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What are your favorite business and startup podcasts?

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I genuinely love listening to podcasts. It's one of the best ways I've found to stay on top of new trends, pick up strategies I wouldn't have discovered otherwise, and come across founders and operators I'd never stumble on through regular reading.

So I'm always on the lookout for new ones worth adding to the rotation.

Right now my two favorites are and . Both go deep" not surface-level takes, but real conversations with real depth. The kind where you finish an episode and immediately want to apply something to what you're working on.

Lenny tends to go deep on product, growth, and what actually moves the needle for startups. Greg brings a sharp lens on trends, community, and the business of building in public. Both feel current in a way that a lot of podcasts don't.

So I'm curious:

  • Which business or startup podcasts are you listening to right now?

  • Any hidden gems that don't get enough attention?

  • And is there a specific episode that genuinely changed how you think about something?

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20VC by Harry Stebbings, YC youtube channel is quite good for general advices, it's like rereading classics to remember something you likely know

 Oh yeah! Definitely a good suggestion! I used to watch it a lot, but lately I haven’t at all.

Any particular episode that stood out to you in the last 4–5 months?

 "How To Get Your First Users" by Ankit, and I also liked "The Best Way To Launch Your Startup" by Kat Mañalac, but that's a 3yo video. I loved the part about "the types of launches"

 ooo nice to hear this!

Actually was pretty active on PH a few years ago

 20VC is a favorite of mine, as I like to hear from business leaders running existing public companies. As a public equity investor, this gives me great information to work off of!

I listen to mainly economics and finance podpast so it's niche. I am open to hearing about the best startup podcasts and getting ideas from the community!

 could you recommend your economics/finance podcasts?

 I recommend David Lin reports, George Gammon and Peter Schiff for macro views. There are many others that have quality content on YouTube Lyn Alden is underrated IMO.

 thank you Michael! Will take a look! I also follow Peter Schiff for macro views!

 Cool, I am interested in broadening my views as well and open to suggestions for other channels.

To be honest, I have only Czech and Slovak favourites, so probably will disappoint the international community :D

 would you be open to share them, Google Gemini/Perplexity will translate them xD

 thank you! How often you watch them? And favorite episode to start with?

 I rather listen to them while exercising, so if I have 1 hour long workout, I can consume all of them every time they publish something :D

For those that enjoy learning about existing businesses themselves (rather than learning how to build one), I recommend the following:

- The Intrinsic Value Podcast
- We Study Billionaires
- Business Breakdowns
- Yet Another Value Podcast
- The Synposis

Has anyone heard of these podcasts? If so, which are your favorite ones?

 

Wow, 5 podcasts and not a single one is familiar to me. Lol

Which one would guide me the most. Something you’d say you personally like the most about a specific one of them?

It’s a niche world in equity / business analysis! The Intrinsic Value Podcast is good for thorough yet understandable analyses of popular “quality” businesses (think $MELI, $UMG, $V, $LVMH) We Study Billionaires is best for those looking to learn key lessons from investing legends (Buffett, Terry Smith, etc) Business Breakdowns is very similar to #1, but often features portfolio managers as guests (who also own equity share in these businesses, therefore have a strong in-depth understanding) Yet Another Value Podcast is similar to #1 and #3, which also includes guests for equity analysis. Tbh my least favorite though… not a fan of the interviewer. The Synopsis is an equity analysis podcast led by Drew Cohen, who used to work at Goldman Sachs. These are super in depth but targeted towards institutional investors. Hard to choose a favorite between 1,2,3, and 5!
Honestly I’ve started filtering hard, a lot of podcasts repeat the same ideas with different guests. I lean more toward anything that breaks down real decisions, mistakes, and trade-offs instead of generic advice. Still hunting for something consistently strong in that space.

 Yeah, I have that problem too. The ideas repeat way too often. That’s why I’m looking for hidden gems.

I love the Podcase by Raj Shamani he has really cool guests, the insights there are quite intensive!

 never heard of this! Will take a look!

Thank you Nayan!

I enjoy listening to the UpFlip Podcast (very interesting stories on smaller companies and successful founders) and Acquired (cool, detailed breakdowns on large companies that have already made it).

 never heard about the UpFlipPodcast! Seems really interesting!

Аctually, do you know any podcasts focused on buying and selling digital businesses? It would be really cool if there are ones specifically about startups that launched on Product Hunt and then sold their business thanks to the launch (I mean months later).

 Check out Empire Flippers too - good podcast on buying / selling online businesses.

I used to listen to My First Million a lot. Then like all podcasts, it starts to make me feel that I have more than I need to know - I just need to spend more time building. haha.

Solid picks, but Acquired is on another level. The depth they go into on companies like Nvidia or LVMH is unmatched. If you haven't listened to it yet, you are leaving serious knowledge on the table.

Most business podcasts are just noise… but a few actually shift your mindset.

For me: My First Million & The Diary of a CEO

What’s one podcast that made you think differently about money, startups, or life?

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