
Problem Statement
You have been working in the product management team of the {Product} since 2015. The growth has been stagnant for your product. The CEO of your company is asking you to come up with a product idea to expand into other markets. Work with other product managers in your team to build a new {Feature} for your {Product} leveraging your existing user base.
Example: Instagram creating a Marketplace platform through Instagram Shop, Uber getting into food delivery through Uber eats, Whatsapp setting up payments through the Whatsapp Pay feature, Amazon venturing into the video streaming business through Amazon Prime
Feature
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Blogging
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Content Creation
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Crypto
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Dating
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E-Commerce Shopping
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Education
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Fitness
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Health
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Food Delivery
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Gaming
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Job marketplace
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Marketplace
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Metaverse
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Music
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Payments
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Ride Sharing
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Short Video
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Social Media
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Stocks
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Travel Stay
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Travel booking
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Video Meetings
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Video/Audio streaming
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Video Streaming
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Location Services
Product
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Airbnb
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Amazon
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Blue Bikes
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Booking.com
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Bumble
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Coinbase
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Doordash
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Expedia
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Glassdoor
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Google maps
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Instagram
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Linkedin
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My Fitness Pal
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Netflix
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Pinterest
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Reddit
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Robinhood
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Spotify
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Tiktok
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Uber
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Venmo
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Whatsapp
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Youtube
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Zoom
Qualifier Guidelines
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All communication will take place through Email/Slack
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All participants are required to join the announcement channel
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You will be added to a private Slack channel with your mentor
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Your target customers can be businesses or consumers
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Please reach out to your mentors if you have any questions
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Please use the resources listed in the Resource Guide for your research
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Be as creative as possible. Think out of the box. Let it be outlandish. Limitless!
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Fall in love with the PROBLEM, not the SOLUTION.
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Have fun and be kind!
Protothon Timeline
See Protothon Handbook for more details

November 5th, 2022
Problem Statement release

November 8th, 2022
Statement Submission to Mentors
We are building {Feature} for {Product}
Via Slack DM

November 8th, 2022
Mixer
Meet fellow participants
and get your questions
clarified in-person

November 12th, 2022
Qualifier
Communications will be done via Email on Thursday

November 19th, 2022
Finale
Mentors
Shehnaz Khan
Product Owner
Ahold Delhaize
Jyoti Gupta
Product Manager
IGT
Abhinav Shah
Product Owner
Retail Business Services
Shreya Ghate
Product Manager
Adobe
Ashwin Ravichandran
Product Manager
Aspen Technology
Sudipta Shah
Product Manager
Peapod Digital Labs
Subash Rajaseelan
Product Manager
Aliaswire
Divya Piskala
Product Manager
Bosch
Karan Dalal
Product Manager
Kayak
Shemal Shah
Product Manager
Ourdate
Pearl Pullan
Product Manager
Samsung
Aakar Tripathi
Product Manager
McKinsey & Company
FAQs
How many people can be on single team?
A team can consist of a minimum of 3 members and a maximum of 5 members.
How would I know my team and mentor?
The information about the team and the mentor will be made available via a spreadsheet which will be emailed to you. Check your email for further updates.
How will I meet and collaborate with my team?
Your respective mentor will drop an email introducing them and will add your team members to a slack group.
How will the mentor help my team?
The mentor's sole role would be to help with any queries related to the problem statement and nothing else.
How would I be informed about the deliverables?
The information about the deliverables will be posted along with the Problem Statement on the Website on Saturday, November 05, 2022 at 2PM EST.
What is the timeline for the Qualifier?
The Qualifier will begin on Saturday, November 11, 2022 at 2PM EST. More information will be available soon on the website.