What are your favorite business and startup podcasts?
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 Lenny's Podcast and Greg Isenberg's show. 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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I would say podcasts that are related to specific skills you want to grow rather than just "startups". I've found that information and tips get very buzzwordy and repetitive in that space. But say you're working on your ability to storytell or understand your market, "A story is a deal" by Will Storr is great and will help you grow that skill without trying to be optimized for alg traction for "founders" and "startups". I mention that book specifically because it's been very insightful in how to understand the psychology of my audience.
Lenny is in the rotation, but the ones I reach for first are Acquired (the Nvidia trilogy is required listening if you build anything in tech), My First Million for raw idea volume, and The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish when I want to slow my thinking down. Hidden gem: Founders with David Senra. He reads biographies of legendary operators and distills them solo, no guest format. The Sam Walton episode basically reframed how I think about cost discipline as a strategic weapon. Less polished than Lenny or Greg, but the per-minute density is the highest I’ve found anywhere.
I like podcasts that focus less on hype and more on decision-making frameworks.
The best ones are usually where founders explain what failed, what changed, and why.
That’s often more valuable than success stories.
I really enjoy The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett. It covers a wide range of topics, not only business, but also personal growth, decision-making, mindset, health, and leadership. I often find something practical I can take back into business, but also something useful on a personal level. Definitely worth listening to.
Lenny's podcast is 10/10! The episode with Eric Ries is life changing.