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Apple's car project is dead, Tesla missed earnings, and Rivian's stock is down. So, what's going on here? We deep dive on this very topic with our guest Behzod Sirjani, our guest co-host Ravi Mehta, and of course, the one and only Fareed Mosavat! 

We discuss Adjacent User Theory, the problem with Early Adopters, the risks of limited SKUs, and why Apple might want to avoid this commodity market.

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Ever wondered how to make sense of the vast amount of qualitative data at your fingertips? We've got you covered! 🎧 In our latest episode of Unsolicited Feedback, we delved deep into the world of customer research in 2024 and the potential for AI to revolutionize how we handle qualitative data.

Our guest, Behzod Sirjani, shared his experience as a research consultant and advisor, helping companies make better decisions by enhancing their research and data science practices. He sees himself as a personal trainer for companies, aiding them in extracting more efficiency, results, and insights from their data-driven work. The companies are already working out (using data), but he assists them in maximizing the benefits.

Additionally, we're joined by Ravi Mehta as Fareed's co-host this week and next. Ravi is a Co-Founder at Outpace, and previously an EIR at Reforge, CPO at Tinder, and Product Director at Facebook. You may also recognize his name as a guest on Season 1.

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We're continuing our chat with AI enthusiast, Aaron White in part 2 of our series. This time, we're diving into how different AI products measure up against the ever-evolving S-Curve.

Before we jump into it, following our podcast summary, we've got a BONUS (edited for time) chat where Aaron, Fareed, and Brian weigh in on the advantages of the top players in the AI race.

That clip is exclusively posted to our Youtube page, so after you finish listening to this episode, make sure to check it out. 📺

As always, you can read a full summary of the key takeaways from the episode HERE on our website or by subscribing to our mailing list.

Our first guest for Season 2 is none other than Aaron White. Aaron, the recent CTO of Vendr, Co-Founder of ProfitWell, and Founder of Blissfully, is now in stealth mode with a new AI venture called AppyPeople. Besides his impressive credentials, Aaron has long been a passionate advocate and expert in all things AI. Having him as our inaugural guest this season was a perfect fit!

But before we dive in, we're trying something a bit different this season. Every episode will be divided into two parts - a Riff and a Deep Dive.

In this week’s Riff, we delve into Aaron’s spicy, slightly gloomy, yet probably on point glimpse of the future. Aaron’s been coining some seriously sharp terms to help us talk about what the future of AI could look like.

As we discussed in our AI-themed Season Preview a few weeks ago, we feel that the future is so unknown that all decision making should be based on a 2-3 year horizon.

That said, the perspective shared by Aaron brings an intriguing twist to the discussion. Aaron argues that the S-Curve is undergoing a tightening phase, resulting from an unprecedentedly rapid pace of development. Thus, he feels ignoring the longer horizon is not only unproductive, but perhaps harmful to decision making. Aaron highlights that having foresight is crucial for making decisions in the upcoming years and he also points out that some of these futuristic concepts are already beginning to materialize today.

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We're back for Season 2, launching Feb 20!

We recently held our first live Unsolicited Feedback taping where Brian & Fareed discussed Advancing Your Product Career in an AI World. They also had the opportunity to answer your questions live! We have more of these events planned, so if you're interested in attending, be sure to sign up for our email list at Unsolicitedfeedback.co.

In today's episode, Brian revisits his now legendary blog post, How to Become a Customer Acquisition Expert. In short, the post focuses on enhancing your skillsets by adopting a "T" shape approach.

In any role, such as product or marketing, it's crucial to have a broad understanding of key topics. This wide knowledge base helps you grasp the entire discipline, providing context, aiding in strategic comprehension, and linking the functional strategy to the company's overall strategy. It makes you a versatile player.

However, it's equally important to delve deeply into a specific topic. Aim to position yourself among the top 10% of professionals in a particular skill or topic within your field.

That framework became a core pillar of our Product Strategy program and has remained sound advice to this day…

Now with the rise of AI, does anything about this framework change? And is AI PM going to be a thing?

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We're back for Part 2 of our Season Finale with Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Today, we're deep-diving into the lessons Andrew has gleaned from his years focusing on gaming 🎮 at Andreessen Horowitz. Plus, we'll round off our 2024 discussion with an exploration of emerging growth channels 📈🚀.

We want YOU to be part of the show and the conversation. We're discussing predictions RIGHT NOW on LinkedIn, HERE. Think we're wrong? Tell us live. Let's talk about it. If you prefer giving us feedback offline, please fill out our "feedback form” HERE, and we'll start discussing your feedback during episodes next year.

We hope you've been enjoying "Unsolicited Feedback". We'll be back with Season 2 in just a few weeks!

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What's in store for 2024? 🤔 Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, joined us on the Season Finale of Unsolicited Feedback to share his insights.

Before we dive in…

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This week, Product Marketing experts Meghan Keaney Anderson (Jasper.AI, HubSpot) & Mary Sheehan (Author, AdRoll) joins us to discuss how to navigate and cut through the intricate clutter of Artificial Intelligence while contextualizing the most recent developments from Google’s Gemini. We discuss how to tackle crowded markets, what makes a great marketer, and strategies that can help companies stand out amidst the AI chaos. 

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This week, Nabeel Hyatt (GP at Spark Capital) joins us to discuss:

Our version of a 2023 Wrapped: Tech Edition. Nabeel reflects on what he looks for in founders to bet on.

Next, we perform a growth model breakdown on Midjouney's unconventional success. (Starts at 39:12)

Finally, we discuss the viral SEO Heist and its implications for Google's future. (Starts at 1:24:50)

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