Startups & Entrepreneurship Videos Hacker News Recommends

talk#45

Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen

Rob Walling

“This talk is the holy grail on this topic”

13 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

documentary#183

Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED

WIRED Investigations

“There's an excellent documentary on the hardware/hacking ecosystem in Shenzhen on YouTube”

8 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

talk#190

Mike Monteiro: F*ck You, Pay Me

CreativeMornings HQ

“I watched this video from Mike Monteiro and I always refer to it since.”

12 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

talk#239

David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 08

startupschool

“The 2008 DHH boostrapping talk during Startup School is still one of the most influential videos on my career as a founder.”

8 HN recommenders · 2010–2023

talk#319

Keynote: Paul Graham, YCombinator

Next Day Video

“It was the talk that brought about the biggest change in the way I think about the world, my ambitions.”

7 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

demo#409

BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos

AvE

“A beautiful technical / engineering take on why Juicero failed”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

talk#419

Darius Kazemi, Tiny Subversions - XOXO Festival (2014)

XOXO Festival

“Darius Kazemi's iconic 2014[1] talk”

7 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

lecture#495

How to Invent the Future I - Stanford CS183F: Startup School

Stanford Online

“Alan Kay gave a couple lectures at Stanford on "How to Invent the Future" and went over all the stuff that came out of there.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

commentary#507

The Patent Scam Intro

Austin Meyer

“This video from Austin Meyer (creator of X-Plane) is pretty eye-opening”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

lecture#524

Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5)

Y Combinator

“this talk from YC's Startup School 2014 covering the ideas from Zero to One is excellent”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

documentary#602

Pulling Power from the Sky: The Story of Makani [Feature Film]

X, The Moonshot Factory

“There's a beautiful feature film about the story of Makani. It's a great watch with plenty of technical details”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

lecture#615

How to Invent the Future II - Stanford CS183F: Startup School

Stanford Online

“I also recommend Alan Kay's video series on "How To Invent The Future".”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

talk#674

Founder School Session: The Future Doesn't Have to Be Incremental

DEMO

“probably the most insightful and though-provoking technology talk I have ever seen”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

talk#723

Mike Monteiro - "Fuck you pay me" (PT Br)

Montalvo Machado

“1 of my favorite videos on the internet about this is [1].”

6 HN recommenders · 2013–2017

interview#807

Jeff Bezos - Regret Minimization Framework

Micky Thompson

“Hearing Bezos's regret minimization framework was one of the things that helped to make an easier decision”

5 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

demo#1016

DropBox Demo

theragax

“I still remember seeing the original 5 minute demo (1). My jaw was on the floor, I instantly needed it.”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

talk#1198

FailCon 2011 - Uber Case Study

BAMM.TV

“I would really recommend watching this talk[1] TK gave at Failcon back in 2011.”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2017

lecture#1238

Lecture 1 - How to Start a Startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz)

YC Root Access

“Amazing set of speakers and pretty timeless advice for starting a startup”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

talk#1325

Chase Adam at Startup School 2013

Y Combinator

“Startup School presentation (which is excellent, BTW)”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

lecture#1341

How to Find Product Market Fit - Stanford CS183F: Startup School

Stanford Online

“Peter Reinhardt from Segment has a must-watch talk for anyone interested in this topic”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

talk#1414

Paul Graham at Startup School 08

startupschool

“He outlines many ways why it's not merely ethically appropriate to be good”

4 HN recommenders · 2010–2018

interview#1456

Steve Jobs on Failure

Silicon Valley Historical Association

“Whenever I feel fear of failure, I watch this video, and it might help you too.”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2021

talk#1513

Maciej Ceglowski - Barely succeed! It's easier!

