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24 alternatives to How I Built This

A podcast about innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How I Built This launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Building Nexcast Part 1: Schooled by Silicon Valley▲74
Part 1 of the journey building the podcast app and platform
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Prehype Podcast▲107
Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Unmistakable Creative▲116
A podcast of candid conversations w/ creative entrepreneurs
2015 · unmistakablecreative.com · its alternatives →
5
Zen Founder▲131
A weekly podcast about staying sane while starting up
2015 · zenfounder.com · its alternatives →
6
Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
7
Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
8
Immutable Podcast▲150
A short, weekly show about design and development
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
9
Hello Tech Pros: Announcing the IMDB of Podcasting▲54
Matthew Rehm from PodXRef on Entrepreneurship
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
10
Interviewed▲189
A growing database of podcast interviews about startups
2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →
11
How to Build the Future: Mark Zuckerberg▲460
The first episode in Y Combinator's new podcast series
2016 · themacro.com · its alternatives →
12
Full Stack Radio▲128
A podcast for devs interested in building great products.
2015 · fullstackradio.com · its alternatives →
13
Product People ▲239
Podcast focused on great products and their makers
2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →
14
The App Guy Podcast▲204
Access over 200 startup founder interviews
2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →
15
Building The Future: Episode 30 with David Idell▲53
Building startups, meeting founders, pivoting and hackathons
2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
16
The Law of Startups Podcast▲81
Founder & investor talk
2015 · its alternatives →
17
StartUp Podcast: Almost Famous (Season 3, Episode 1)▲127
The first episode of the new season of StartUp
2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
18
The Podglomerate▲70
A hybrid podcast network and production house
2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →
19
Castbacker▲88
Kickstarter for podcasts
2015 · its alternatives →
20
Converge Podcast▲72
Interview style podcast for creative entrepreneurs
2015 · its alternatives →
21
HackToStart▲82
A podcast on interesting people & how they achieve success
2015 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →
22
Build & Launch Podcast▲144
Learn how to create & ship products you're passionate about
2015 · buildandlaunch.net · its alternatives →
23
The Message - Episode 1▲64
Cyphercast, the podcast within a podcast
2015 · w.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
24
Startup - 16: The Secret Formula▲76
Gimlet Media breaks down how they produce podcasts
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

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