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Estimate the sales in volume of instant coffee in UK for the next 4 years

estimation Guessestimation market estimation
Neueste Antwort am 13. März 2023
Die beste Antwort (am 16. Sept. 2018) ist von:
Angelo
Angelo gab die beste Antwort am 16. Sept. 2018
Hi, I think that the correlation to GDP is a good point but it is not the only factor. Try to develop the problem by using more Marketing notions (customer segments, competition, trends for each factor etc.).
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How many people can visit the best 1,000 tourist spots in their lifetime?

case question Guessestimation unusual case
Neueste Antwort am 14. Feb. 2023
Die beste Antwort (am 4. Feb. 2023) ist von:
Benjamin
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Benjamin
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
Hello, A very interesting estimation question indeed.  Couple of thoughts from an interviewer's POV You are right in that there are many variables and potential nuances in trying to size a question like this As an inter ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Total Market vs Total Addressable Market

Exhibit Guessestimation Market sizing
Neueste Antwort am 5. Dez. 2022
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 3. Dez. 2022
As I was preparing/presenting pitch decks to the investors for our startup, there were only 3 terms about the market size: 1- TAM (Total Addressable Market): The maximum size for an opportunity 2- SAM (Serviceable Addre ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Estimating commercial side of market

Guessestimation Market sizing
Neueste Antwort am 28. Nov. 2022
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 28. Nov. 2022
Hi  Well, to answer the first part of your question - never ignore the segment if it is one of the drivers for the market sizing. Make sure you highlight it as part of your initial structure and clarify with the intervi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Market Estimation

Guessestimation Market sizing
Neueste Antwort am 28. Sept. 2022
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Ian
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Ian
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Hi there, You'll learn a lot more from this by trying it out yourself first! Why don't you post your approach here and we can provide commentary? How to approach market sizing It's very simple: Do the approach the is th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Market Sizing - Guess the number of rats sold in the US?

Guessestimation Guesstimate Market sizing
Neueste Antwort am 31. Dez. 2021
Die beste Antwort (am 18. Okt. 2018) ist von:
Dennis
Dennis gab die beste Antwort am 18. Okt. 2018
This seems like an interesting one as you could actually make the discussion quite extensive. So this is how I would go about it (if this does not make sense I'd gladly be corrected): At the moment I can see four diff ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What's the size of the PS5 market?

Guessestimation Guesstimate
Neueste Antwort am 16. Mai 2021
Die beste Antwort (am 13. Nov. 2020) ist von:
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, Totally wrong approach! (Sorry) What's the point of estimating users of PS3/4? You're going a very veyr indirect route (unless you happen to already know this number) For this case, I would break down wo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Moltiplications/divisions with 6+ digits numbers, estimation math_Tricks

Case Maths estimation fast math GMAT MathSkills IB Guessestimation Math problem
Neueste Antwort am 16. Nov. 2020
Die beste Antwort (am 16. Juni 2020) ist von:
Francesco
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Francesco
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Hi Anonymous, in general, the main issues with big numbers is forgetting zeros during operations. Potential tips to deal with big numbers are the following: Use correctly 10^ powers in your math computation. For e ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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"At any given moment" - How to get there?

Guessestimation Guesstimate
Neueste Antwort am 13. Nov. 2020
Anonym A gab die beste Antwort am 12. Nov. 2020
Those questions are nothing more than standard market sizing questions. The reasoning that you need to use is similar to the one you'll use to estimate a market size. For example to determine how many new-yorkers are w ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Estimate the cost of storing google photos on the photos app?

estimation Guessestimation Market sizing
Neueste Antwort am 30. Apr. 2020
Die beste Antwort (am 10. Apr. 2020) ist von:
Axel
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Axel
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Bain Consultant | Interviewer for 3 years at Bain |Passionate about coaching |I will make you a case interview Rockstar
Hi PK, Your approach makes sense but you are not considering one important driver of required storage which would be the number of photos that are being deleted on a daily basis. It may not make a huge difference but ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What are the major categories of guess-estimation questions

Guessestimation McKinsey
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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 9. Juli 2018
Hi there! I always found that the estimation questions that I faced in interviews were intentionally more abstract than the formulaic "How many _____ are bought in ______ each year?" problems you tend to find online. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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