Case interview guides

Worked examples for the case rounds in product, HR, sales and marketing interviews, plus cases built from this week's news. The maths is always shown.

• From the news · Product

  Anthropic stopped Claude Code from cloning games. How would a PM make that call?

  A product case from this week's news: an AI coding tool starts refusing to copy other people's games. Who wins, who loses, how you'd measure it, and what you'd recommend.

  4 November 2026 · 6 min read

• From the news · Marketing

  ChatGPT Ads hit $1 billion a year in under 200 days. Should your brand spend on it?

  A marketing case from the news: OpenAI's ad business is growing fast and just opened self-serve buying in India. How a D2C marketer should decide, with the break-even maths.

  4 November 2026 · 6 min read

• From the news · All functions

  Who actually hires MBAs? What IIM Bangalore's 2026 placement report says

  Consulting is the biggest recruiter, but most offers go elsewhere. The sector split, the top recruiters by offer count, and what it means for how you prepare.

  4 November 2026 · 5 min read

• Marketing

  How to crack a marketing case interview: a worked example

  A step-by-step walkthrough of a real-style marketing case round: customer acquisition cost has tripled and the founder has ₹50 lakh to spend. Clarify, structure, do the maths, recommend.

  4 November 2026 · 7 min read