaneous
- Google PM Resources I wish I knew of all these resources prior to interviewing @google. I made it to the HC without any mock interviews, paying for a service (alliance, exponent, etc) Had overall positive feedback but didn’t pass HC, so I get a retry and get to skip straight to last rounds in a few months. Anyone pre
- FB Product Management Interview Hi All, I've been approach by recruiter for PM role at Facebook. Would be appreciative for any advice on how should I prepare for the interview. Been browsing some mock interview on youtube. My current PM roles are more heavily focused on semiconductor segment. Although most of the soft skills may
- What teams/products does Google have in Seattle outside of GCP ? I'm finding it hard to find the list on the internet or on Blind. I'm in TM phase and I'd like to suggest a few products to my recruiter so they can check with those teams if they are looking for a candidate. Targeting a L5 SDE. I believe they have some presence of Maps but info on other products w
- Any advice on pivoting towards Product Marketing from Paid Media? Hi everyone, I've been watching a ton of YouTube videos and listening to Podcasts on product marketing & I'm really interested in becoming PMM. I've also been reaching out to people in the industry to learn more about how I can break into this newer career path. Would love any thoughts on the role,
- link Web games tutorial Anyone interested in making web games? I want to try out this Phaser library but there are no tutorials for the new version and I don’t want to pay the full $99 for this course. Anyone interested in going splitsies on it? https://academy.zenva.com/product/html5-game-phaser-mini-degree/?zva_src=yo
- vote New Grad SWE Google vs DoorDash Can't decide between YouTube (Google) and DoorDash for new grad SWE. Previous internship at Google. YouTube - 125k base + 100k RSU + other - San Bruno (right below SF) DoorDash - 135k base + 175k RSU + other - probably NYC WLB is pretty important, but anything 45 hours or less average a week is
- Google Cloud PM Team Match - recommended teams? Hi Blind, Recently passed HC for an L4 GCP Product Manager role, and currently in Team Match. I talked to a couple of teams so far, and while one has expressed interest in me joining the team, none of the work seemed interesting to me, unfortunately :( Hoping to get some pointers: - Are there any
- Did anyone buy portable jump starter ? My car battery dead, looking for a portable jump starter. Anyone already using any similar product to jump start your car ? As per wirecutter review - ‘Weego’ is a good choice bit not so great amazon review. Also as per amazon review and youtube video - ‘DBPower’ seems to be a good option. Not su
- Data Science Interview at Facebook: First round for a second time In the screening interview at Facebook for a Data Science position I got as a feedback that I was not proactive enough in the “product sense” question. So, they proposed to repeat the interview. Is this common practice? Any tips on how to get better? I watched videos in YouTube, but it doesn’t seem
- link Starting a YouTube series to help people looking for jobs in their System Design interview Hey folks, Me and a friend are starting a new YouTube series for System Design Interview Preparation covering most frequent system design interviews asked lately by product companies. Do have a look and let me know if you have any feedback on it. Here's it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3loACSxow
- Google teams doing interesting work I know this question has been asked before but things change over a period of time so asking a friend ... What teams do meaningful and interesting work at Google? I passed phone interview for Sr. Product Manager role and now moving to full loop (I think) but recruiter wants to talk about teams. He
- Project Manager Job/Referral Help! Hello! Looking to get back into the tech industry into PM role remote or in Austin, TX. Experience: - (Almost) 2 years Project Manager / Account manager at a commercial real estate company. 75k TC - 1 year tech sales before this with various clients from NoSQL databases to security applications t
- Coding Boot camps - Need recommendation Hello, Product Manager here. I am planning to work on enhancing my tech skills. While I love PM role, my weakness is in the tech side. And I am that person who needs some kind of structure to keep me motivated and going - so YouTube/Udemy etc might not be the best option for me. I would like to kno
- Google L3 Team match Hello, I passed HC as L3. Recruiter told me that it'll be easiest to match with a team in the bay area as it has the most openings. With RTO being unknown, is remote generally accepted or are managers pushing for people to move? Update: I have team match meetings scheduled with Search Ads, YouTube
- SWE to Product Manager - road blocked I have almost a decade experience in one of the tech giant's core product development. I went to an Ivy League before that where I had a distinguished publication. Lately, I want to switch my role to a PM. I have mistakenly assumed people would be willing to talk to me and started preparing for the
