Unsolicited Feedback

Unsolicited Feedback

Brian Balfour & Fareed Mosavat

Episodes 62
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.7 (44)
Since Sep 2023
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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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!

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Recent Episodes

OpenAI’s Triple Threat: ChatGPT Apps, AgentKit, and Sora

Oct 14, 2025 49m

In 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 that instantly…

Credit Anxiety: When Nobody Knows What AI Really Costs

Sep 30, 2025 39m

What 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 speed trials? And when…

GPT-5 After the Hype: Strategy, Monetization & the Next Billion Users

Sep 03, 2025 42m

It’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 actually matters, what…

AI Data Wars & Claude's Growth Loops: Who Owns the Fuel & Wins the Race?

Jul 15, 2025 38m

AI’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 down. Brian Balfour…

AI's Distribution Shift: The Land Grab Ahead - Unsolicited Feedback S3E8

Jun 27, 2025 43m

Get 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 isn’t the tech…

OpenAI’s Land Grab: Are Moats Dead? How Startups Can Still Differentiate - Unsolicited Feedback S3E7

Jun 10, 2025 52m

The 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 questions every builder…

Ripple Effects: Google’s AI Mode & the New-Grad Hiring Crash - Unsolicited Feedback S3E6

Jun 03, 2025 40m

Last 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 week we talked about…

It's Everyone vs. Everyone: Navigating the New Strategic Arena - Unsolicited Feedback S3E5

May 21, 2025 46m

In 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 cannons straight…

AI Memo Manifestos: Turning Executive Decrees into Product Team Velocity - S3E4 Unsolicited Feedback

May 07, 2025 46m

The “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, Box, Meta) are using…

S3E3 The Great AI Corporate Divide and the Race for AI Context

Apr 22, 2025 44m

In 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 are rewriting job…

S3E2 Unsolicited Feedback S3, E2: Product Management In The Age of AI, featuring Shaun Clowes

Mar 05, 2025 51m

In 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 their future as…

S3E1 Product Market Fit Collapse: The AI Tipping Point w/ Casey Winters (Season 3 Premier)

Jan 29, 2025 51m

The 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: Unlike previous tech…

S2E17 ref:AI x Unsolicited Feedback Presents Strategies To Beat The AI S-Curve w/ Andrew Chen

Jun 27, 2024 53m

AI Innovations & Growth Strategies with Andrew Chen | Unsolicited Feedback LiveThis is a special live episode of Unsolicited Feedback, as part of Reforge's ref:AI conference. Join Fareed Mosavat…

S2E16 Real-Time Feedback: Apple's WWDC 2024 w/ Aaron White & Fareed Mosavat

Jun 18, 2024 1h 5m

Real-Time Feedback: Apple's WWDC 2024 w/ Aaron White & Fareed MosavatIn this Real-Time Feedback Episode, Fareed Mosavat and AI thought-leader Aaron White unpack Apple's strategic moves announced…

S2E15 The Future of AI in Marketing, Growth & Content: Season 2 Finale (Part 2) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat

Jun 06, 2024 31m

The Future of AI in Marketing, Growth & Content: Season 2 Finale (Part 2) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed MosavatIn part two of the Unsolicited Feedback Season 2 Finale,…

S2E15 Key Takeaways from H1 2024 (Part 1) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat

Jun 04, 2024 1h 4m

Key Takeaways from H1 2024: Reflecting on Hardware, Unstructured Data, and the Future of Product ManagementIn the season 2 finale of 'Unsolicited Feedback,' co-hosts Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, and…

S2E14 Microsoft’s Game-Changing Releases: Is Windows Poised to Dominate the AI Era? w/ Kurt Schrader

May 30, 2024 45m

Microsoft’s Game-Changing Releases: Is Windows Poised to Dominate the AI Era? w/ Kurt SchraderIn this episode of 'Unsolicited Feedback,' host Fareed Mosavat and guest Kurt Schrader, CEO and founder…

S2E14 Sonos' Redesign Debacle: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Product Upgrades w/ Kurt Schrader

May 28, 2024 46m

Sonos' Redesign Debacle: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Product Upgrades w/ Kurt SchraderJoin host Fareed Mosavat on 'Unsolicited Feedback' as he delves into the latest Sonos app controversy with…

S2E13 Evaluating AI Models, Unlocking Unstructured Data, and Achieving Reliability w/ Ben Kus

May 23, 2024 52m

Evaluating AI Models, Unlocking Unstructured Data, and Achieving Reliability w/ Ben KusToday on "Unsolicited Feedback," Fareed Mosavat dives deep into the evolving landscape of artificial…

S2E13 Box CTO's Approach to Enterprise AI Tools & Insights from Google and OpenAI's Latest Releases w/ Ben Kus

May 21, 2024 41m

Box CTO's Approach to Enterprise AI Tools & Insights from Google and OpenAI's Latest Releases w/ Ben KusIn the latest episode of "Unsolicited Feedback," Fareed Mosavat chats with Ben Kus, CTO of…

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