The internet is overflowing with podcasts, audiobooks, and music – but what’s actually worth your time? We asked 13 impact founders and investors what they’re listening to right now.<br><br>→ 36 expert picks to kick off your weekend <br>→ Podcasts and books that spark fresh ideas <br>→ Songs you didn’t know you needed in your life
Founders and investors spend their days chasing deals and scaling ideas – but when they tune out of the pitch deck and into their playlists, what keeps them going?
For a fun dose of Friday inspiration, we asked 13 impact VCs and founders to share the podcast, audiobook, and song that’s hitting the perfect note.
Here we go:
Katelijne Bekers – CEO, MicroHarvest
Podcast: FT News Briefing to start the day, and Hot Money later for fun insights on how the world of money sometimes works.
Audiobook: Lampie And The Children Of The Sea – "a kids’ book that’s perfect for an adult, especially one running a startup, to wind down."
Song: 4 Minutes – Madonna & Justin Timberlake – "a team song that brings energy to the lab."
Tobias Seikel – Co-founder and General Partner, Planet A Ventures
Podcast: Good Goods
Audiobook: Harry Potter (with my kids)
Song: Prince – Creep (live at Coachella 2008)
Heidi Lindvall – General Partner & Co-Founder, Pale Blue Dot
Podcast: Climate Curious by TEDx London
Audiobook: Give and Take by Adam Grant
Song: Paspatou – Parra for Cuva
Don Ritzen – Founder, Rockstart VC and Shift
Audiobook: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson — “Just finished it, it’s great.”
Song: A Cosa – Manu Chao, from a playlist made by the owner of a regenerative restaurant in Amsterdam Noord, POF. Playlist here
Marta Sjögren – Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Paebbl
Podcast: In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen
Book: The Darwinian Trap by Kristian Rönn
Song: A New Day – Ingrosso & Céline Dion
Jonas Bergqvist – Investment Manager, Almi Invest GreenTech
Podcast: Econ 102 with Noah Smith
Audiobook: Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
Song: Down to Be Wrong – HAIM
Dr. Felipe Lino – Co-Founder & CTO, Nosh
Podcast: The Joy of Why
Audiobook: “I only read physical books – right now it’s Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.”
Song: Tangerine – Led Zeppelin
Lubomila Jordanova – CEO and Founder, Plan A
Audiobook: Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing Conformity by Rory Sutherland
Song: You’re Not Alone – Agoria, Blasé
Daniel Stewart – CEO, Viridi
Podcast: The Diary of a CEO – Steven Bartlett
Audiobook: Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed
Song: Heavy Is the Crown – Linkin Park
Torsten Kolind – Co-founder and CEO, Underground Ventures
Podcast: Volts – "I'm only listening to one thing at the moment and without a doubt, it’s amazing.”
Linn-Cecilie Linnemann – Senior Partner, LUMO Labs VC
Podcast: Diary of a CEO
Book: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Song: Sit Around the Fire – Jon Hopkins
Enrique Montaño – Founding Partner, Atlan
Audiobook: Investing: The Last Liberal Art by Robert G. Hagstrom
Song: Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
Jonas Helmikstøl – Founder of Easee, Fyrstikk, and Starflow
Podcast: Lenny’s Podcast – Product & Career Growth
Audiobook:Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar
Song: Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
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