The 7 Types of Product Strategy Questions Top Tech Companies Ask

Aakash Gupta
2 min readSep 7, 2024

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Companies such as LinkedIn, Uber, and Flipkart ask these 7 categories of Product Strategy Questions:

Check out how to answer all these questions in this deep-dive.

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟭 — 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆

  • Sunsetting Gmail
  • Google’s next 5 years
  • Bing vs. Google
  • Meta’s CEO priorities
  • Netflix’s 10-year vision
  • Spotify’s revenue tripling
  • Office vs. Google Docs
  • TikTok’s competitors
  • Digital fitness transformation
  • Apple’s upcoming moves

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟮 — 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

  • Microsoft & LinkedIn
  • Google & Ebay
  • LinkedIn & Discord
  • Amazon’s gaming acquisition
  • Spotify & podcasts
  • Tesla & battery tech
  • Apple in health tech
  • Google’s cybersecurity move
  • Meta & VR content
  • Adobe & Canva

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟯 — 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆

  • Google’s Africa-US bridge
  • Boosting restaurant profits
  • New grocery store locations
  • Fast-food innovation
  • Addressing homelessness in SF
  • Tourism in historic cities
  • Retail district revitalization
  • Major city public transit
  • Renewable energy in rural areas
  • Industrial air quality improvement

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟰 — 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

  • TikTok’s algorithm
  • Enhancing PowerPoint
  • Amazon’s NPS boost
  • iTunes feature additions
  • Growing YouTube
  • Newsfeed balance: videos/events
  • Instagram Stories engagement
  • Flipkart’s earphone strategy
  • YouTube vs. Instagram/Snapchat
  • Instagram verification badge

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟱 — 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

  • Google in ticketing
  • Apple’s search engine
  • Amazon’s market exploration
  • Google in furniture sales
  • Health tech startup strategy
  • Amazon in food delivery
  • Google’s ridesharing move
  • Spotify in video streaming
  • Microsoft’s new markets
  • Airbnb’s travel industry innovation

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟲 — 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘅 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

  • Google’s self-driving cars
  • 100x faster internet ventures
  • YouTube’s creator tool
  • Time travel technology profits
  • VR mainstream opportunities
  • AI in healthcare
  • Blockchain beyond currencies
  • Advanced robotics in manufacturing
  • Revolutionary grocery app
  • Generative AI businesses

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟳 — 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

  • Monetizing Facebook Messenger
  • Uber’s cash payment solution
  • Microsoft’s pricing models
  • Monetizing Google Scholar
  • Google Keep subscription model
  • Spotify’s podcast monetization
  • LinkedIn premium for job seekers
  • Monetizing Facebook dating
  • HBO Max’s freemium model

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Aakash Gupta

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