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Braving Innovation

Hosted by Nada Ahmed

Nada hosts conversations with global leaders in the field of Innovation, Technology and Leadership. We dive into transformational stories from startup founders and thought leaders in Innovation and Venture Capital.

20 episodes · publishes fortnightly · latest 2023-06-09 · ~33 min/episode

Rank

#6025

Substance

31.0

/ 100

Breakdown

Scored 2026-07
Updated monthly

Startups & Founders rank

#892 of 923

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Across the index

#6025 of 6186

Substance

Top 97%

outscores 3% of the index

Why it scores where it does

Braving Innovation ranks #6025 on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 31.0 out of 100, scored across 1 recent episode. It scores highest on guest caliber and specificity & evidence. There is no guest; this is a solo promotional monologue by the host who uses the episode primarily to plug her book and launch a paid mastermind, with limited demonstrated practitioner credibility for a B2B audience.

The five-dimension breakdown

Averaged across 1 recently scored episode, with cited evidence.

Insight Density

6.0 / 20

The episode is an unstructured motivational monologue packed almost exclusively with platitudes; the closest thing to a substantive claim is that doing hard things builds courage, which is neither novel nor actionable for a B2B operator. There is no tactical, strategic, or operational content at all.

“by doing hard things, you become braver”

“Nothing good in life comes easy. So stay brave and show up as who you are”

Originality

6.0 / 20

Every idea presented - follow your dreams, let go of resentment, be brave - is recycled motivational content that circulates ubiquitously; there is no contrarian, first-principles, or counterintuitive framing anywhere in the episode.

“Nothing good in life comes easy”

“you need to be following your dreams. You need to live in the way that makes you feel the most alive”

Guest Caliber

7.0 / 20

There is no guest; this is a solo promotional monologue by the host who uses the episode primarily to plug her book and launch a paid mastermind, with limited demonstrated practitioner credibility for a B2B audience.

“it's been a long time since I released my book, Determined to Lead”

“I am also launching a Determined to Lead Mastermind. That one is limited and is a paid program”

Specificity & Evidence

7.0 / 20

The only concrete details are personal biographical anecdotes (marrying a Norwegian, moving to Houston, serving on a Norwegian board); there are zero business metrics, named companies, frameworks, timelines, or dollar figures relevant to a B2B operator.

“deciding as a Pakistani Muslim woman to marry a Norwegian”

“as I said goodbye to one of the boards where I was serving on Norway, as I've made this move back to Houston, Texas”

Conversational Craft

5.0 / 20

This is an unedited solo live-stream with no guest, no prepared questions, no follow-ups, and no intellectual challenge; the host explicitly acknowledges she will deliver a monologue if no one joins live, which is what occurs.

“if there are people who are going to join in live today, like feel free to ask me questions today”

“if not, I'm just going to go on a monologue here and talk about what it means to play safe”

Standout episodes

  • E20: What it means to be brave?

    2023-06-09

    31

Rank over time

First period on the Index - history builds from here.

Episodes

1 scored on substance · 20 tracked in total.

  • E20: What it means to be brave?

    2023-06-09 · 16 min

    31 / 100

Frequently asked

What is Braving Innovation's substance score?
Braving Innovation scores 31.0 out of 100 for substance and ranks #6025 on The B2B Podcast Index. That puts it ahead of 3% of the B2B podcasts we rank and #892 of 923 in Startups & Founders. The score reflects insight density, originality, guest caliber, specificity and conversational craft across recent episodes - not downloads.
Is Braving Innovation worth listening to?
Braving Innovation is ranked on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 31.0/100. See the five-dimension breakdown above to judge whether it fits what you're after.
Who hosts Braving Innovation?
Braving Innovation is hosted by Nada Ahmed.
How often does Braving Innovation publish?
Braving Innovation publishes fortnightly, has 20 episodes, released its most recent episode on 2023-06-09.
Which Braving Innovation episode should I start with?
Our highest-scoring recent episode is "E20: What it means to be brave?" (31/100) - a good place to start.

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Topics this show covers

The themes that come up most across this show's episodes.

Women in leadershipDetermined to Lead (book)Agile LeadershipBravery and risk-taking in career decisionsWorkplace discrimination and microaggressionsDetermined to Lead NetworkDetermined to Lead MastermindCross-cultural relationshipsCorporate career transitionsEmotional intelligence and choosing your emotional state

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