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Ask HN: What are the best podcasts about startups/entrepreneurship?

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Re: Ask HN: What are the best podcasts about startups/entrepreneurship?

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Post by jonathanjaeger »

stevenp wrote: post #8
staunch wrote: post #3

Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html Mixergy (HN @AndrewWarner) http://www.mixergy.com/ This Week In Venture Capital (HN @msuster) http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-venture-capital/ This Week in Startups (HN @jasonmcalacanis) http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/ Some good stuff on TechCrunchTV http://techcrunch.tv/

+1 for Mixergy. You could literally listen to Andrew's archives for days -- it's like a treasure trove.

I like Mixergy as well, although to be honest, I haven't sprung for the subscription. This Week in Startups is high quality with great back-and-forth and a lot of variety. I'm also an avid This Week in Venture Capital viewer. Don't miss an episode of either.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best podcasts about startups/entrepreneurship?

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Post by taelor_rb »

5by5.tv

they have a variety of shows that talk about different topics, with a few of them focusing on startups and entrepreneurship.

great question too. i travel to nashville from about an hour and a half frequently, so i love listening to podcasts.

oh, and even though its not about startups and such (although a few of the episodes are), npr's planet money is really well done podcast on economics. highly recommended.

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Post by swanson »

petercooper wrote: post #2

TechZing is one of my favorites. It's semi-educational though retains an informal, discussion format in the main (that is, it's not just lectures): http://techzinglive.com/

I am really loving TechZing so far. I have been trying to work through the backlog after I found it a few weeks ago.

It's not always about startups and entrepreneurship, but I like it a lot more than other podcasts that are constantly rehashing the same "top N ways to do X with your startup" content. I would say its more about bootstrapping, which is more interesting to me anyways.

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Post by RBr »

I've found that there is a significant lack of quality, tech business startup podcasts. I think a lot of it has to do with folks just being so busy.

I've tried to get into This Week In Startups but I usually just pick-and-choose the good guests to download once in a while.

I've often thought that I'd like to make a podcast where every week, a new topic is outlined. From accounting to HR to ideas and well beyond, pick one topic every week and assemble conference segments that revolve around the topic. Licensing and distribution rights would certainly be a challenge, but imagine having a cross-conference view of a single topic. Build episodes into a linear "course" of startup topics and I bet you'd really have something.

I listen to these regularly. I think they're all quite good. Generally, I don't listen to podcasts to solve a problem. I use them to expand my knowledge and open my mind to new ideas. With that in mind, here is my list:

Harvard Business Review IdeaCast http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/harvardbusiness/ideacast

TedTalks http://feeds.feedburner.com/TEDTalks_video

The 37Signals Podcast http://feeds.feedburner.com/37signals_podcast

Help! My Business Sucks (give this upbeat Brit a chance, he has some good ideas) http://helpmybusiness.com/feed/

They took down the Apple Podcast, but you can stream Brain Brew Radio: http://brainbrewradio.com/

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Post by alanthonyc »

taelor_rb wrote: post #12

5by5.tv they have a variety of shows that talk about different topics, with a few of them focusing on startups and entrepreneurship. great question too. i travel to nashville from about an hour and a half frequently, so i love listening to podcasts. oh, and even though its not about startups and such (although a few of the episodes are), npr's planet money is really well done podcast on economics. highly recommended.

Specifically, "The Conversation" is frequently (though not always) a great source of news for startups and entrepreneurs.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best podcasts about startups/entrepreneurship?

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Post by alc277 »

petercooper wrote: post #2

TechZing is one of my favorites. It's semi-educational though retains an informal, discussion format in the main (that is, it's not just lectures): http://techzinglive.com/

Agreed. Just starting listening a couple of weeks ago. The episodes are quite long but are heavy with content.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best podcasts about startups/entrepreneurship?

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Post by Dukesbiz »

TAE (the american entrepreneur) radio is a great show that I along with some friends have been listening to for a # of years. What I like best is the show's host is an entrepreneur that adds his experiences to interviews like no other host can. They've really kicked it up a notch lately with bigger name guests: Jason Fried, Steve Wozniak, Craig Newmark, Tony Hsieh to name a few.

I've listened to many other shows on Stitcher Radio, but have found most of them have boring hosts and/or are inconsistent. Try this one you may find yourself a long time listener like myself. http://taeradio.com/

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