Unsolicited Feedback
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!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
GPT-5 After the Hype: Strategy, Monetization & the Next Billion Users
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 we…
00:42:39 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
AI Data Wars & Claude's Growth Loops: Who Owns the Fuel & Wins the Race?
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 (Refo…
00:38:34 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
AI's Distribution Shift: The Land Grab Ahead - Unsolicited Feedback S3E8
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 itself—…
00:43:23 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
OpenAI’s Land Grab: Are Moats Dead? How Startups Can Still Differentiate - Unsolicited Feedback S3E7
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 …
00:52:00 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Ripple Effects: Google’s AI Mode & the New-Grad Hiring Crash - Unsolicited Feedback S3E6
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 whe…
00:40:16 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
It's Everyone vs. Everyone: Navigating the New Strategic Arena - Unsolicited Feedback S3E5
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 a…
00:46:20 |
Wed 21 May 2025
AI Memo Manifestos: Turning Executive Decrees into Product Team Velocity - S3E4 Unsolicited Feedback
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 pub…
00:46:44 |
Wed 07 May 2025
The Great AI Corporate Divide and the Race for AI Context
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 descr…
00:44:39 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Unsolicited Feedback S3, E2: Product Management In The Age of AI, featuring Shaun Clowes
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 traditi…
00:51:49 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Product Market Fit Collapse: The AI Tipping Point w/ Casey Winters (Season 3 Premier)
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 shif…
00:51:31 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
ref:AI x Unsolicited Feedback Presents Strategies To Beat The AI S-Curve w/ Andrew Chen
AI 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. Join Fareed Mosavat as …
00:53:56 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Real-Time Feedback: Apple's WWDC 2024 w/ Aaron White & Fareed Mosavat
Real-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 strategic moves announced dur…
01:05:19 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
The Future of AI in Marketing, Growth & Content: Season 2 Finale (Part 2) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat
The 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 Season 2 Finale, Brian…
00:31:26 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
Key Takeaways from H1 2024 (Part 1) w/ Brian Balfour, Ravi Mehta, Joff Redfern, and Fareed Mosavat
Key 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 Balfour, Ravi Mehta, and J…
01:04:54 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Microsoft’s Game-Changing Releases: Is Windows Poised to Dominate the AI Era? w/ Kurt Schrader
Microsoft’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 Schrader, CEO and founder …
00:45:31 |
Thu 30 May 2024
Sonos' Redesign Debacle: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Product Upgrades w/ Kurt Schrader
Sonos' 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 app controversy with g…
00:46:09 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Evaluating AI Models, Unlocking Unstructured Data, and Achieving Reliability w/ Ben Kus
Evaluating AI Models, Unlocking Unstructured Data, and Achieving Reliability w/ Ben Kus
Today on "Unsolicited Feedback," Fareed Mosavat dives deep into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligen…
00:52:35 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Box CTO's Approach to Enterprise AI Tools & Insights from Google and OpenAI's Latest Releases w/ Ben Kus
Box 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 with Ben Kus, CTO of Box…
00:41:57 |
Tue 21 May 2024
MVPs are Officially Dead: Here's How to Launch and Find Market Fit in 2024 w/ Sachin Rekhi
MVPs are Officially Dead: Here's How to Launch and Find Market Fit in 2024 w/ Sachin Rekhi
Welcome back to "Unsolicited Feedback," where Product-Market Fit (PMF) expert, Sachin Rekhi joins Fareed Mo…
00:42:04 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Andrew Chen's Dopamine Culture Post & Its Impact on Product and Marketing Strategy w/ Sachin Rekhi
This week on "Unsolicited Feedback," Fareed Mosavat welcomed Sachin Rekhi to explore the shifting landscape of media, focusing on the evolution from traditional, slower media forms to what's increasi…
00:51:55 |
Tue 14 May 2024
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