Hello, I recently had an interview which I don't believe went too well. I was asked to size the market for medical ventilators and describe how I would forecast growth of this given market. I initially made assumptions about no of people possibly with respiratory problems, then no of people diagnosed, and then identified drivers such as advancements in tech that would drive growth year over year. Eager to hear other approaches. Thanks!
Schedule mock interviews on the Meeting Board, join the latest community discussions in our Consulting Q&A and find like-minded Interview Partners to connect and practice with!
Back to overview
Thanks for your comment Ian. So I did actually try to clarify, and interviewer simply said "it is a device that aids people with problems breathing"and wanted me to go bottom up style. He seemed to question my method of filtering the market, as opposed to my initial assumption, so I'm open to suggestions of how I might size the market in either case i.e. (respiratory device or life support device) Thanks!
Thanks for your comment Vlad. So I did actually try to clarify, and interviewer simply said "it is a device that aids people with problems breathing"and wanted me to go bottom up style. He seemed to question my method of filtering the market, as opposed to my initial assumption, so I'm open to suggestions of how I might size the market in this case, and then forecast it. Thanks!
Be the first to answer!
Nobody has responded to this question yet.
Hi,
I may be misreading, but I think you made a major mistake here: Ventilators are used primarily for life support, not for people with respiratory issues.
I.e. lots of people have asthma (repsiratory problem), but an inhaler is more than sufficient for the vast majority.
Just like in a case, you need to make sure you understand the question. Clarify your assumptions about what a ventilator is and who would need it before jumping into the sizing blindly.
1 comment
Hi,
I've no idea what's the medical ventilator is thus it's hard to help you with market sizing.
I assume you didn't ask the clarifying questions to understand more about the product and various use cases.
Best
Sign up for free to read all answers.
Sign up for free to read all answers.
