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StartUp (podcast)

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Genre
  
Business documentary

No. of seasons
  
3

Debut
  
2014

Updates
  
Weekly

No. of episodes
  
40

Hosted by
  
Alex Blumberg and Lisa Chow

StartUp is an American podcast from Gimlet Media hosted by Alex Blumberg and Lisa Chow. While the first two seasons follow stories of starting businesses; Season 1 about the starting of Gimlet Media itself, and Season 2, a dating company called 'Dating Ring', the third season follows one business per episode.

The first episode was released on September 5, 2014, featuring Alex Blumberg pitching his company to venture investor Chris Sacca. The podcast receives roughly 1,000,000 listens per month.

In September 2016, it was reported that Zach Braff and Scrubs co-executive producer Matt Tarses were developing the podcast into a comedy TV series for ABC, with Braff to star in the pilot.

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StartUp (podcast) Wikipedia