Unsolicited Feedback

By Brian Balfour & Fareed Mosavat

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Episodes: 40

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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!

Episode Date
Revolutionizing Productivity: Feedback on Loom, Linear, and Even LaunchDarkly w/ Claire Vo
May 09, 2024
Building ChatPRD and 🌶️ Takes on the Future of Product Management in the AI-Era w/ Claire Vo
May 07, 2024
Critiquing Disney's Strategic Moves & Bundling Choices; Navigating the Future of Streaming w/ Mariah Muscato
May 02, 2024
Tinder's New Safety Feature Delivers More Than Just Security w/ Mariah Muscato
Apr 30, 2024
Feedback on Humane, Limitless, and AirChat: Positioning and Strategy Insights w/ Kieran Flanagan
Apr 25, 2024
The New AI Marketing Playbook Amid Google's Stumbles w/ Kieran Flanagan
Apr 23, 2024
Product Lessons from Netflix's "Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul" with Penelope Talbot-Kelly
Apr 18, 2024
Analyzing Google's Rumored HubSpot Buy & The Future of CRMs w/ Penelope Talbot-Kelly & Austin Hay
Apr 16, 2024
Erik Allebest of Chess.com: Transforming a Niche Business into a Global Phenomenon
Apr 09, 2024
Kipp Bodnar on Marketing Experiments at HubSpot and Harnessing HeyGen to Improve Conversion
Apr 04, 2024
Kipp Bodnar on LinkedIn's Gamification Gambit - Game On or Game Over?
Apr 02, 2024
Adam Nash Applies Clay Christensen’s Innovator's Dilemma to Modern Fintech
Mar 28, 2024
Adam Nash Explores the Art of Process-Strategy Fit at eBay and LinkedIn, with a Side of Diet Coke and Legos
Mar 26, 2024
Shaun Clowes Analyzes Cognition Labs' Devin & Reddit’s IPO
Mar 20, 2024
Shaun Clowes (Confluent, Salesforce) Riffs on Waymo, Legos, and Process Advancement
Mar 19, 2024
Casey Winters Dives Deep Into Prioritization, Second Product Mishaps, Meta & Square
Mar 14, 2024
Casey Winters (Eventbrite, Pinterest) Riffs on Whether Consumer Is Back and What It Means for Product Leaders? 🤔
Mar 12, 2024
Behzod Sirjani and Ravi Mehta Dive Deep on the EV Market Speed Bump for Apple, Rivian and Tesla
Mar 07, 2024
Behzod Sirjani & Ravi Mehta Riff on Leveraging AI to Transform Qualitative Data into Scientific Insights 🧠💡
Mar 05, 2024
Aaron White Dives Deep on Navigating AI's Horizon: Future-Proofing Products in the Age of AI
Feb 29, 2024
Aaron White (Vendr, ProfitWell) Riffs on the Future of AI 🤖
Feb 27, 2024
Season 2 Preview: Advancing Your Product Career in an AI World [Live Taping]
Feb 05, 2024
Andrew Chen (a16z) Unveils Lessons from Gaming: The Power of Community, Creativity, and Storytelling
Jan 03, 2024
Andrew Chen’s (a16z) 2024 Predictions: The Future of Product, Growth, and AI
Dec 26, 2023
Meghan Keaney Anderson (Jasper) & Mary Sheehan (Author) Cut Through the AI Clutter While Contextualizing the Latest From Google’s Gemini
Dec 12, 2023
Nabeel Hyatt's (Spark Capital) Lessons from His 2023 Wrapped, Midjourney's Unique Growth Loops, and Google's AI Crisis.
Dec 05, 2023
Chris Savage (Wistia) Analyzes InVision's Downfall, Reviews Humane’s Product Reveal, and Discusses the OpenAI Drama
Nov 28, 2023
Laura Schaffer (Amplitude) Dissects Cameo's Rise and Fall; Plus New Benchmarks for Companies in 2024
Nov 21, 2023
Cem Kansu (Duolingo) Analyzes the Implications of OpenAI's DevDay and Airbnb's Release Strategy
Nov 14, 2023
Austin Hay (Ramp) Examines What's Next for HubSpot's Newest Acquisition, Clearbit; Plus a Defense of Freemium
Nov 09, 2023
Darius Contractor (Otter.ai) Joins to Unpack Arc's Viral Loops and Show the Slack Redesign Haters They’re Wrong
Nov 02, 2023
Crystal Widjaja (Gojek) Unlocks the Secrets of Unmeasurable Metrics and Extracts Lessons from Convoy's Downfall!
Oct 26, 2023
Patrick Campbell (ProfitWell) Joins for a Growth Model Breakdown of Loom, Plus Patrick Campbell’s Pricing Corner
Oct 19, 2023
Claire Vo (Color) Tackles Monetization Strategy for AI Businesses and Protecting the Super ICs in Product
Oct 12, 2023
Joff Redfern (Menlo VC) Discusses AI's Onboarding Conundrum & Adobe's Web-First Photoshop
Oct 05, 2023
Elena Verna (Dropbox) Analyzes Airtable's Shift to Enterprise and Slack's Product Roadmap
Sep 28, 2023
Ravi Mehta (Outpace) Analyzes the Switching Costs from Jira to Linear, Plus Unity's Pricing Faux Pas
Sep 21, 2023
Casey Winters' (Growth Advisor) Take on HubSpot's Product Announcements, the Creator Economy & the Future of Marketplaces
Sep 19, 2023
Adam Fishman (Product Advisor) talks Figma for Devs, Zoom’s COVID product strategy, and Twitter's Creator Payouts
Sep 14, 2023
Unsolicited Feedback on Twitter/X's Outpouring of Product Changes and the Impact of YouTube Shorts on Its Core Business.
Sep 10, 2023