One of the benefits of living in the modern tech world is you don't have to guess anymore when you see success. "How did they do that??"
Often you'll be able to get the cool behind-the-scenes info on a business podcast interview where a wunderkind founder tells all.
The idea that we should all be working smarter not harder is put into warp speed when you're able to listen in to the genius of a decade's worth of knowledge distilled into a 40 minute podcast episode.
If you're a social impact driven entrepreneur, fighting for balance in the whole making a profit versus making a difference area, podcasts can be a treasure trove.
So I've compiled a list of a few of the top 5 startup-minded podcasts below:
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes, JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 8-years in a row
Art of the Hustle
Art of the Hustle – a podcast designed to inspire entrepreneurs and fuel their life’s work. With a casual and comfortable interview approach, listeners are invited into a conversation between the host Jeff Rosenthal, co-Founder of Summit, and his guests, exploring stories of success, failure, milestone events and of course, key advice that shapes the life of an entrepreneur.
Startup Stories - Mixergy
Andrew Warner who I drank whisky with at Many Chat's Conversations Conference in 2019 runs a highly rated podcast exploring the journey founders have gone on to achieve greatness - well worth the listen.
How I Built This
Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.
Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman
The best startup advice from Silicon Valley and beyond. Iconic CEOs — from Nike to Netflix, Starbucks to Slack — share the stories and strategies that helped them grow from startups into global brands.
On each episode, host Reid Hoffman — LinkedIn cofounder, Greylock partner and legendary Silicon Valley investor — proves an unconventional theory about how businesses scale, while his guests share the story of how I built this company.
Reid and guests talk entrepreneurship, leadership, strategy, management, fundraising. But they also talk about the human journey — with all its failures and setbacks.
With original, cinematic music and hilariously honest stories, Masters of Scale is a business podcast that doesn’t sound like a business podcast.
Notable mention: The Tim Ferriss Show. I'm not a huge fan of Tim Ferris as it feels like he compiles and recycles data rather than having an actual aptitude but the interview guests he brings on are amazing.
Interested in something more along the lines of arts and humanities rather than business?
I just released a new hip hop podcast called From The Jump
From The Jump podcast discusses all things hip hop: new emerging artists & trends, song analysis, pop culture & the intersection of old school vs new school hip hop.
We keep it current, focusing on bridging the gap between hip hop as a genre and as a culture. MTV's Lyricist Lounge co-creator Wordsworth starts off the series with us.
Hopefully that'll get you on the right path without having to spend a long time googling what the best podcasts are.
These are all chocked full of gold you can learn how to mine yourself while also doing laundry or commuting across town.
Happy listening.
What are some of your favorite podcasts?
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