{"podcast":{"title":"Sidebean","slug":"sidebean-7304194","podcast_index_feed_id":7304194,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN2361247413","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/660b4eaa-0e13-11f0-83bf-1b63222d1d41/image/0e914c012281f7a696096ad744d0c5d6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sidebean","episode_count":323,"summary":"Sidebean makes documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society. It is a venture-backed company that helps other startups navigate the complicated road to success. They love to cover stories around business, startups, and tech, trying both to teach and entertain. Subscribe to Sidebean on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@slidebean/ Disclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally shared by Sidebean. It was created by a fan who appreciates Sidebean’s thoughtful storytelling and wanted to make these ideas more accessible for audio-focused listeners. This is not an official production of Sidebean, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content belong to Sidebean. If you are a representative of Sidebean and have any questions or requests, please feel free to reach out.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T20:21:57.862873+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194"},"episode":{"title":"Why Startups should NOT write a Business Plan | Sidebean","slug":"why-startups-should-not-write-a-business-plan-sidebean","published_at":"2026-07-29T05:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194/why-startups-should-not-write-a-business-plan-sidebean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN2589437150.mp3?updated=1778667623","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN2589437150.mp3?updated=1778667623","summary":"Why Startups should NOT write a Business Plan Ready to validate your startup business idea? Slidebean can help validate your business idea with our: ► Lean Validation Board Template and other tools ► Startup Business Validation Lessons ► Startup Community Events & more… Our Community gets 30% Discount on their Slidebean Subscription. Get started now: Use code ‘SLBYTCOMMUNITY’ or check out https://youtube.slidebean.com/validate-my-business Are you ready to pitch to investors? We can help ► https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck-consulting-services?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=nobusinessplan Subscribe to our FREE weekly startup newsletter ► https://slidebean.com/newsletter?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=nobusinessplan A relatively common question we get revolves around business plans. A good amount of our customers asks us if we can write a business plan for them, and we always respectfully decline. In this video, we are going to look into why the business plan is an outdated way to approach starting a business, and how new frameworks like The Lean Startup are a much more effective way to build companies. #slidebean #startups #businessplan 0:32 - Why startups should not write a business plan? 5:09 - Pitch deck vs. Business plan 6:21 - In summary... Let us improve your pitch deck: https://slidebean.com/founders-edition?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=video-content Sign Up for Slidebean - 1 month FREE: https://slidebean.com/youtube Read the article: https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-how-to-write-a-business-plan Our free Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/starting-a-business-101/ Build your website with our templates - https://slidebean.com/sites Get The Lean Startup Book: htt…","meta_description":"Why Startups should NOT write a Business Plan Ready to validate your startup business idea? Slidebean can help validate your business idea with our: ► Lea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sidebean-7304194/episodes/why-startups-should-not-write-a-business-plan-sidebean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194/why-startups-should-not-write-a-business-plan-sidebean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}