Brain Teasers & Mental Math
An interviewer says 'just give me a number, fast' for a market size. How do you handle the time pressure without losing rigor?
Model answer
Compress the framework but keep its skeleton. State the one-line equation (e.g. 'population × penetration × frequency × price'), plug in round numbers immediately while saying them aloud, and deliver…
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