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Business Is Boring

Hosted by The Spinoff · business · EN

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About this Podcast:

Think business is boring? This podcast proves it's anything but. Join Simon Pound as he talks to everyone from accidental entrepreneurs to industry leaders about their business journeys and what propelled them to where they are today. Made in partnership with Deel.

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38%

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Selective

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What is Business Is Boring about?

Think business is boring? This podcast proves it's anything but. Join Simon Pound as he talks to everyone from accidental entrepreneurs to industry leaders about their business journeys and what propelled them to where they are today. Made in partnership with Deel.

Who hosts Business Is Boring?

Business Is Boring is hosted by The Spinoff. The show has published 395 episodes to date.

What has Business Is Boring covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How free meal planning is changing food research" (18 August 2025, 48 minutes), "How free meal planning is changing food research" (18 August 2025, 47 minutes), and "The billion-dollar company that's just getting started" (11 August 2025, 50 minutes).

How often does Business Is Boring publish?

Business Is Boring publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 395 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Business Is Boring?

Booking probability for Business Is Boring is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Business Is Boring requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Business Is Boring's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Business Is Boring?

The strongest fits for Business Is Boring are Business & Management Consulting. Business Is Boring has a business audience.

About the host

The Spinoff hosts Business Is Boring, a business podcast with 395 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Business Is Boring

    How free meal planning is changing food research

    Aug 18, 202548 min

    What started as a way to escape meal planning admin has turned into a powerful tool shaping the future of food. Appetise is a free, recipe-rich meal planning and smart shopping platform loved by tens of thousands across...

  • Business Is Boring

    How free meal planning is changing food research

    Aug 18, 202547 minS0

    <p>What started as a way to escape meal planning admin has turned into a powerful tool shaping the future of food.</p> <p>Appetise is a free, recipe-rich meal planning and smart shopping platform loved by tens of...

  • Business Is Boring

    The billion-dollar company that's just getting started

    Aug 11, 202550 min

    From starting Crimson Education as a teenager to leading a company operating at a $300 million revenue run rate, Jamie Beaton has been on an extraordinary journey. In this episode, Simon Pound talks with the Crimson...

  • Business Is Boring

    The billion-dollar company that's just getting started

    Aug 11, 202549 minS0

    <p>From starting Crimson Education as a teenager to leading a company operating at a $300 million revenue run rate, Jamie Beaton has been on an extraordinary journey. In this episode, Simon Pound talks with the Crimson...

  • Business Is Boring

    From Aotearoa to the world: how Wai Mānuka is going global

    Aug 5, 202528 min

    What started as a conversation between three friends in Whakatāne became a new category in drinks - a premium sparkling Mānuka honey beverage rooted in kaupapa Māori. In this episode, Joseph Harawira shares the Wai...

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    From Aotearoa to the world: how Wai Mānuka is going global

    Aug 5, 202527 minS0

    <p>What started as a conversation between three friends in Whakatāne became a new category in drinks - a premium sparkling Mānuka honey beverage rooted in kaupapa Māori. </p> <p>In this episode, Joseph Harawira shares...

  • Business Is Boring

    The AI tool that turns conversations into action

    Jul 28, 202554 min

    What if your meetings, interviews, or coaching sessions could turn themselves into structured insights, ready-to-go content, or instant action points? That’s what Contented AI - a Christchurch-based startup led by Lucy...

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    The AI tool that turns conversations into action

    Jul 28, 202556 minS0

    <p>What if your meetings, interviews, or coaching sessions could turn themselves into structured insights, ready-to-go content, or instant action points? That’s what Contented AI - a Christchurch-based startup led by...

  • Business Is Boring

    Rowan Simpson on the right way to be wrong

    Jul 21, 20251h 2m

    Rowan Simpson has helped shape some of Aotearoa’s most iconic startups - from Trade Me and Xero to Vend and Timely - usually from behind the scenes. But with the release of his new book How to Be Wrong, he’s stepped...

  • Business Is Boring

    Rowan Simpson on the right way to be wrong

    Jul 21, 20251h 4mS0

    <p>Rowan Simpson has helped shape some of Aotearoa’s most iconic startups - from Trade Me and Xero to Vend and Timely - usually from behind the scenes. But with the release of his new book How to Be Wrong, he’s stepped...

  • Business Is Boring

    How AF Drinks is leading their space in the US

    Jul 14, 202545 minS0

    <p>AF Drinks is the fast-growing alcohol-free beverage brand from Aotearoa that is rapidly expanding into global marketplaces, landing on shelves across the US, and even teaming up with global celebrities like Khloé...

  • Business Is Boring

    How AF Drinks is leading their space in the US

    Jul 14, 202543 min

    AF Drinks is the fast-growing alcohol-free beverage brand from Aotearoa that is rapidly expanding into global marketplaces, landing on shelves across the US, and even teaming up with global celebrities like Khloé...

  • Business Is Boring

    How Polymath is reimagining maths class

    Jul 7, 202537 min

    What if maths class looked more like Roblox than a workbook? In this episode, Sophie Silver - co-founder and CEO of Polymath - joins us to talk about building a game-based learning platform that kids actually want to...

  • Business Is Boring

    How Polymath is reimagining maths class

    Jul 7, 202539 minS0

    <p>What if maths class looked more like Roblox than a workbook? In this episode, Sophie Silver - co-founder and CEO of Polymath - joins us to talk about building a game-based learning platform that kids actually want to...

  • Business Is Boring

    Ben Forman & Kat Lintott - From Wrestler to What’s Next

    Jun 30, 202554 min

    Kat Lintott and Ben Forman helped build Wrestler into one of Aotearoa’s most forward-thinking creative and production studios – fusing storytelling, technology and culture in work for brands like Allbirds, and...

  • Business Is Boring

    Ben Forman & Kat Lintott - From Wrestler to What’s Next

    Jun 30, 202556 minS0

    <p>Kat Lintott and Ben Forman helped build Wrestler into one of Aotearoa’s most forward-thinking creative and production studios – fusing storytelling, technology and culture in work for brands like Allbirds, and...

  • Business Is Boring

    How Pals became Pals

    Jun 23, 202545 minS0

    <p>Pals is the pastel-coloured RTD that somehow made ready-to-drink drinks cool for the first time. But it wasn’t always assured to be a success, in fact, it started with a wine brand that was very hard to make a...

  • Business Is Boring

    How Pals became Pals

    Jun 23, 202543 min

    Pals is the pastel-coloured RTD that somehow made ready-to-drink drinks cool for the first time. But it wasn’t always assured to be a success, in fact, it started with a wine brand that was very hard to make a business...

  • Business Is Boring

    How timber innovation can protect old growth forests

    Jun 16, 202551 min

    When you think of premium feature timber for cladding, decking or façades, your mind likely goes to cedar - that rich, beautiful wood loved by architects and homeowners. But there’s a cost. Cedar and other prized...

  • Business Is Boring

    How timber innovation can protect old growth forests

    Jun 16, 202553 minS0

    <p>When you think of premium feature timber for cladding, decking or façades, your mind likely goes to cedar - that rich, beautiful wood loved by architects and homeowners.</p> <p>But there’s a cost. Cedar and other...

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