Yes, Venture Voice rocks. Greg is a really great interviewer, and the interviewees are super interesting.
This is one of the most consistent sources of entrepreneurial inspiration I've found, up there with PG's essays and Jessica's book (Founders at Work).
The interviews are long, in sharp contrast to all the fast-food info you'll find through social news sites like this one. But if you're passionate about entrepreneurship, I can guarantee that taking a long walk with one of these interviews will be good for your career and for your soul.
(In case anyone's wary of my effusing, I've got no connection to VV, just a big fan.)
Just in case you dont have time to listen to all of them the Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn was pretty interesting. Can anyone recommends others that are especially good?
Above and beyond - Fabrice Grinda! This man is a true european serial entrepreneur and legend. 3 big startups by age 33. See Fabrice's blog www.fabricegrinda.com
Joe Kraus' one rocked too. Also premal shah from kiva was really smart to listen to.
I'd second the Fabrice Grinda recommendation. It's obvious just minutes into the interview that he's a straight-up A-player entrepreneur. It's especially interesting because he ISN'T an ideas guy -- rather, he's a master executor -- but does a great job of playing to his strengths. He takes proven, innovative ideas and executes the sh*t out of them in new markets (e.g. the eBay of Europe, ringtones in the US, and, currently, Craigslist international).
Premal Shah (Kiva) was incredibly, incredibly inspiring. His interview transforms microfinance from an abstract concept ("oh, that Nobel Prize thing...?") into something tangible. Did you know that you can be an angel investor for $25??
The Jason Calcanis interview gives you a much more nuanced sense of his character than you get from his blogosphere presence.
And though you'll probably avoid Sharelle Klaus -- what self-respecting tech entrepreneur would care about a SODA company, right? -- I'd urge you to listen, because it was totally fascinating. It's refreshing to get outside of the internet-startup echo chamber and realize that, well, entrepreneurship is entrepreneurship. In other words, there are business fundamentals that apply to any startup, whether it's on the web or in meatspace.
This is one of the most consistent sources of entrepreneurial inspiration I've found, up there with PG's essays and Jessica's book (Founders at Work).
The interviews are long, in sharp contrast to all the fast-food info you'll find through social news sites like this one. But if you're passionate about entrepreneurship, I can guarantee that taking a long walk with one of these interviews will be good for your career and for your soul.
(In case anyone's wary of my effusing, I've got no connection to VV, just a big fan.)