E281 | The Foundational Laws of Retention That Haven’t Changed in the AI Era with Brian Balfour

Today on the show, we have Brian Balfour, the Founder and CEO of Reforge and former VP of Growth at HubSpot. In this episode, Brian shares his perspective on the foundational laws of retention that remain unchanged, even as AI continues to transform the way we build and grow products. We then discussed why many AI products are struggling with high churn, the role of natural usage frequency in product retention, and how businesses can avoid falling into the trap of ignoring core retention prin...