15 Best Bay Area Startup Podcasts

1. Pattern Breakers

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Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley's most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger, business maverick Mark Cuban, and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke.more Host Mike Maples Jr
Producer/Network Floodgate
Email ****@floodgate.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests James Beshara, Immad Akhund +10 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 643 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines.more Host Craig Cannon
Producer/Network Y Combinator
Email ****@craigc.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Demis Hassabis, Amjad Masad +22 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 569Facebook 127.2KTwitter 1.6MInstagram 761K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. In Depth

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Welcome to In Depth, a podcast from The First Round Review that's dedicated to surfacing the tactical advice founders and startup leaders need to grow their teams, their companies and themselves. Hosted by Brett Berson, a partner at First Round, In Depth will cover a lot of ground and a wide range of topics, from hiring executives and becoming a better manager, to the importance of storytelling inside of your organization. But every interview will hit the level of tactical depth where the very best advice is found. We hope you'll join us...more Host Brett Berson
Producer/Network First Round
Email ****@firstround.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Diya Jolly, Shachar Hirshberg +12 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 94 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

4. Lab to Startup

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Hundreds of thousands of researchers around the world are working to improve life and address imminent threats to humanity. Often, the research ends up in the 'Scientific valley of death' in the form of publications and patents that never see the light of the day. Welcome to 'Lab to Startup' a podcast aimed at showcasing the effort needed to translate lab research to startups. The show has two main goals: 1. Sharing the stories of those scientists and engineers who have successfully founded startups based on the research at university and national labs. 2...more Host Naresh Sunkara
Producer/Network Naresh Sunkara PhD
Email ****@berkeley.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Yogev Debbi, Prof Avi Schroeder +14 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 41 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

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The Official SaaStr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of SaaStr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we center around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, what type of metrics excites them and what they look for in SaaS founders.more Host Jason Lemkin
Producer/Network SaaStr
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Greg Beltzer, Ashley Wilson +8 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 332Facebook 8.7KTwitter 63.6KInstagram 11.1K Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact

6. Equity

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The intersection of technology, startups, and venture capital touches everything now. That's why Equity, TechCrunch's flagship podcast, digs into the business of startups for entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike. Every Wednesday and Friday, TechCrunch reporters keep you up-to-date on the world of business, technology, and venture capital.Equity is ranked the No.2 podcast in the Top 100 Venture Capital All time leaderboard on Goodpods—As well as No.17 for the Top 100 Finance All time chart and No.32 for the Top 100 Business News All time chart.more Hosts Mary Ann Azevedo, Rebecca Bellan, Alex Wilhelm, Kirsten Korosec, Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Devin Coldewey, Margaux MacColl
Producer/Network TechCrunch
Email ****@techcrunch.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Jill Chase, Kanu Gulati +5 more
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 510 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact

7. a16z Podcast

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The a16z Podcast discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future especially as 'software eats the world'. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka 'a16z'), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!more Hosts Andreessen Horowitz, Vijay Pande
Producer/Network Andreessen Horowitz
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Turner Caldwell, Drew Baglino +35 more
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 14.1KTwitter 1.1MInstagram 217.2K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

8. Grit

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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.more Host Joubin Mirzadegan
Email ****@kleinerperkins.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Peter Zaffino, Karri Saarinen +11 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 235Twitter 751 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

9. No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups

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At this moment of inflection in technology, co-hosts Elad Gil and Sarah Guo talk to the world's leading AI engineers, researchers and founders about the biggest questions: How far away is AGI? What markets are at risk for disruption? How will commerce, culture, and society change? What's happening in state-of-the-art in research? 'No Priors' is your guide to the AI revolution. Email feedback to ****@no-priors.com.Sarah Guo is a startup investor and the founder of Conviction, an investment firm purpose-built to serve intelligent software, or 'Software..more Hosts Elad Gil, Sarah Guo
Producer/Network Conviction
Email ****@eladgil.com
Location Bay Area, California, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Alexander Taubman, Tuhin Srivastava +16 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 206Twitter 12.6K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Training Data

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Join us as we train our neural nets on the theme of the century: AI. Sonya Huang, Pat Grady and more Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to ask critical questions and develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies—and their implications for technology, business and society.The content of this podcast does not constitute investment advice, an offer to provide investment advisory services, or an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy an interest in any investment fund.more Hosts Sonya Huang, Pat Grady, Stephanie Zhan, Konstantine Buhler
Producer/Network Sequoia Capital
Email ****@sequoiacap.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Mikey Shulman, Mati Staniszewski +59 more
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 69 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Startup Mindsets

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Welcome to Startup Mindsets! Dan Gonzales is your host! Each week, we'll dive into how founders across technology and innovation leaders think about running their business and why entrepreneurship is important in today's world. Subscribe & discover your Startup Mindset today!Enjoy the show! 🙂 -DanInstagram: @startupmindsetspodWebsite: startupmindsets.com Linkedin: Startup Mindsetsmore Host Dan Gonzales
Email ****@yahoo.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Ritu G. Mehrish, Ali Dastjerdi +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 35Facebook 212Instagram 339 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

12. More or Less

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Dave Morin, Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, and Sam Lessin have debated the future of Silicon Valley and tech as the closest of friends for the last 15 years. Now six companies, two venture funds and more than a decade at Google, Apple and Facebook later, they are opening up the debate. From The Information, Offline Ventures, and Slow Ventures. Follow the crew: http://x.com/davemorinhttp://x.com/brithttp://x.com/lessinhttp:/x.com/jessicalessinFollow the pod:https://moreorlesspod.com/http://youtube.com/moreorlesspodhttps://x.com/moreorlesspodmore Hosts Dave Morin, Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Guillermo Rauch, Henrik Werdelin +5 more
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Uncapped with Jack Altman

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Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Producer/Network Alt Capital
Location Bay Area, California, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Bret Taylor, Vinod Khosla +4 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 67 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. START

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Fondo is an all-in-one accounting platform for startups. Get your books closed, taxes filed, and cash back from the IRS.
Host David J Phillips
Producer/Network Fondo
Email ****@tryfondo.com
Recent Guests Julian Weisser, Nate Matherson +6 more
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15. Sand Hill Road

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What makes Silicon Valley the innovation capital of the world? It all starts on Sand Hill Road, considered the mecca of venture capital. Join us for insightful interviews from the heart of Silicon Valley with the VCs, start-ups and innovators behind the trending technologies of tomorrow. Hosted by NBC Bay Area business and technology reporter and host of Press:Here, Scott McGrew.more Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 101 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact