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The Unsexy Startup

The Unsexy Startup talks about what it truly takes to build a company, and not just the highlights. Every week, we interview Founders who have raised successful rounds, and / or have sold a company prior to their current venture. Topics cover the Unsexiest time founders had,…

Startup BuildingFundraisingEmotional IntelligenceEarly Stage

Overview

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About The Unsexy Startup

The Unsexy Startup talks about what it truly takes to build a company, and not just the highlights. Every week, we interview Founders who have raised successful rounds, and / or have sold a company prior to their current venture. Topics cover the Unsexiest time founders had, while growing their startup. The podcast also talks about how to handle Unsexy challenges such as creating more emotional intelligence, raising funds at an early stage, how to deal with frustrations at an early stage, and these are just to name a few. The overall goal of the podcast is to help new coming founders develop more awareness and resilience, so they can overcome the Unsexy challenges that come in the early stages of creating their company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Upseed includes it

The podcast focuses on founder interviews and challenges in building startups, directly serving the startup ecosystem.

Who may find it useful

Founders, Investors may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Startup Building, Fundraising, Emotional Intelligence, Early Stage.

Operational profile

Series profile

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Series type
Episodic
Content type
Audio
Published by
Sumay Parikh
Language
English
Geographic focus
Global
Last reviewed
March 11, 2026
Published episodes
20
publisher-supplied series count
Recent episodes linked
12
admitted official episode destinations
Series first published
November 26, 2017
publisher-supplied publication metadata
Latest episode
November 27, 2018
latest official destination found

Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 11, 2026

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Source basis

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Last reviewed

March 11, 2026

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