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24 alternatives to Zen Founder

A weekly podcast about staying sane while starting up

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

1. 1
   Founder's Journey Podcast▲108

   A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Prehype Podcast▲107

   Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The App Guy Podcast▲204

   Access over 200 startup founder interviews

   2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unmistakable Creative▲116

   A podcast of candid conversations w/ creative entrepreneurs

   2015 · unmistakablecreative.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Immutable Podcast▲150

   A short, weekly show about design and development

   2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Reboot podcast▲205

   CEO's discuss psychological challenges w/ Jerry Colonna

   2015 · reboot.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Podcatch▲81

   A good podcast listen, now.

   2015 · dave.podcatch.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Law of Startups Podcast▲81

   Founder & investor talk

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HackToStart▲82

    A podcast on interesting people & how they achieve success

    2015 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Startup Chat Podcast▲233

    Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.

    2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Parasocial▲204

    Listening to podcasts should be a joy. So let's get started.

    Aug 2026 · parasocial.fm · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Developer Tea▲100

    10 minute podcast for devs on a tea/coffee break

    2015 · developertea.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Podcats▲131

    Discover and upvote podcasts you love

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WeAreLATech▲137

    The 1st Podcast Focused on LA Startups

    2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Castbacker▲88

    Kickstarter for podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Podglomerate▲70

    A hybrid podcast network and production house

    2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    How I Built This▲9

    A podcast about innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Stuff to Blow Your Mind▲100

    Podcast by the writers at How Stuff Works

    2015 · iheart.com · its alternatives →

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    Britstrapped▲87

    A podcast about bootstrapping

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mental Help Week▲73

    A series of articles and podcasts about mental health issues

    2014 · geekmentalhelp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Web Platform Podcast - 67: Keeping Fluent with Web Technology▲59

    A podcast that dives deep into ‘all things’ web

    2015 · thewebplatform.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Growth Byte▲83

    Daily podcast with growth related content

    2014 · its alternatives →

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