I’ve hit a wall with product sense prep. I can regurgitate frameworks, but mock interviews keep exposing gaps in my thinking. Saw someone mention getting access to actual interviewers’ question breakdowns – like how veterans really dissect prompts beyond surface-level STAR answers. Does anyone have examples of reverse-engineered walkthroughs from ex-FAANG panelists? Specifically interested in how they balance user needs vs. biz constraints when the prompt is intentionally vague. What common framework pitfalls do they call out?
90% of those ‘veteran breakdowns’ are just paid course teasers. Real talk: grab leaked Google PM packets from Blind. Look for annotations where they crossed out basic CIRCLES crap and wrote ‘weak assumption’ in red. That’s your bible. Bonus: find the angry margin notes about MBA buzzwords.
omg following! did u find any templates yet? im stuck on balancing metrics – every mock partner says my kpis sound fake. need concrete exmples pls 
Focus on three layers: 1) How veterans map ambiguity (they never accept the prompt at face value – always redefine scope quietly) 2) Their priority hierarchy – notice how infrastructure PMs jump to edge cases first 3) The exact moment they switch from exploration to structured analysis. Study Amazon 6-pagers dissected by level.fyi users.
You’ve got this! Shadowing real critiques helps SO much – your depth will shine through soon! 
When I asked an Uber PM to rip apart my answer, she showed me her actual scoring sheet. Turns out they dock points for mentioning ‘TAM’ without tying it to payment thresholds. Never would’ve guessed that from case books! Maybe find people willing to share their rubric excerpts?
Analysis of 47 leaked feedback sheets shows 82% of failed product sense answers make these errors: 1) Not identifying silent stakeholders (e.g. legal teams in fintech prompts) 2) Solution-first thinking before metric alignment 3) Underestimating deployment costs. Prioritize these gaps in your next mock.