Strategy question

You are the Product Manager for the Google Hardware. Can you explore opportunities in the shower/bathroom area?

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What this question tests

Whether you can spot a genuine product opportunity in an unusual space and connect it to real user pain and company strengths.

Clarify scope: hardware opportunities in the shower or bathroom, likely tied to Nest, health, or smart home lines.
Identify user pain points in this space: water waste, inconsistent water temperature, and lack of health tracking in a daily routine moment.
Prioritize water temperature and usage, since it is a daily, universal frustration with a clear technical hook for smart hardware.
Propose a concrete concept: a smart shower control that remembers preferred temperature and tracks water usage against a household goal.
Connect it to Google's assets: Nest's smart home ecosystem and its existing home energy and water insights.
Define success metrics: device adoption rate among Nest households and water usage reduction, with a guardrail on installation complexity.

Picks one specific, well-reasoned opportunity, smart temperature and water tracking, instead of a broad list of bathroom gadgets.
Ties the idea to Google's actual hardware ecosystem, Nest, rather than proposing something unconnected to existing products.
Names a real, universal pain point, water waste and temperature fumbling, backed by everyday plausibility.
Gives a guardrail, installation complexity, acknowledging retrofit bathroom hardware faces real adoption friction.

Proposing a novelty gadget with no clear daily pain point it solves.
Ignoring installation and retrofit friction, which is the biggest real barrier to bathroom hardware adoption.

How would you handle the retrofit challenge for older bathrooms and plumbing?
What would make you decide this is not worth pursuing as a Google Hardware product?