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24 alternatives to Hit Reply – Episode 0: Yet Another Startup Podcast?

How we went from 0 launches in 5 years to 9 in the last 2

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hit Reply – Episode 0: Yet Another Startup Podcast? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year▲86
Talking about product/founder fit.
2016 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
3
The Startup Chat Podcast▲233
Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.
2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
4
Interviewed▲189
A growing database of podcast interviews about startups
2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money▲63
Everything old is new again when it comes to startup ideas
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
6
From Startups For Startups▲393
50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts
2017 · its alternatives →
7
Stretch Goals Podcast #3: Corporate to Startup▲54
How we made the transition from corporate world to startup
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Startups for the Rest of Us▲293
The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups
2020 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
9
StartUp Podcast: Almost Famous (Season 3, Episode 1)▲127
The first episode of the new season of StartUp
2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
10
StartUp▲380
Alex Blumberg's (Planet Money/NPR) new startup podcast.
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
StartUp - 2: Matt Mazzeo▲78
Is podcasting the future or the past?
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
14
The App Guy Podcast▲204
Access over 200 startup founder interviews
2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →
15
Hit Reply – Episode 4: Start small▲68
How to get started at building and launching things
2016 · hitreply.co · its alternatives →
16
Building Nexcast Part 1: Schooled by Silicon Valley▲74
Part 1 of the journey building the podcast app and platform
2016 · its alternatives →
17
The StartUp Chat - Startup Team Alignment▲65
Another episode with key Insights form Steli and hiten
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
18
Hello Tech Pros: Announcing the IMDB of Podcasting▲54
Matthew Rehm from PodXRef on Entrepreneurship
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
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Hit Reply – Episode 1: Launch▲66
The most important step you can take
2016 · hitreply.co · its alternatives →
20
Startup Boston Podcast #001: The Preview▲55
Inside the world of Boston startups
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Startup - 16: The Secret Formula▲76
Gimlet Media breaks down how they produce podcasts
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
22
Zero to Scale - Nailing the Launch and Email List Building with Bryan Harris▲59
A podcast about going from zero to $20k/mo and beyond
2015 · zerotoscale.com · its alternatives →
23
Building Nexcast Part 6: What's Up With Podcasting?▲62
Many strangers give us their take on podcasting
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Unscalable▲94
A collection of interviews with startup founders.
2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

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