Product design question

How would you improve OYO?

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

Whether the candidate can identify a real pain point in a hospitality marketplace and propose a focused, prioritized improvement.

Identify the two user sides: budget travelers booking rooms, and hotel partners managing inventory and quality standards.
Name a specific pain point, such as inconsistent quality between listings despite OYO's branding promise of standardization.
Prioritize by impact: trust and quality consistency likely drives more repeat bookings than adding new features.
Propose a solution, such as a verified quality badge tied to recent guest ratings and surprise audits, shown prominently in search results.
Define success as repeat booking rate and reduction in quality-related complaints or refund requests.

Names quality consistency, not price or selection, as the core pain point, since that is OYO's known reputation challenge.
Proposes a concrete mechanism (audit-linked badge) rather than a vague call to 'improve quality'.
Ties the fix to a measurable outcome, such as repeat booking rate among guests who booked a badged property.

Proposing generic improvements like a better app UI without addressing the known trust problem.
Ignoring the hotel partner side of the marketplace entirely.

How would you enforce quality standards without alienating budget-conscious hotel partners?
What would you do if audits are too expensive to run frequently?