Strategy question

You are the product manager for Facebook Events. Set the success criteria. How would you assess what's better between 10 events that have 100 attendees each, or 1 event that has 1,000 attendees?

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What this question tests

Defining success criteria under ambiguity, then applying it to compare two structurally different outcomes for the same total attendance.

Clarify Facebook Events' actual goal, likely fostering meaningful real world connection and community, not just raw attendance volume.
Propose a success metric beyond attendance count, such as repeat attendance, new connections formed, or community formation around recurring events.
Apply the metric to both scenarios: 10 smaller events likely create more repeated, intimate interactions than 1 large event.
Consider the large event's value too, such as reach and awareness, which the smaller events would not achieve individually.
Conclude with a reasoned recommendation, likely favoring the 10 smaller events if the goal is genuine community building, and explain why.

Defines a concrete success metric first, like repeat co attendance between users, before comparing the two scenarios.
Reasons that 10 events of 100 likely build stronger recurring social ties than one large 1,000 person event, tying this back to Facebook's connection mission.
Acknowledges the large event's unique value, like broader reach, rather than dismissing it entirely.

Comparing the two scenarios by raw attendance number alone without defining what success actually means.
Failing to reach a clear conclusion despite the question directly asking for one.

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