Unsolicited Feedback
by Brian Balfour & Fareed Mosavat
Latest episode
OpenAI’s Triple Threat: ChatGPT Apps, AgentKit, and Sora
OpenAI’s Triple Threat: ChatGPT Apps, AgentKit, and Sora
About this podcast
Tired of interview podcasts? Us too. That's why we created Unsolicited Feedback - the podcast that should have come out 5 years ago, but we're making it anyway. In this podcast, Brian Balfour (Reforge, HubSpot), Fareed Mosavat (Reforge, Slack) and friends provide unfiltered feedback on the products they actually use, along with key product lessons.
Essentially, we're taking the conversations that happen between experts at invite-only happy-hours and delivering them to the podcast platform of your choice.
Although no one asked for their opinions, they're sharing them. It's like eating Goodles when you want Kraft Mac n Cheese, or Olipop when you want Pepsi - it feels wrong, yet so right.
Each week, they analyze recent announcements, features, and releases across product and growth. The hosts make predictions about where Threads and Twitter will be in a year, and analyze unparalleled growth loops at LinkedIn. They give respect where it's due, but also deliver tear-downs when the writing’s on the wall. Sorry, not sorry!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 62 episodes
- OpenAI’s Triple Threat: ChatGPT Apps, AgentKit, and Sora · 49 minIn the span of two weeks, OpenAI launched an app platform with 800 million users, released Agent Kit with visual workflows and custom widgets, and dropped Sora—a social video app…
- Credit Anxiety: When Nobody Knows What AI Really Costs · 39 minWhat happens when the entire software industry gets repriced on the cost basis of AI? When AI procurement agents are pitting your product against five competitors in real-time…
- GPT-5 After the Hype: Strategy, Monetization & the Next Billion Users · 43 minIt’s been weeks since GPT-5 launched—which is basically a decade in AI time. The hype fog has finally lifted, and that’s the perfect moment to ask: what really changed, what…
- AI Data Wars & Claude's Growth Loops: Who Owns the Fuel & Wins the Race? · 39 minAI’s crown jewels, you data, is under siege. Lawsuits, API throttles, and Cloudflare’s “default-off” move have publishers slamming the gate while AI titans keep battering it…
- AI's Distribution Shift: The Land Grab Ahead - Unsolicited Feedback S3E8 · 43 minGet ready for a crash course for you in the next great distribution shift. In this episode, Brian Balfour and Fareed Mosavat pull back the curtain on why AI’s real battleground…
- OpenAI’s Land Grab: Are Moats Dead? How Startups Can Still Differentiate - Unsolicited Feedback S3E7 · 52 minThe AI Wild West just got wilder — and we’re riding straight into the melee.In this episode, Brian Balfour, Fareed Mosavat, and special guest Aaron White crack open the three…
- Ripple Effects: Google’s AI Mode & the New-Grad Hiring Crash - Unsolicited Feedback S3E6 · 40 minLast week we talked about Everyone-versus-Everyone. That hasn’t stopped. Before we could edit and publish the last episode, Google unleashed a “do-everything” AI bundle. Last…
- It's Everyone vs. Everyone: Navigating the New Strategic Arena - Unsolicited Feedback S3E5 · 46 minIn the last 30 days, Notion fired off three products, Figma morphed into a mini-Adobe, OpenAI gobbled Windsurf, and Loom, Atlassian, Anthropic, Cursor, and Granola pointed their…
- AI Memo Manifestos: Turning Executive Decrees into Product Team Velocity - S3E4 Unsolicited Feedback · 47 minThe “AI memo” craze is officially here—and it’s more than executive theater. In this episode, Brian Balfour and Fareed Mosavat break down how leading CEOs (Shopify, Duolingo…
- The Great AI Corporate Divide and the Race for AI Context · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, Brian Balfour and Fareed Mosavat dive into the widening gulf between companies embracing AI and those drowning in corporate red tape. While some organizations…
- Unsolicited Feedback S3, E2: Product Management In The Age of AI, featuring Shaun Clowes · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, Brian and Fareed discuss the challenges facing product managers in the AI era with Shaun Clowes, CPO at Confluent. Many product professionals are questioning…
- Product Market Fit Collapse: The AI Tipping Point w/ Casey Winters (Season 3 Premier) · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 1The Unsolicited Feedback podcast is back for a season 3. We kicked off episode 1 with Casey Winters going deeper on Product Market Fit Collapse. In this episode we discuss…
- ref:AI x Unsolicited Feedback Presents Strategies To Beat The AI S-Curve w/ Andrew Chen · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 17AI Innovations & Growth Strategies with Andrew Chen | Unsolicited Feedback Live This is a special live episode of Unsolicited Feedback, as part of Reforge's ref:AI conference…
- Real-Time Feedback: Apple's WWDC 2024 w/ Aaron White & Fareed Mosavat · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 16Real-Time Feedback: Apple's WWDC 2024 w/ Aaron White & Fareed Mosavat In this Real-Time Feedback Episode, Fareed Mosavat and AI thought-leader Aaron White unpack Apple's…
- The Future of AI in Marketing, Growth & Content: Season 2 Finale (Part 2) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 15The Future of AI in Marketing, Growth & Content: Season 2 Finale (Part 2) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat In part two of the Unsolicited Feedback…
- Key Takeaways from H1 2024 (Part 1) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 15Key Takeaways from H1 2024: Reflecting on Hardware, Unstructured Data, and the Future of Product Management In the season 2 finale of 'Unsolicited Feedback,' co-hosts Brian…
- Microsoft’s Game-Changing Releases: Is Windows Poised to Dominate the AI Era? w/ Kurt Schrader · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 14Microsoft’s Game-Changing Releases: Is Windows Poised to Dominate the AI Era? w/ Kurt Schrader In this episode of 'Unsolicited Feedback,' host Fareed Mosavat and guest Kurt…
- Sonos' Redesign Debacle: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Product Upgrades w/ Kurt Schrader · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 14Sonos' Redesign Debacle: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Product Upgrades w/ Kurt Schrader Join host Fareed Mosavat on 'Unsolicited Feedback' as he delves into the latest Sonos…
- Evaluating AI Models, Unlocking Unstructured Data, and Achieving Reliability w/ Ben Kus · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 13Evaluating AI Models, Unlocking Unstructured Data, and Achieving Reliability w/ Ben Kus Today on "Unsolicited Feedback," Fareed Mosavat dives deep into the evolving landscape of…
- Box CTO's Approach to Enterprise AI Tools & Insights from Google and OpenAI's Latest Releases w/ Ben Kus · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 13Box CTO's Approach to Enterprise AI Tools & Insights from Google and OpenAI's Latest Releases w/ Ben Kus In the latest episode of "Unsolicited Feedback," Fareed Mosavat chats…
