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24 alternatives to Idea to Startup Podcast

How to build a startup without raising money

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Idea to Startup Podcast launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
No Cap▲606
Build an AI business, get up to $100K. No equity taken
2025 · audos.com · its alternatives →
2
Exitfund▲735
We make raising startup capital easy using community & AI
2023 · exitfund.com · its alternatives →
3
StartUp▲380
Alex Blumberg's (Planet Money/NPR) new startup podcast.
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Startups for the Rest of Us▲294
The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups
2020 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
5
Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us▲122
Raising $1M for your startup outside of Silicon Valley
2015 · its alternatives →
6
The Pitch▲561
The podcast where early stage startups pitch investors
2015 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →
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Startup Seed Funding ▲204
How to raise $1M for your startup, even outside of SV (book)
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Startup Gym▲254
A podcast about what goes in to building a company
2018 · smx.in.net · its alternatives →
9
How To Start A Startup ▲343
YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
From Startups For Startups▲393
50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts
2017 · its alternatives →
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Seedscout▲322
The easiest way to launch a startup focused podcast
2021 · its alternatives →
12
From Spark to Startup▲200
Startup ideas that you can launch over a weekend
2024 · sparktostartup.substack.com · its alternatives →
13
“How I Raised It” podcast by Foundersuite.com▲23
Interviews with startup founders who have raised capital.
2018 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
VC Sandbox▲209
Raise 10X faster with the ultimate Notion VC guide
2023 · vcsandbox.co · its alternatives →
15
Resources for Early-Stage Founders▲371
Dozens of templates, articles & videos to help you grow
2024 · groundup.vc · its alternatives →
16
Ideas Are Worthless▲147
Like Product Hunt. But for Ideas.
2018 · its alternatives →
17
The Startup Help Desk Podcast▲116
The podcast to learn about starting and building companies
2022 · thestartuphelpdesk.com · its alternatives →
18
Fundraising Resources for Startups▲205
We dug the whole web, so that you don't have to!
2016 · deckrooster.com · its alternatives →
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BaseTemplates 2.0▲222
Everything you need to raise money for your startup
2022 · basetemplates.com · its alternatives →
20
Talk To Your Users▲134
Top pieces of advice in the startup world, through a podcast
2021 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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The AI-first SaaS Funding Napkin▲123
What does it take to raise as an AI-first SaaS startup?
2018 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →
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Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · 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 →
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The Notion Capital Podcast - 08: Matt Clifford, Co-Founder at Entrepreneur First▲78
Putting technical talent first to build the future
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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