- Will Google consider other roles if I don’t get what I apply for? I have an extensive background in software (8 years, early software lead at big name startups) and have previously declined solicited Google offers for SWE roles, but I have recent (3 years) experience as a director of product and think I actually have more to offer there. If I apply for the produc
- Technical Program Manager vs Program Manager @ Google Hi all, I was reached out to by a recruiter for a few positions and I’m trying to determine what these roles are. 1. TPM vs PgM @ Google 2. Any differences in pay? 3. Are TPMs valued/respected more? 4. Career Growth difference between the two? Roles: PM, Youtube TPM, SWE Current Role: PM @ Micr
- link Starting a new YouTube series for System Design preparation Hey folks, Me and a friend are starting a new YouTube series for System Design Interview Preparation covering most frequent system design interviews asked lately by product companies. Do have a look and let me know if you have any feedback on it. Here's it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3loACSxow
- The culture and future of Facebook Watch? Getting an offer and Talking to a team in Facebook Watch org. How much traction does FB Watch get inside the company? I personally don’t use it a lot, but feel it’s definitely an important product, a less successful YouTube. Would love to hear advices from FBers. Current TC is 350, will update off
- vote switching from infra to data in Google team match Google L4 team match in progress. Tired of the current internal infrastructure work and trying to switch to a public-facing product (like YouTube Music) and do some data work. No industry ML experience, only Coursera knowledge. End up only getting attention from GCP/infra teams so far. What to do?
- Reasons for downfalls of amazing companies Alright so Yahoo went downfall because they kept on guiding their website with self-generated contents and articles instead of letting users create their own like YouTube or Instagram. Nokia and Blackberry went down because they are unable to keep up with shifting paradigms for phones. But compani
- Looking for Google Internship Host Hi, I cleared Google SWE internship technical rounds and I am currently in the project matching phase. I am looking for Googlers to host me this summer for an internship. I am willing to relocate to any location in the US. The project matching phase is taking longer. I am afraid because of this I
- My 11-year-old daughter is obsessed with beauty products Any birthday money or allowance she gets is all used on products from Sephora, Ulta, Target, you name it. She loves to watch makeup tutorials on YouTube. Is this normal for girls this age? I'm ok with her using makeup as long as it's not too bold, but I'm a bit concerned about how quickly she's beco
- Project Management referral needed Good evening all. Looking for #referrals for project management roles. I do not have PMP but I did PM certification from UCI. #agile #scrum certified with 3.5 years #saas projects experience, 16 years total experience. Thank you! #projectmanagement #pm #jobhunting #programmanager #projectmanager
- vote Google L4 product analyst team match Hi guys, working on team matching at Google as L4 product analyst. Right now had two fit calls. Could you guys help decide which one is better or should ask for more team fitting calls? Team 1: YouTube ads. Primarily analyze ads auction stuff. Sounds like a mature product and team. There are oth
- Counteroffers Who here has accepted a counter offer and been happy with the decision? Been interviewing and I have a few offers ranging from 50-100% more in TC. Does TikTok counter? Would they match a competitor that pays almost double? I like my team and am invested in the product, but I cannot work at this p
- Google Core ML org How is Google’s core ML org? Currently in the team match stage, and will be talking to a few teams in the core ml org. This org is building ML models/library/frameworks for other Google product(Ads, Youtube, Search) and public usage, if I understand correctly. Any insights around this org? culture,
- Opinion: YouTube is dead. Reasons: Ads, UX, click-bait content. YouTube had been part of my life, until few months ago where the up tick in ads completely destroyed the experience. Ads blocks don’t even work. What’s worse is I saw ads on my own video, which I’ve haven’t seen a single dollar in compensation. Introducing a p
- [India] Anyone heard of epiFi (Bangalore)? I saw lots of YouTube videos about some debit card launched by a company called epiFi (fi.money). I was wondering if anyone here has heard about the tech of the company? And culture, WLB? Looks to be a neobank, as of now. Asking because I found the product intriguing, and can't find anything by th
- PM/APM Referrals Needed Hello Blind! I'm looking for Product Manager/Associate Product Manager referrals. I currently am a Creator on YouTube with 60k subscribers. I make videos on tech, productivity, and digital minimalism. Prior to that, I worked as a Software Engineer at an a16z-backed biotech startup in Silicon Valle
