SiriusXM To Air Weekly Broadcast Aimed At Early-Stage Startup And Tech Firms
by March 4, 2015 8:38 am 176 views
SiriusXM is launching a weekly show broadcast live from Silicon Valley that will offer listeners of the national satellite radio stories and practical advice from founders of early-stage startup tech companies and success-focused investors.
The new show, hosted from San Francisco with Y Combinator partner Aaron Harris, launches on Wednesday, March 11, exclusively on SiriusXM’s business radio channel, which features some of the most successful and creative leaders of the business world.
Sirius officials said “Startup School Radio” will also offer SiriusXM listeners insight on how deeply motivated entrepreneurs got their start and overcame challenges, plus tips on finding seed money, making the right connections, and the do’s and don’ts of how to launch a new product.
“Starting a startup is really hard. The best way to learn about it is by talking to the founders who have done it before and succeeded despite a lot of screw ups,” said Harris. “I want to help everyone thinking about starting a company to learn how to do it better. The conversations we’re going to have on SiriusXM’s ‘Startup School Radio’ are going to do that for a huge audience.”
Added SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein: “In a world where many ambitious, creative, and smart people either want to form a startup or work for one, Startup School Radio gives our listeners a fantastic opportunity to learn about the next big thing, before it’s a ‘next big thing’ from one of the most lauded startup accelerator programs in Silicon Valley.”
Startup School Radio will air each Wednesday at 10:00 am (PST) on Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School, channel 111. Subscribers will also be able to listen to the show via SiriusXM On Demand on smartphones and other connected devices and online at siriusxm.com.
Aaron Harris was co-founder of Tutorspree, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2011. Before Tutorspree he worked at Bridgewater Associates, where he managed product and operations for an analytics group. He has an AB in History and Literature from Harvard.
Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School is the first channel to offer direct access to the world’s business leaders at The Wharton School’s historic Ivy League and San Francisco campuses. Regular guests include top executives, thought leaders, and industry experts.