good questions

Google is standardizing interview questions (finally?) so I am forced to retire my bootleg interview questions. In honor of the great service they've done over 200+ PM interviews, I'm going to do a thread that I expect no one to read but I have no other way to memorialize them.

Three questions I’ve enjoyed the answers to lately 1) what’s the hardest thing you’d do if the rule was you couldn’t ever tell anyone about it? 2) a genie gives you three wishes, what do you ask for? 3) what game are you playing and what problem unlocks the next level?

When you start managing someone, use your 1:1s in the first couple of weeks to understand their Context. Most new managers focus solely on Content (projects/goals/blockers). But Context + Content lets you move faster from Rapport to Credibility to Trust. Example 1:1 questions:

Some questions to ask in your next 1:1s

I've been looking for an example of this for a year and I'm pretty sure they don't exist: - Worth 1B+ - Married to original spouse - Outstanding moral virtue - Kids are all relatively successful - Kids have a good relationship with parents Any idea? cc @FoundersPodcast

Faster. If I had to go from start to finish in half the time, what would I do? Slower. If I could afford to spend double the time on it, what would I do?

Has anyone ever studied or written about physicians & sex? Are disembodied overworked doctors who ignore pee/eat signals able to drop into body & have good sex? How do we code switch from body as disease to body as pleasure? Would any doctors even talk about this? 💥 #medtwitter

Before I decide to do something, my first question is: “What problem are we solving?” 9 times out of 10, answering that question shows me: 1) It’s not really a problem (so I can ignore it) 2) What I was planning on doing wasn’t the best way to solve it.

What's the best theory on why games have such a low cultural footprint despite the incredible economic prowess?

if you’re so intelligent why isn’t your life more cozy?