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10 Essential Podcasts for every Angel Investor

Solai Valliappan
10 min readJan 15, 2020

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I’m on a journey of a DIY MBA using my own funds preferably for investment based in Sydney, so I have to find more creatively budget ways to upskill and learn. Podcasts are a way i’m able to combine both of these requirements, with an added bonus of multitasking in situations that may otherwise be mundane (or frustrating) — travelling on public transport, driving (often stuck) in Sydney traffic, tidying up around the house and cooking.

I listen to so many podcasts, it was difficult to limit the list to 10 but here they are! I’ve grouped them into 3 broad categories: business trends and context, company growth, leadership and personal growth. Perhaps you’re not an angel investor, but they’re applicable to listen to whether you’re a founder, interested in the startup ecosystem or overall just a curious person.

Still from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9_6jigEpxc

Business trends and context

#1. Recode Decode with Kara Swisher

Tech business journalist based in America. Great guests and an interviewer not afraid to push them…if you’ve heard episode 249, she really made Mark Zuckerberg squirm — he’s definitely going to think twice before he does another interview with a journalist ever again! Kara has her finger firmly on the pulse of what is happening in tech and business. She definitely has an…

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Solai Valliappan
Solai Valliappan

Written by Solai Valliappan

Tech investor with an actuarial background interested in technology, startups, investing and data driven insights to influence system change.

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