This Week in Startups

Hosted by top investor and serial entrepreneur, Jason Calacanis, keep up to date with the hottest topics in business and tech. Featuring interviews with the world’s greatest founders, investors & innovators.

YCombinator

Learn how to start a company, with help from the world's leading startup accelerator - Y Combinator.

Pegasus Ventures

Learn valuable insights from the top 10 mistakes of entrepreneurs. Pegasus is a global venture capital firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs around the world be as successful as possible.

Founder Institute

Managing Anxiety and Stress as a Startup Founder with Anna Mikeda

1h 1min

Scott Wayman and Charles Masters Rodriguez on Making the Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur

57min

How to Stand Out in the Startup World with Mike Maples Jr.

44min

The Power of Unbiased VC Decision-Making with Kamal Hassan

46min

Elevating Your Product to Perfect Market Fit with Nadia Al-Banna

52min

Insights for Employees Ready to Launch Their Own Startup

48min

Network Effects, Efficient Tools, and the Changing Landscape of Venture Capital with James Currier

1h 19min

Product Discovery and Development Strategies Masterclass with Moshe Mikanovsky

51min

What Do Investors Look For in a Startup Founder with Kalsoom Lakhani

3min

Unveiling founder strengths and weaknesses with the Entrepreneur DNA Assessment

40min

Guide to AI Safety and Compliance for Startups with Fion Lee-Madan

1h 12min

FI Veteran and Southern California Startup Accelerator Graduation Featuring Kelly Perdew

44min

Making Your Startup Attractive to Investors with Danny Matthews

1h 11min

Insights from Entrepreneurs Who Took the Leap with Alexander Leonida & Dan Huru

Books

Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors (But Maybe Not Venture Capitalists)
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Invest to Exit - A pragmatic strategy for angel and venture capital investors
How to F*ck Up Your Startup: The Science Behind Why 90% of Companies Fail--and How You Can Avoid It
The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know
Business Angels: securing startup finance
The Investment Checklist: The Art of In–Depth Research

Top Newsletters

The Daily Pitch
Both Sides of the Table
The Information
VentureBeat Newsletter
Sequoia's Newsletter
Hacker Newsletter
Fortune Newsletters
Founder Institute Insights

Podcasts

Silicon Zombies - Connect Live with Brilliant Innovators, Thinkers, and Entrepreneurs
The Big Technology Podcast
The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly
Inside Startup Investing with Chris Lustrino
Silicon Valley Impact by Brian Sparkes
The Smartest People in the Room Are All Listening to the Same Podcast
On with Kara Swisher
Founders Unfound: Spotlighting exceptional entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds
Superpowers for Good: Leadership Lessons From—And For—the World's Great Changemakers
The CEO Podcast
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders: A Stanford Speaker Series
Founders Project Podcast: With Alexa Von Tobel
‎Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ
Health​ & Wellness Podcasts
EntreLeadership: Weekly conversations with America’s brightest business owners
The Pitch: Where real entrepreneurs pitch to real investors—for real money.
The Founders Live Podcast

Techstar

Minneapolis startup MoneyVerbs chosen by TechStar's Chicago accelerator
Hampr one of 10 chosen for TechStars Austin accelerator program
Techstars NYC Accelerator - Demo Day 2020
Startup Accelerators: YCombinator vs. Techstars vs. Corporate | Winner Take All

Founder Institute

Founder Institute invites Bangladeshi startups for 4th accelerator program
Founder Institute unveils joint pledge to support entrepreneurs building ‘impact companies’ for UN SDGs
Founder Institute opens applications for international startup pitch competition in February

NFX

How VCs Judge Your Startup (on Zoom): 15+ Tactics Behind Successful Fundraises
Your Life is Driven by Network Effects
Why Startup Timing is Everything
The Network Effects Manual: 13 Different Network Effects (and counting)
The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market Networks”