Solving Product Design Exercises: Interview Questions & Answers

Great designers don’t just receive a task and quietly implement it. One of the most important skills of great designers is asking the right questions and making sure they have all the information needed to build the right product for the right audience. Make sure you understand the task and your goal clearly; why this product should exist, who you’re building the product for, and what their needs are

treat getting a job like you would a design process. You are the product and the hiring manager is the user.

get comfortable with chaos

Unless cosmetic appeal is your single differentiator in a crowded market, it is time to get comfy with the bare minimum.

Negotiation (seek out Stuart Diamond's "Getting More" courses) will likely be the most frequently used skill in daily life, professional and personal.

The mindset change from being a “user experience designer” to a “customer experience designer” may seem small, it isn’t.

Businesses lose on the order of 90-95% of people to poor pricing, poor reviews, misinformed brand positioning, poor marketing, poor operations, and poor customer service.

I strongly believe that designers with business sensibilities are primed to own the future of our industry

His life depends on it

from the perspective of a person who