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24 alternatives to Founders First

Interviews with young founders about their firsts

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Founders First launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
StartUp▲380
Alex Blumberg's (Planet Money/NPR) new startup podcast.
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
How To Start A Startup ▲343
YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Y Combinator Podcast▲531
Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup
2017 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
4
Founder Rewind▲411
Watch interviews of founders in their early days ⏪
2018 · its alternatives →
5
From Startups For Startups▲393
50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts
2017 · its alternatives →
6
Startup News▲128
A 5 minute daily podcast about Startups
2018 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
7
Startup Gym▲254
A podcast about what goes in to building a company
2018 · smx.in.net · its alternatives →
8FI
Founders - interviews with some of the world's finest entrepreneurs▲14
2013 · founders.cc · its alternatives →
9
App Store Launch Stories▲180
A podcast about the stories behind app launches
2015 · its alternatives →
10
Founders Unfiltered Podcast▲110
Unscripted conversations on building a company
2020 · ajuniorvc.com · its alternatives →
11
Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
The Startup Help Desk Podcast▲116
The podcast to learn about starting and building companies
2022 · thestartuphelpdesk.com · its alternatives →
13
Talk To Your Users▲134
Top pieces of advice in the startup world, through a podcast
2021 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
14
The Pitch▲561
The podcast where early stage startups pitch investors
2015 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →
15
Founders Origin Stories▲129
Learn from the life & origin stories of successful founders
2020 · flexiple.com · its alternatives →
16
The Failory Podcast▲199
Candid talks with failed startup founders
2020 · failory.com · its alternatives →
17
StartUp▲13
A podcast about how to get a business off the ground.
2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
18
Interviewed▲189
A growing database of podcast interviews about startups
2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →
19
Founder Reports▲390
In-depth interviews with founders and entrepreneurs
2024 · founderreports.com · its alternatives →
20
Seedscout▲322
The easiest way to launch a startup focused podcast
2021 · its alternatives →
21
Startup Video Academy▲271
Learn from the best startup leaders
2018 · valipath.com · its alternatives →
22
Startups for the Rest of Us▲293
The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups
2020 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
23
Startup School Radio▲297
Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris
2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
24
The Founder Library▲240
A learning portal to help startup founders go further faster
2020 · its alternatives →

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