Product design question

Should Meta explore entering the delivery business? Provide your reasoning.

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

Strategic market-entry judgment: can you evaluate a big adjacent-market bet against Meta's actual capabilities, not just market size.

State the framework: market size/growth, Meta's right to win (assets it already has), and cost/risk of entry.
Market size: delivery is large but already has entrenched, capital-intensive incumbents (DoorDash, Uber Eats) with thin margins.
Meta's assets: massive user base and ad infrastructure, but no logistics/fulfillment experience, which is the hard part of delivery.
Consider a narrower angle instead of full delivery: Meta could power discovery/ordering (ads, Marketplace integration) while partnering with existing delivery networks for fulfillment.
Weigh the opportunity cost: capital and focus spent here versus doubling down on core ads/Reality Labs priorities.
Give a clear recommendation: likely no for full delivery ownership, yes for a lighter partnership/discovery play, with reasoning.

Uses a clear framework (market size, right to win, cost of entry) instead of a free-form opinion.
Correctly identifies logistics/fulfillment as the hard, capital-intensive part Meta has no experience in, which is the crux of the decision.
Proposes a scoped alternative (discovery/ads layer, not full-stack delivery) that better matches Meta's actual strengths.
Gives a clear recommendation instead of listing pros and cons with no verdict.

Evaluating only market size without weighing Meta's lack of logistics capability.
Refusing to give a clear yes/no recommendation.

What would change your recommendation, e.g. acquiring an existing delivery company instead of building?
What's the biggest risk if Meta partners rather than builds?