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The Startup Ideas Podcast

Greg Isenberg
Startup Ideas
Entrepreneurship
AI Agents
Claude Code
AI Tools
Artificial Intelligence
SEO
Saas
Content Creation
Startups
E-Commerce
Automation
Tiktok
Chatgpt
Cursor
Codex
Vibe Coding
Youtube
Customer Acquisition
Productivity

Get your creative juices flowing with The Startup Ideas Podcast. Published twice a week, we bring you free startup ideas to inspire your next venture. Hosted by Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout and former advisor to Reddit and TikTok. Subscribe so you don't miss out. For more startup ideas, we created a database of 30+ startup ideas you can take at gregisenberg.com/30startupideas

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In this solo episode I explain a role that I call the marketing engineer. I believe this person becomes one of the most valuable hires in tech in the next 18 to 24 months. I define the job, I show the four eras of marketing that lead to it, and I giv... more

Vinny is back on the pod, and he explains WebMCP. WebMCP puts MCP tools inside the browser UI, so any agent that you bring can read a page and act on it. Vinny demos an espresso gear store where his agent compares two machines, checks the counter wid... more

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On this week’s SIP Live we dive deep on the X timeline to give each post a sip or a skip, and we answer questions from the chat. This episode covers AI-native operations, a baby food app that earns a million dollars a month, iMessage agents, human cu... more

I sit down with Billy Howell for an inside look at a real business that runs on Grok Bot agent teams. Billy tests hundreds of tools for The Rundown, and he uses Grok Bot to run his local newsletter, The Arlington Bagel, which goes to 6,000 readers ev... more

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Billy Howell
Guest, runs GrokBot-based business and shares practical setup and use cases
Episode: Grok Bot: make a 1 person company with agents
Allie Miller
AI leader with experience at IBM and AWS; discusses AI workforce strategies
IBM, AWS
Episode: How to Build an AI-Native Company in 2026
Cody Schneider
Marketing and growth expert invited on the episode
Episode: How I use Claude Code + MCPs to run my marketing
Corey Ganim
AI services entrepreneur focused on AI tool assessments and concierge offerings
Episode: The $1,000/hour Solo AI business (Full Course)
Theo Taba
Co-founder, advisor to AI-native transformations
LCA (AI-native org solutions)
Episode: Become AI Native in less than 60 mins
Alex Finn
Guest on Hermes Desktop App and Hermes Agent tutorial
Hermes/Provider of Hermes Agent technology
Episode: Hermes Agent App Clearly Explained (and how to use it)
Logan Kilpatrick
Member of the DeepMind team, invited guest on the show
DeepMind
Episode: Google's Biggest AI Announcements (I Was There)
Andrew Wilkinson
Founder and operator of multiple ventures, including Tiny and a family office; expert in applying AI agents to run businesses
Tiny, Folly Partners (family office)
Episode: Andrew Wilkinson: AI Agents run my business and life
Nick from Orgo
Founder/representative of Orgo, an AI agent platform
Orgo
Episode: The $1M+ Solo AI Agent Business (Full Course)

Host

Greg Isenberg
Host of The Startup Ideas Podcast

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 891 ratings
  • I can see clearly, finally!

    So I was pretty lost drinking from a firehouse with all the new AI stratifies and tools until I found The Startup Ideas Podcast. Boom. Thanks Greg!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TrabD
    United States3 months ago
  • Worthless

    Nothing of value is created here, only trying to parasitically latch on to what you hope is the next big thing, not to create a better world, but only to better yourself.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Please I’m Begging You
    United States3 months ago
  • Best startup podcast

    This is the best startup podcast I’ve ever listened to and you guys are doing an outstanding and phenomenal job. Keep up the good work. I’ll be subscribing to your recommended platforms, services and products in in the very near future.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    David Dwayne
    United States4 months ago
  • Howie Liu

    This episode is torture. Howie must have said “like”’ over a million times! Makes the episode unlistenable and he loses all his credibility as a business person as he has a middle school vocabulary. One sentence had 5 “likes”

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    PWDubbs12
    United States4 months ago
  • This podcast is a godsend—and I don’t even believe in god!

    So, so happy to have stumbled across this show. Greg is now my constant workout buddy. He’s inspired me with so many practical ideas as I, a non coder, am about to bring my first product to market. Could t have done it without him

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kevinmillerxi
    Canada5 months ago

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Positive feedback emphasizes practical ideas, actionable takes, and useful frameworks.
Listeners frequently highlight the show's ability to inspire and provide concrete start-up strategies.
Mixed reviews note bro-y tone or high energy as off-putting, but many praise guest quality and usefulness.

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How I use Claude Code + MCPs to run my marketing
Q: What is a marketing agent, and what does it take to deploy real ones?
A marketing agent is a system that combines data plumbing (pipeline and warehouse) with cloud-hosted decision-making to autonomously manage and optimize marketing tasks, such as ad creation, testing, and content distribution, leveraging live data rather than static workflows.
Jack Dorsey's Buzz: The New Hermes Agent?
Q: What are the most compelling use cases for small teams?
Prototyping and building software end-to-end, generating proposals on the fly, and integrating with external tools like GitHub and APIs to automate tasks and share outcomes across the team.
Jack Dorsey's Buzz: The New Hermes Agent?
Q: How does Buzz handle model and context switching without losing work?
Buzz maintains context in conversations and project data when switching harnesses or models, so ongoing work remains intact and actionable, which smooths experimentation and iteration.
Jack Dorsey's Buzz: The New Hermes Agent?
Q: What is Buzz and why should you care as a startup founder?
Buzz combines agents inside the core product, not as add-ons, and supports swapping models and harnesses, which can drastically reduce friction in building and deploying AI-powered workflows for startups.
Grok 4.5 is a bigger deal than Fable
Q: Why is this Grok 4.5 release so big?
Because it enables true co-founder style operation with access to all essential tools, faster task completion, and a much lower cost, which together unlocks a new level of automation and real-time collaboration.

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What is The Startup Ideas Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A tight, idea-driven show focused on practical startup strategies, AI-enabled operations, and modern growth tactics. Across episodes, listeners hear hands-on frameworks for building AI-native businesses, agent-powered workflows, and scalable systems—with real-world demos, playbooks, and actionable templates. The format tends toward tactical, implementation-oriented conversations featuring guests who share concrete steps, tools, and cautionary tales, making it useful for founders, operators, and marketers exploring AI-driven entrepreneurship. A standout trait is its willingness to reveal operating models and internal processes (e.g., agent stacks, loop engineering, and software factory mindsets) that listeners can adapt quickly. The show oft... more

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7. Logan Kilpatrick
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