Entrepreneurs are always looking for resources to help spark their next great idea, and increasingly, podcasts have become a great source for that. Podcast consumption is now reaching 46 million Americans weekly. Whether the focus is on tech or startups, the volume of educational podcasts has increased in the past few years as business owners search for actionable advice on the go. Here is a list of the best podcasts available to help improve yourself in many aspects of your business journey.
1. How to Start a Startup
How to Start a Startup is a collection of free podcasts that can help you succeed in starting a company. Initially, a class taught at Stanford, these videos include ideas from 9 experts on how to do sales and marketing, how to hire, how to raise money, company culture, operations and management, business strategy, and more!
2. How I Built This
How I Built This is a podcast where the host, Guy Raz, talks to innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists, about the stories behind the movements they built. These stories are told by the founders of some of the world’s best-known companies and brands. Listen on NPR or iTunes.
3. Entrepreneurs on Fire
EOFire was created for entrepreneurs like you. If you’re looking for actionable advice during your daily routine, this is a great place to start. The award-winning podcast chats with today’s most successful entrepreneurs who share their best and worst entrepreneurial moments and lessons learned.
4. Mixergy
Mixergy is a place where successful people teach ambitious upstarts. The speakers are business people who take time out of their schedules to help teach others what they learned from their own experiences. These interviews introduce you to doers and thinkers whose ideas and stories are so powerful that just hearing them will change you. Mixergy offers podcasts and free courses that encourage you to have a mission, not just a startup.
5. The Tim Feriss Show
The Tim Feriss Show is the first business/interview podcast to pass 100 million downloads, and it has been selected as “Best of iTunes” for three years running. Each episode, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, business, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
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