web01.fireside.fm Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:24:59 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Pencil Problems - Episodes Tagged with “Feedback” https://www.pencilproblems.com/tags/feedback Mon, 31 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400 Kent Fenwick (@kentf) and Nick Shim (@nim342) talk about their side projects, their day jobs, technology, the future, philosophy, 90s action movies, and much much more. en-us episodic Conversations on getting started, and finishing. Pencil Problems Podcast Kent Fenwick (@kentf) and Nick Shim (@nim342) talk about their side projects, their day jobs, technology, the future, philosophy, 90s action movies, and much much more. yes Pencil Problems Podcast kent.fenwick@gmail.com Response: Consumer Centric Car Buying App https://www.pencilproblems.com/49 7d152f33-bee9-447b-9f91-c20e74f9e6de Mon, 31 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Nick responds to Kent's idea 4:15 no <p>Nick responds to Kent's idea. </p> idea, pitching ideas, mvp, agile, prototyping, feedback, startups Nick responds to Kent's idea.

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]]> Episode 48: Pitch: Consumer Centric Car Buying App https://www.pencilproblems.com/48 0a9e72a5-ec7a-4271-8ab2-06180fe93b34 Sun, 30 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Kent pitches an idea for an app that puts the consumer in the driver seat when buying or leasing a car (pun is absolutely intended). 3:11 yes <p>I watched this video a long time ago on <a href="https://bigthink.com/videos/how-to-buy-a-car-using-game-theory-2" rel="nofollow noopener">how to use game theory to buy a car</a>.</p> <p>5 years ago, I tried it, and it worked.</p> <p>Last year, I tried it again and it worked even better.</p> <p>I pitch Nick a way we could MVP and productize this car buying process for consumers. </p> idea, pitching ideas, mvp, agile, prototyping, feedback, startups I watched this video a long time ago on how to use game theory to buy a car.

5 years ago, I tried it, and it worked.

Last year, I tried it again and it worked even better.

I pitch Nick a way we could MVP and productize this car buying process for consumers.

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5 years ago, I tried it, and it worked.

Last year, I tried it again and it worked even better.

I pitch Nick a way we could MVP and productize this car buying process for consumers.

]]> Episode 16: Self-driving roulette https://www.pencilproblems.com/16 c345b755-d296-46e2-86e7-f7f88060bf3e Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:00:00 -0500 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Kent and Nick talk about their side projects, answer listener questions about email marketing, and health and fitness, the difference between tools and products, Nick tells us about CES and Kent and Nick make a bitcoin bet about self driving cars in 2030. 1:41:45 yes <p>Kent and Nick talk about their side projects, answer listener questions about email marketing, and health and fitness, the difference between tools and products, Nick tells us about CES and Kent and Nick make a bitcoin bet about self driving cars in 2030. </p> Kent and Nick talk about their side projects, answer listener questions about email marketing, and health and fitness, the difference between tools and products, Nick tells us about CES and Kent and Nick make a bitcoin bet about self driving cars in 2030.

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]]> Episode 7: Rationing your Wonderbread https://www.pencilproblems.com/7 aa960893-c09d-4e73-935a-ef91d1bbb5ea Fri, 03 Nov 2017 06:00:00 -0400 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Nick and Kent talk about company culture, the good and bad of backchanneling, the right way to give feedback, and finding a balance between the light and the dark. 1:22:53 yes <p>Nick and Kent talk about company culture, the good and bad of backchanneling, the right way to give feedback, and finding a balance between the light and the dark. </p> Nick and Kent talk about company culture, the good and bad of backchanneling, the right way to give feedback, and finding a balance between the light and the dark.

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