- link Amazon PMT interview prep tips Based on a previous post (re: joining Amazon), a few folks messaged me over the weekend to ask about preparation tips. Here’s my list - - Youtube videos by “Dan Croitor” and “CareerVidz” (search for Amazon Interview, Amazon LPs, etc) - Eclectic videos on PM - Dave Wascha, Sachin Rekhi, etc. - PM
- Facebook Product TPM - System Design What's the difference between the System Design interviews of Product TPM and Software Engineer at Facebook? YouTube videos, blogs, etc. for System Design practice do not differentiate these 2 roles. But there must be a difference in answering the same question for the 2 roles. Is there anyone here
- Google team match Do new grads have difficulty finding teams even if they are highly flexible wrt the type of technologies/products they want to work with? I saw this one guy on youtube who got rejected after he did not get a team. Maybe he might have been highly specific in the area he wanted to work in(assumption)
- Google Team Match Got an L5 offer from Google(Bay area) Though my recruiter hires for Google Cloud, but he has told me that I can request for team options from any product/org(Google maps, search, youtube etc) Any suggestions for team matching process? Vague preferences- - Good WLB - Good mentorship/peer support/tim
- vote Go for C++ Role in Google Without Knowing C++? Can I do this and learn it on the go? I'm 3 years deep in career using Java/Python/JS, and last used C/C++ on an intro level class 6 years ago. Don't have it on the resume, but G recruiter asked if I would want to try to match prior to interviewing to expedite timeline. If I'm targeting L4, am I se
- PM Interview question - seeking advice How do you answer this question? If X didn’t exist today and you were launch X from scratch today, how would you build it? (Ie. say X = YouTube) I was asked this recently at a google PM interview. Wasn’t like the normal how would you design or how would you improve, so I was tripped up a bit. How
- Worst Google Interview Experience I'm sure this is a one-off, I've read about a lot of great Google interviews for PM's - Cancelled multiple times - Multiple No Shows - Wrong resumes sent out I was reached out in October of 2021.... 6 months ago to schedule an interview, the coordinator was out of the country and constantly OOO.
- What are good indoors hobbies to pick up? I play lots of sports and try to have something lined up after my relatively short workdays, but there’s always rest days or short workout days where I find myself having 4 hours rotting and scrolling through endless YouTube videos. What do people usually do to stay productive at home? At the same
- Product design interview at FB for frontend engineer I am a frontend developer and for my upcoming onsite interview at FB, I have searched the entire internet to find out about product design. Read all blind posts. Can anyone help in finding references to prepare for it? Have seen youtube videos, mock interview videos, system design primer. Everywhere
- Let's compare our working schedule My daily routine goes like this- 7:30 am to 6:00 pm- office work 6 to 8:30- dinner and family time 8:30pm to 1 am- Youtube for fun and learning financial stuff, movies, other entertainment activities. I m planning to spend 1-1.5 hrs daily during this time to practice leetcode. Currently I m 6 month
- recent daily routine am i depressed? live along in 1b/1b apartment since the pandemic has outbroke recently, having no work ethic my daily routine now is waking up at 10am open my 💻 but have breakfast till 12pm take a nap till 1pm work few hours to 5pm but extreme low productivity workout and dinner till 8pm watch
- vote MBA Internship Offer: LinkedIn APM vs Google Product Ops Currently attending first year of MBA and received these two offers. Here is a brief breakdown below. The TC is not going to be that great (unless someone here can say how they successfully negotiated comp for an internship like these) so the considerations are a bit less about the $$ in the 12 week
- vote Everyone is eating into Netflix’s market share!? I have made huge profits from Netflix stock since 2014. But I no longer believe in the stock. I understand they have some of the best software engineers, content production teams, content distribution network etc. But I myself have significantly reduced going to Netflix in the last one year. With
- Do you think Agile sucks Agile basically puts all the responsibility and blame on developers while letting product managers and owners just run the show and take credit . All they do is watch YouTube , go to a bunch of meetings and then breathe down your neck for a status . They don’t even explain the requirements well or u
- vote Should I take LinkedIn over Google/Youtube Hi all, just got email from LinkedIn that they would like to move on with an offer. However, I just changed my job from Indeed to join Google(Youtube) about 6 months ago(I actually got the Google offer in June but due to visa issue, can only join full time by Nov last year) LinkedIn: Pro: 1.They w