Product design question

How will you improve Instagram?

Practice this question out loud. An AI interviewer asks it, follows up like a real interviewer would, and scores your answer. Type or speak.

What this question tests

Basic product sense on a mature app, requiring a specific, defensible improvement rather than a generic wish list.

Pick a specific segment, for example creators with under 10,000 followers who struggle to grow beyond their existing audience.
State their pain point: the algorithm favors already large accounts in Explore and Reels recommendations, making it hard for small creators to break through.
Prioritize discovery fairness over adding new content formats, since format proliferation hasn't solved the underlying growth ceiling for small creators.
Propose a change: a dedicated rotating discovery slot in Explore specifically surfacing quality content from smaller, growing accounts based on engagement rate, not follower count.
Define success as follower growth rate for small creators and their retention on the platform versus a control group.

Names a specific segment, small creators, instead of a vague improve Instagram for everyone answer.
Identifies a real, checkable mechanism, algorithmic bias toward large accounts, as the root cause.
Gives an illustrative number, for example assuming a 15 percent lift in follower growth rate for small creators exposed to the new discovery slot.
Considers the trade off with large creator and advertiser interests, since discovery real estate is limited.

Proposing a laundry list of unrelated feature ideas instead of one focused, justified improvement.
Ignoring the trade off this creates with existing large creators and advertisers competing for the same discovery space.

How would you prevent this from being gamed by low quality but highly engaging content?
How would you measure whether this actually improves the platform's creator ecosystem long term?