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24 alternatives to The 1 California Podcast

Scott Orn interviews startup leaders. How did they do it?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The 1 California Podcast launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Founders and Friends Podcast▲6

   Scott Orn interview experts in the startup ecosystem

   2016 · kruzeconsulting.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The App Guy Podcast▲204

   Access over 200 startup founder interviews

   2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Founder's Journey Podcast▲108

   A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Prehype Podcast▲107

   Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Startup Chat Podcast▲233

   Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.

   2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Reboot podcast▲205

   CEO's discuss psychological challenges w/ Jerry Colonna

   2015 · reboot.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Law of Startups Podcast▲81

   Founder & investor talk

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Founders and Friends Podcast - Episode 3 w. Brian Mullen of Twilio▲54

   Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting & Brian Mullen of Twilio

   2016 · kruzeconsulting.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Zen Founder▲131

    A weekly podcast about staying sane while starting up

    2015 · zenfounder.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

12. 12
    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 →

13. 13
    WeAreLATech▲137

    The 1st Podcast Focused on LA Startups

    2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Unmistakable Creative▲116

    A podcast of candid conversations w/ creative entrepreneurs

    2015 · unmistakablecreative.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    StartUp Podcast: Almost Famous (Season 3, Episode 1)▲127

    The first episode of the new season of StartUp

    2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Founder Calls Podcast ▲118

    New podcast from Box CEO Aaron Levie

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Call to Action Podcast▲82

    Podcast by Unbounce

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    StartUp Podcast - #1: Chris Sacca▲163

    How not to pitch a billionaire

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello Tech Pros: Announcing the IMDB of Podcasting▲54

    Matthew Rehm from PodXRef on Entrepreneurship

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71

    A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Building Nexcast Part 1: Schooled by Silicon Valley▲74

    Part 1 of the journey building the podcast app and platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Full Stack Radio▲128

    A podcast for devs interested in building great products.

    2015 · fullstackradio.com · its alternatives →

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    StartupCTO▲6

    Startup engineering leadership podcast

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Tech In Boston Podcast▲73

    Learnings from people building companies in Boston

    2014 · its alternatives →

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