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24 alternatives to StartUp

Alex Blumberg's (Planet Money/NPR) new startup podcast.

StartUp is a documentary podcast series exploring the realities of entrepreneurial life, created by Alex Blumberg of Planet Money and NPR. The show examines the challenges and experiences of building a business through… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. StartUp launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Startup Gym▲254
A podcast about what goes in to building a company
2018 · smx.in.net · 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
The Pitch▲561
The podcast where early stage startups pitch investors
2015 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →
4
Y Combinator Podcast▲531
Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup
2017 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
5
Startup News▲128
A 5 minute daily podcast about Startups
2018 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
6
Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
StartUp▲13
A podcast about how to get a business off the ground.
2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
8
Startup Mixtape▲457
A directory of the best business podcast episodes ever
2017 · startupmixtape.fm · its alternatives →
9
Startups for the Rest of Us▲293
The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups
2020 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
10
From Startups For Startups▲393
50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts
2017 · its alternatives →
11
Interviewed▲189
A growing database of podcast interviews about startups
2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →
12
Startup School Radio▲300
Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris
2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
13
The Law of Startups Podcast▲81
Founder & investor talk
2015 · its alternatives →
14
StartUp - #1 How Not to Pitch a Billionaire▲24
Alex Blumberg, former co-host of NPR's Planet Money, starts…
2015 · its alternatives →
15
Seedscout▲322
The easiest way to launch a startup focused podcast
2021 · its alternatives →
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Hack The Entrepreneur - From Public Radio to a Groundbreaking Media Startup with Alex Blumberg▲73
Alex Blumberg on Starting a Startup
2016 · hacktheentrepreneur.com · its alternatives →
17
The Startup Library▲267
Where founders come to learn
2022 · launchhouse.com · its alternatives →
18
Hit Reply – Episode 0: Yet Another Startup Podcast?▲80
How we went from 0 launches in 5 years to 9 in the last 2
2016 · hitreply.co · its alternatives →
19
StartupTalks▲176
A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts
2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →
20
Startup Video Academy▲271
Learn from the best startup leaders
2018 · valipath.com · its alternatives →
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Sit Down Startup Podcast▲81
Listen to founders and makers on how to startup and grow
2020 · zendesk.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 →
23
Audiohub▲86
Listen to content about entrepreneurship, startups, funding
2019 · voxsnap.com · its alternatives →
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Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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