Question: Imagine this scenario: Jeff Bezos walks into your office and says you can have a million dollars to launch your best entrepreneurial idea. What is it?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Why this idea?
How do you know that this business will be profitable?
How do you know that this business will generate revenue?
How do you know that this business will attract users?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Situational,Unconventional

Knowledge:

Entrepreneurship and Business Acumen

Skills:

Management of Financial Resources,Management of Material Resources

Abilities:

Cognitive – Fluency of Ideas (Idea Generation Frequency)

Other Factors:

Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Job Structure – Freedom to Make Decisions,Job Structure – Frequency of Decision Making

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Assertiveness/Courage,Innovation,Risk Tolerance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking to judge the interviewee’s entrepreneurial skills and business acumen. Rather than talking about vague business ideas, the best answers are specific a solution-focused business with a well-thought-out revenue generation component.

Red Flags to Watch For:

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Sample Answer:

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Question Source: Amazon job interview