๐ Top 10 Business Podcasts | Jan 2023
Discover the top 10 business podcasts featured in January 2023.
All episodes are curated by me, Adam Thornhill. I live and breathe business podcastsย and take into account the most upvoted episodes on Podup.
Here's the full Spotify playlist to make your life easier.
Click the links below to read episode roundups. You can listen to the ones that you find interesting and upvote your favorites.
#1ย -ย How to delegate your work to ChatGPT
Rob Lennon joins Kipp and Kieran to dive down the AI rabbit hole on how AI will or wonโt affect your creativity, how AI will be a useful tool for marketers, how the evolution of AI will affect marketers and more. Side note, congrats to Kieran on becoming CMO of Zapier last week!
#2ย -ย Put everyone on the front lines
DHH and Jason Fried dig into the importance of exposing your teams to the front lines. Talking to customers. Understand their pain points. Resolving their needs. They argue everyone should do this as a rite of passage.
#3ย -ย How to price your product with Naomi Ionita
Pricing is a crucial aspect of any business.ย Yet it's often overlooked or undervalued. Naomi Ionita, Partner at Menlo Ventures, explores what startups get wrong about monetization and how to fix this.
#4ย -ย Shopify purges meetings, Starlink's massive market, and more
Shopify made headlines with its new policy around meetings which aims to increase efficiency and productivity. Their position is clear: in todays market, you need to be willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work rather than just talk about it.
#5ย -ย The reason why stories stick in your mind
Tidal created an Us vs Them story.ย They positioned themselves, the artists, against the greedy streaming companies. So why did Tidal lose to Spotify? Phill Agnew hosted Dr J.J. Peterson on Nudge to breakdown how Spotify succeeded where Tidal failed.
#6ย -ย Why happier teams outperform with Henry Schuck
In times of volatility, employees become uncertain about their job security and their future. Henry Schuck, founder and CEO of Zoominfo, breaks down the importance of education in healing employee morale and developing a positive and productive working environment.
#7ย -ย Creators, creativity, and technology with Bob Iger
Bob is back. In his first stint as CEO, Bob Iger famously acquired Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm while retaining their independence and culture. The 71 year old returned at the helm of Disney late last year and shared his insights on how to create rituals that facilitate creativity.
#8ย -ย Steve Jobs: The master of persuasion (part 1)
The best brands and CEOs use reframing to inspire people to solve seemingly impossible problems. Phill Agnew shared stories of Steve Jobs using reframing to bend the world to his will in the first of this two-part series.
#9ย -ย Pick a fight
Startup founders are a different breed.ย We embrace change. We thrive in ambiguity. We break the rules. But startups die when we lose this spark. Hear from Jason Fried as he explains why herd mentality is a one way street to mediocrity.
#10 -ย The secrets to setting smarter goals
Michael Seibel, Managing Director at Y Combinator, embraces the phrase โPlay stupid games, win stupid prizesโ. He and Dalton Caldwell discussed their favourite examples on the YC podcast.