I just had a recruiter from Lyft reach out to me for a first interview round for product management role. Has anyone gone through their entire interview process if so what is it like and what type of questions should I be ready to answer?

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Yes. Be very cautious with their case study. They are known for poaching product ideas and putting them on the app without offering you a job. I’ve had this happen to myself and several product peers the past 2 years.

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I think it’s probably a case of confirmation bias more than outright “copying”.

1. It’s difficult to imagine someone outside coming up with an insight that is so radically different than everything everyone inside the company knows / has thought deeply about. Possible, yes, but highly unlikely. Usually someone comes up with a feature that is radically similar to something someone had already proposed internally or might even be already working on.
2. The case study itself is hardly the majority of a PM work output. Sure you can come up with wireframes that might cover the happy path, but what about the negotiations with Engg and alignment with other orgs and getting buy-in from stakeholders and the million other details that are necessary to get the final product out? That’s 80% of the work for a PM, and far more critical than merely a wireframe e.g. or most things that would be covered in a case study.

And this kind of coincidence doesn’t just happen in Product case studies - it happens all the time, in even more creative fields. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54768/25-movies-similar-plots-released-same-year

ProductAlliance has a few pointers on the Lyft product interview role.
They are big on culture and their marketplace is relatively small compared to Uber (main competitor). I would recommend studying up on product strategy and execution. (without bringing up Uber ofcourse lol)

Apart from this, the interview is pretty standard and rigorous. Hiring manager phone screen, home assignment and panel interview round.
I hope this helps. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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I appreciate your response. I sure will give feedback on my interview experience and how it goes.

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the poaching thing is kinda crazy...but am surprised at how rampant that has become in the industry, it's truly sad!

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Very helpful feedbacks. I will definitely keep them poaching product ideas in mind. Thank you so much guys.

Good luck!

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