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24 alternatives to The Startup Help Desk Podcast

The podcast to learn about starting and building companies

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Startup Help Desk Podcast launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Talk To Your Users▲134

   Top pieces of advice in the startup world, through a podcast

   2021 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   From Startups For Startups▲393

   50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Y Combinator Podcast▲531

   Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup

   2017 · ycombinator.com · 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
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   StartupTalks▲176

   A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

   2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The App Guy Podcast▲204

   Access over 200 startup founder interviews

   2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Startup Gym▲254

   A podcast about what goes in to building a company

   2018 · smx.in.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   StartUp▲380

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

   2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Startup Chat Podcast▲233

    Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.

    2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lenny’s Podcast▲316

    A brand new podcast about product and growth

    2022 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    How To Start A Startup ▲343

    YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes

    2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Failory Podcast▲199

    Candid talks with failed startup founders

    2020 · failory.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Startup School Radio▲300

    Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris

    2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Startcasts▲148

    Search engine for great startup & product podcasts

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startups for the Rest of Us▲293

    The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups

    2020 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Law of Startups Podcast▲81

    Founder & investor talk

    2015 · 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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    Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71

    A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Building an Indie Business Podcast▲107

    🎧 Podcast from the creator of the Open Podcast Community

    2020 · baib-podcast.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CTRL SHIFT!▲146

    Stories and insights of startups and industries that pivoted

    2022 · podcast.humbleteam.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Prehype Podcast▲107

    Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

    2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup News▲128

    A 5 minute daily podcast about Startups

    2018 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Startups 4 the Rest of Us▲9

    Podcast helps developers & designers launch awesome products

    2014 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →

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