A guide for Entrepreneurs to learn from podcasts – Beyond Grades – Online Mentors India

In today’s blog, we bring ten podcasts that will make you a better entrepreneur and help you decode the labyrinth of entrepreneurship.

Benefits of listening to podcasts

• Activates the mesolimbic or reward pathway, releasing dopamine and making the listener feel good.
• Enhances Imagination

As the listener does not have a visual stimulus, they must get creative and use their mental imagery.
A study shows that people who regularly listen to podcasts have a more vivid imagination.

Podcasts develop active listening over time.
Tip- If you want to develop your active listening skills and are new to the podcast world, start with listening to the topics that interest you the most and light up your chain of thought. With time you can shift to more complex topics as your active listening abilities develop with time.

You can use podcasts like music and listen to them at your convenience. They will help you constantly learn while doing other tasks like washing the dishes or doing the laundry! You do not have to worry about sitting in one place with this medium.

Now that you know the power of podcasts, let me give you 10 ticking bombs you can fire up your entrepreneurial career with

1. Entrepreneurs on Fire

Currently, Entrepreneurs on Fire is the #1 business podcast on Spotify with over 100 million listens of the 3000-plus episodes.

The host and founder of Entrepreneurs on Fire, John Lee Dumas, has seen it all! After serving the army for eight years and working in corporate finance, He finally found his calling with this podcast.

Entrepreneurs on Fire has episodes every day of the week with entrepreneurs and inspirational people who will inspire you to move forward and not give up on your dreams.

My top picks for you

1. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Lady Gaga: Uncovering How the World’s Most Success People
2. Launched Their Careers with Alex Banayan
3. Tony Robbins Helps Us Master the MONEY Game with Value Bombs Galore!
4. Getting Acquired – How an Entrepreneur Built and Sold his SaaS Startup with Andrew Gazdecki
5. Michael Port: How to Become a Heroic Public Speaker
6. Deadly Sins of Coaching Websites with Jason Gracia

2. The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan experience is a personal favorite for me. From talking to world-class athletes to entrepreneurs, Joe Rogan is a household name in the podcast world. He brings us inspiring stories of how to live a better life, make better financial decisions, and the power of mindset.

My top picks for you

1. Joe Rogan Experience #1169 – Elon Musk
2. Joe Rogan Experience #1208 – Jordan Peterson
3. Joe Rogan Experience #1552 – Matthew McConaughey
4. Joe Rogan Experience #1309 – Naval Ravikant

3. Women of Impact

For all the women out there looking to live fearlessly and take up space without being guilty of it. Women of Impact is the podcast for you! 

Hosted by Lisa Bilyeu, this podcast is nothing less than a recipe to become a girl boss.

My top  picks for you

1. Secret Service Agent Shares Psychological Tricks to Influence People and Get What You Want
2. Secret Service Agent on How to Become Mentally Stronger and Get Back Up When You’re Down
3. The Psychological & Physical DEFENSE TIPS You Must KNOW to SAVE Your Life | Eve Torres Gracie
4. Four Successful Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Tips

4. We study billionaires

We Study billionaires is the largest stock investing podcast with over 85,000,000 plus downloads.
As the name suggests, We study billionaires hosts Stig Brodersen and Trey Lockerbie to interview and analyze billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Howard Marks.
You can learn from investing strategies to the behavioral economics of the leading people in the business industry.
We Study billionaires is the flagship podcast by the Investors podcast network.
The investor’s podcast network also provides you with other significant entrepreneurial podcasts, namely,

Bitcoin Fundamentals by Preston Pysh
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green
Millennial Investing by Robert Leonard and Clay Finck
Real Estate 101 by Robert Leonard

My top picks for you

1. Classic 18: Made in America
2. TIP460: Investing the Sir John Templeton Way w/ Lauren Templeton
3. TIP459: The Equation for a Meaningful Life w/ Vitaliy Katsenelson
4. BTC083: Jack Dorsey’s Decentralized Identity Network w/ Pablo Fernandez (Bitcoin Podcast)
5. Classic 17: Smarter, Faster, Better By Charles Duhigg.

5. Naval

Naval Ravikant is a renowned venture capitalist magnate of the entrepreneurial world.
Naval knows how to find the perfect balance between the materialistic and the spiritual world.
In a Joe Rogan Experience episode, he said, “The reason why people like hearing me is because it’s like if you go to a circus and you see a bear, that’s interesting but not that much. If you see a unicycle, that’s interesting. But you see a bear on a unicycle, that’s really interesting. So, when you combine things you’re not supposed to combine, people get interested.”
You can dive deeper into his life philosophy, which has been appreciated repeatedly, by reading The Almanac of Naval Ravikant.