webdirections

“Which I thought was amazing and inspiring.”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

interview#1519

Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291

This Week in Startups

“My favorite, because it's so full of great stories, is the Chris Sacca interview with Jason Calacanis”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2017

talk#1569

Paul Buchheit at Startup School 08

startupschool

“I watch the video every once in a while to remind myself not to be similarly prescriptive”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2015

explainer#1622

The Future of Humanity's Energy No One Knows About | Terraform

S3 | Science, Startups, & Stories

“Excellent S3 piece on Terraform [20min]”

3 HN recommenders · 2024

interview#1774

- Startups - David H. Hansson, Partner at 37signals -TWiST #E337

This Week in Startups

“People, please watch these few videos to genuinely understand what 37Signal guys (David and Jason) stand for”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2015

lecture#1833

Understanding the Job

Edward Capaldi

“well worth the 5 minute watch”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

talk#1882

Gary Vaynerchuk Keynote at RailsConf 2010

O'Reilly

“Go watch Gary Vaynerchuk's talk at RailsConf 2010”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2011

talk#1885

Tracy Young Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

Y Combinator

“If you want to get an idea of how formidable Tracy Young is, watch her talk at the 2015 Female Founders Conference”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

lecture#1974

Michael Seibel - Building Product

Y Combinator

“Watched this lecture by Michael Seibel to YC in 2018 and thought it was useful.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

talk#1998

Emojli: Behind the Scenes and Why You Should Never Build An App

Tom Scott

“There is a wonderful talk by the founders of emoj.li about how it was all a joke which got out of hand.”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2019

talk#2006

Mike Arrington at Startup School 08

startupschool

“Mike Arrington's talk from startup school on dealing with press is quite good”

3 HN recommenders · 2009–2020

talk#2046

David Heinemeier Hansson-Unlearn Your MBA (Entire talk)

Entrepreneurship.org

“His talk "How to unlearn your MBA" in particular was fantastic in providing a counterpoint to Silicon-valley style Startups”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

interview#2133

Y Combinator's Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014

This Week in Startups

“PG definitely gives up lots of great success tips, so worth watching it all.”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

comedy#2146

DollarShaveClub.com - Our Blades Are F***ing Great

Dollar Shave Club

“is absolutely amazing for how low budget it is”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2016

comedy#2152

The Hustle

KRAZAM

“such a pitch perfect shot at a very common person in tech”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

interview#2187

TWiST #46 with David Heinemeier Hansson

ThisWeekinStartups

“People, please watch these few videos to genuinely understand what 37Signal guys (David and Jason) stand for”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2014

interview#2299

Elon Musk : How to Build the Future

Y Combinator

“A more down-to-earth video to watch might be this one”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

interview#2300

A Conversation with Peter Thiel and Niall Ferguson - Institute of Politics

Harvard University

“Watch this if you only watch one video”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2018

lecture#2352

Enterprise Sales | Startup School

Y Combinator

“I find this video about enterprise sales from Pete Koomen (YC Partner) to be the best summary”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

talk#2355

Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup

Y Combinator

“If you watch one SUS video ever then watch this 16 minute video from Sam Altman”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

talk#2385

How to Build a Startup Without Funding by Pieter Levels @ Dojo Bali

@levelsio

“Probably the best startup talk I've seen in a while.”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

lecture#2410

Disruptive Innovation - Clayton Christensen (Part 2)

modplanman

“Here's part of a great talk from Christensen describing the same logic but in the Steel industry”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

talk#2432

Gary Vaynerchuk: Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape - Web 2.0 Expo NY

O'Reilly

“One of the best inspirational videos that got me through that time”

2 HN recommenders · 2009–2016

interview#2514

Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital Pt. 2- TWiST #295

This Week in Startups

“My favorite, because it's so full of great stories, is the Chris Sacca interview with Jason Calacanis”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

documentary#2591

Riot On Documentary (2002)

Caroline bruins

“I highly recommend the documentary "Riot On!". Great documentary, great cinema, and great entertainment.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

talk#2603

How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School

Y Combinator

“The entire video is really good actually I recommend watching the entire thing.”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025