''StartUp'' is an American

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from

Gimlet Media Gimlet Media LLC was a digital media company and podcast network, focused on producing narrative podcasts and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company was founded in 2014 by Alex Blumberg and Matthew Lieber, who served as the company's ...

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. Season 4 began by following Gimlet Media again, then aired episodes focusing on other companies. Season 6 followed the making of the TV series created about the podcast. The most recent season covers the founding of

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in New York City. The final season of Startup premiered in late 2019 and covered the process of selling Gimlet Media to the streaming media company

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. The first episode was released on September 5, 2014, featuring Alex Blumberg pitching his company to venture investor

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. As of February 2015, the podcast received roughly 1,000,000 listens per month. ''

Alex, Inc. ''Alex, Inc.'' is an American sitcom created by Matt Tarses that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 28 to May 16, 2018. Based on Gimlet Media, Gimlet Media, Inc.'s ''StartUp (podcast), StartUp'', the series stars Zach Braff, ...

'', a sitcom based on the podcast, premiered on

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on March 28, 2018. The series stars

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, with Blumberg serving as an executive producer. The series was cancelled after the first season.

Reception

Jack Conway of ''Podcast Review'' called the show " nfessional and genuinely thrilling."

Awards

References

Audio podcasts 2014 podcast debuts Gimlet Media podcasts Podcasts adapted into television shows American podcasts {{Podcasting-stub