My top picks for you

1. Read What You Love Until You Love to Read
2. Vitalik Ethereum series
3. How to angel invest series
4. Intelligent Species Have Only Risen Once on Planet Earth
5. It’s Mind Blowing That Our Minds Can’t Be Blown
6. How to get rich without getting lucky

6. The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferris, famous for the book 4-Hour Workweek, is an author, entrepreneur, and how The New York Times would like to put “a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk” is someone who can be trusted to provide you with the tactics of entrepreneurship.
With over 700 million plus downloads, the Ferris show has had entrepreneurs, athletes, military men, scientists, and top-tier personnel from all walks of life.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jocko Willink, Peter Thiel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, LeBron James to name a few.

My top picks for you

1. The Scariest Navy SEAL I’ve Ever Met . . . and What He Taught Me (#107) 
2. Tony Robbins on Morning Routines, Peak Performance, and Mastering Money (#37)
3. Mr. Money Mustache — Living Beautifully on $25–27K Per Year (#221)
4.  How to Design a Life — Debbie Millman (#214) 
5.  Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (And Much More) (#60)

7. The Gary Vee audio experience

Gary Vaynerchuk is a household name when it comes to the business world. A CEO, Investor, vlogger, and public speaker, the Garry Vee audio experience is worth giving a shot if you want to gather knowledge in domains revolving around entrepreneurship.
Gary makes learning interesting with his unique personality and catchy titles like Drop One Loser Friend and Crushing the Sales game.

My top picks for you

1. An Interview with Larry King
2. My legendary conversation with Tim Ferris
3. My All-time episode with billionaire investor, Ray Dalio
4. The airplane project
5. How to Take Advantage of Your Time in Self-Isolation

8. HBR Idea cast

Harvard is an organization trusted by millions of people and a dream university for many.
From Barack Obama to Henry Kissinger, Harvard is an information source for gathering knowledge from highly experienced professionals.
HBR’s podcast, HBR idea cast, is hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch, both senior editors at Harvard.
It provides a weekly experience for listeners to explore the ideas of leading thinkers in the business and management world.

My top picks for you

1. Why People — and Companies — Need Purpose
2. What Great Coaching Looks Like
3. How Jeff Bezos Built One of the World’s Most Valuable Companies
4. Accelerate Learning to Boost Your Career
5. The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn: Part 1

9. Huberman Lab Podcast

Let me put the bs behind and tell you that this podcast may not seem like an interest to the naked eye of an entrepreneur but!
Your capabilities are decided by your biology hence this podcast, hosted by Andrew huberman, is the perfect place for people willing to push their limits and achieve raw human potential
Huberman is Phd Neuroscience and faculty at Stanford who not only gives you the key to the treasure chest of human potential but backs it up with data and evidence from top notch institutions like MIT.

My top picks for you

1. Nutrients For Brain Health & Performance – Podcast #42
2. How to Increase Motivation & Drive – Podcast #12
3. Understanding & Controlling Aggression – Podcast # 71
4.  Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges – Podcast # 71
5. How Your Nervous System Works & Changes – Podcast # 1

10. Figuring Out – Raj Shamani

Streaming on all platforms, this podcast is a goldmine for Indian entrepreneurs looking to grow business in the country and across the border.
He personalizes the podcast by giving a peek to the audience into his life as an entrepreneur and content creator.
From IPOs to Startups to the metaverse, raj talks about it all!

 My top picks for you

1. Shark Anupam Mittal (Founder, CEO of Shaadi.com) on Building ₹15,000 Crore Business!
2. How to Find Investors for Your Startup? | Ft. Raj Das | Figuring Out Ep 39
3. IPOs Are A SCAM? | Share Market, Recession & Investing Tips By Pranjal Kamra | Figuring Out 35
4. Varun Duggirala on Stoicism, Content Creation, Branding | Raj Shamani | Figuring Out Ep 33
5. The Future of Web 3.0 and AR! | Co-Founder of Scapic Sai Krishna V K

Other Indian podcasts you can check out for becoming a better entrepreneur.

1. Paisa Vaisa with Anupam Gupta
2. In Focus by The Hindu
3. The Seen and the Unseen with Amit Varma
4. The Ranveer Show – Ranveer Allahbadia

Key Takeaways

1. The science behind podcasts
2. 10 podcasts that will make you a better entrepreneur
3. Other recommendations

I hope these podcasts fire you up enough to jump start a successful entrepreneurial career and encourage you to live the lifestyle of a true leader!