Block's mission is economic empowerment — show you care about financial inclusion
Block (parent of Square, Cash App, and TIDAL) is mission-driven around economic empowerment — specifically for the underbanked and underserved. They value people who combine strong technical skills with genuine care for equitable access to financial tools.
How would you improve Square's point-of-sale product for a small restaurant?
What metrics would you use to measure the health of Cash App?
Tell me about a time you made a product simpler for a non-technical user.
How would you approach financial services for someone without a bank account?
Why does economic empowerment matter to you personally?
Use Cash App and understand the Square seller experience before your interview.
Know Block's product ecosystem: Square (SMB payments), Cash App (consumer), Spiral (Bitcoin).
Economic empowerment is a genuine value — connect it to your personal background or values.
Square serves micro-merchants (food trucks, hair salons) — their needs are very different from enterprise.
Bitcoin/crypto knowledge is increasingly relevant given the company's direction.
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