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24 alternatives to StartUp Podcast Season 2

Following Dating Ring, a YC company run by 2 young women

StartUp Podcast Season 2 follows Dating Ring, a Y Combinator-backed company founded and operated by two young women. The podcast explores the company's journey and operations within the tech industry. It is designed… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. StartUp Podcast Season 2 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Y Combinator Podcast▲531
Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup
2017 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
2
YC Library▲810
The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more
2023 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
3
How To Start A Startup ▲343
YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
How to Build the Future: Mark Zuckerberg▲460
The first episode in Y Combinator's new podcast series
2016 · themacro.com · its alternatives →
5
Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲642
YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder
2021 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
6
Startup School Radio▲297
Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris
2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
7
Female Founder Stories▲136
A collection of interviews with Y Combinator’s female alumni
2014 · femalefounderstories.com · its alternatives →
8
The Y Combinator Database 2.0▲604
Everything you ever wanted to know about YC companies
2018 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
9
The Y Combinator Database▲866
The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics
2017 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
10
Startup Gym▲254
A podcast about what goes in to building a company
2018 · smx.in.net · its alternatives →
11
Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do the dating▲125
2014 · datingring.com · its alternatives →
12
Seedscout▲322
The easiest way to launch a startup focused podcast
2021 · its alternatives →
13
StartUp▲380
Alex Blumberg's (Planet Money/NPR) new startup podcast.
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
YC Interview Simulator 2.0▲457
YC interview prep - pitch, reflect & improve
2024 · mentara.io · its alternatives →
15
The Pitch▲561
The podcast where early stage startups pitch investors
2015 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →
16
Startup School Live 2022▲175
Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator
2022 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
17
YC Directory▲397
Discover YC companies
2020 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
18
YC New Year's B2B Buying Guide▲262
Tech & services for your business, made by YC startups
2017 · ycb2bguide.com · its alternatives →
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YC's startup advice, organized and searchable▲161
2020 · ycadvice.com · its alternatives →
20
Women Who Startup Radio▲113
A podcast to celebrate, connect & empower women who startup
2015 · womenwhostartup.co · its alternatives →
21
I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345
2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →
22
Startup School Radio - E33: Formation and Fundraising▲106
Y Combinator details the key basics of forming a company
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
StartupClass.co▲300
YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course
2014 · startupclass.co · its alternatives →
24
#Startup Chat▲358
The global startup community, on Slack
2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →

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