The Top 5 Startup & Technology, Angel Investing and Venture Capital Podcasts in Order

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. If you struggle to uplevel your average and are not in a tech hotspot, here are the best podcasts to supplement your learnings. And to keep things interesting we actually rate the podcasts. Mass lists are messy, boring and not helpful. Here are the best podcasts by category. Feel free to debate the order and suggest new podcasts below. startup Startup and Tech Podcasts 1. This Week in Startups Super angel Calacanis is one of the top tech investors of all time with 6 unicorns investments including , and . With over 750 episodes, TWIST is the top startup podcast on our list. Each week Jason interviews top tech influencers, entrepreneurs and investors to share the latest in startup tech news and breakdown the strategies and insights that have made these folks so successful. jason Uber Thumbtack Wealthfront 2. Acquired It is the show about acquisitions and IPOs from two guys who know their way around startups. of Pioneer Square Labs and of Madrona Ventures breakdown the historic mergers and acquisitions in a delightfully insightful way, sharing opinions, failures, successes and interesting tidbits that VCs, angel investors and startup founders love. Learn from the past to build a better . Ben Gilbert David Rosenthal future 3. Masters of Scale is one of the top tech entrepreneurs of our time, with massive hits Paypal and LinkedIn under his belt and investments in dozens of other top companies. On Masters of Scale he interviews all the rest of the best. Reid breaks down blitz-scaling and talks with industry titans like and Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Brian Cheksy of Airbnb, Reid Hastings of and many many more to tease out the struggles and strategies of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. Reid Hoffman Mark Zuckerberg Netflix Masters of Scale would rank higher if there were more episodes. Currently there is only one season complete. NOTE: 4. This Week in Tech is the host of the prolific TWIT podcast and video series. Each week Leo and a panel of industry experts riff on the the latest tech news, trends and more to create an impactful hour plus episode on our industry. TWIT is similar to ThisWeekInStartups but has less of a focus on startups and entrepreneurs and more on the industry as a whole. Leo Laporte 5. Exponent Hosts of Stratechery and James Alworth chat every week on a big topic impacting the tech industry. Many episodes center around Ben Thompson’s aggregation theory which explains the monopolies of today and Facebook, Google and Amazon’s all-powerful and ever increasing holds on consumers. Very intellectual and interesting and definitely recommended. Ben Thompson Angel Investing Podcasts 1. Venture Studio NYC is one of the top startup scenes worldwide. , a professor of entrepreneurship and prolific angel investor interviews the angel investors and VCs that make up NYC’s startup tech scene. The show is solid, the guests are great and the companies are killing it. Let’s hear it for New York. dave lerner 2. Angel Jason Calacanis plays off the success of TWIST and recently launched a brand new podcast on all things angel investing. His guests like top super angels , and Cyan Bannister share strategies that got them to where they are today. They talk portfolios, big misses, investment philosophies and more. Gil Penchina Esther Dyson : Angel would rank higher if it has more history but do date there are under 7 episodes live. NOTE 3. The Syndicate No list on early stage angel investing would be complete without our very own Syndicate podcast. features the best and brightest early stage investors and VCs to take founders and funders behind the veil of early stage investing. We interview accelerator leads, top syndicates, tech influencers and anyone with insights and experience to help our community of angels and VCs get a competitive advantage creating wealth to startup tech investing. The Syndicate AngelList 4. Angel Invest Boston Sal Daler is Mr. Boston. He’s an experienced angel investor looking to learn everything there is to know about successful startups. He interviews Boston’s top angel investors and influencers to share an in-depth look into the Boston startup ecosystem and what makes it shine. 5. The Full Ratchet built a top tier Angellist syndicate and early stage IoT fund thanks to his excellent angel and VC podcast the Full Ratchet. The show is dedicated to demystifying early stage tech investing and features interviews with some of the industry’s best. Nick Moran Venture Capital Podcasts 1. Balderton Capital Podcast The best VC run podcast to date is Balderton’s series on the European tech scene. Each week they interview top startups, investors and accelerator groups to showcase the best of the best European ecosystems, investors and companies. They have done numerous deep dives on European startup hubs and are always on my list. 2. 20 Minute VC is a 20 year old venture capitalist. He’s interviewed hundreds of VCs, learning the tricks of the trade and sharing the best secrets, tips and challenges the best of the best venture capitalists all struggle with. His podcast is insightful and focused and arguably the best purely VC focused podcast around. Harry Stebbings The Twenty Minute VC would rank higher if the shows were not so systematized. Every episode has the same look, feel and rapid fire questions which can make it a bit repetitive. NOTE: 3. Ventured are one of the best performing VCs of all time and put out a pretty good podcast. Ventured host interviews top founders and fellow investors and outlines Kleiner’s investment philosophies and discusses the dynamics when startups, founders and capital collide. Kleiner Perkins Randy Komisar 4. a16z by Andreessen Horowitz Andressen Horowitz has a solid podcast series that covers everything in the tech industry. From hallway chats with Marc Andressen and , to industry experts on everything from climate change to politics and network effects to downloads, the firm puts out solid podcasts with smart folks. The biggest problem is focus in my book, if you want strictly VC/investment focus, a16z isn’t for you. Ben Horowitz 5. Greymatter Reid Hoffman and are back in action packed podcast delivering tons of valuable interviews and insights into VC, investing and building bigger, better companies. Greymatter appears to have stop publishing podcasts but the back catalog is top notch and recommend for founders and VCs alike. Greylock Honorable Mentions In no particular order, here are the best of the rest: by Next View Ventures Traction with Kara Swisher Recode/Decode from The Pitch Gimlet Media ’s Startup School Podcast Y Combinator with The Top Nathan Latka The Show Tim Ferris with Stelli Efti and The Startup Chat Hiten Shah