Best Product, marketing & sales videos, as recommended on Hacker News

57 videos about product, marketing & sales that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2007 and 2026. Mostly commentary, talk, comedy. Channels that come up most: Y Combinator, Veritasium, LastWeekTonight, Tom Scott. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen: It is the go-to talk HN commenters recommend to anyone asking about bootstrapping, SaaS pricing, or choosing bootstrapping over VC.

talkDesigning the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason CohenRob Walling · 13 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
explainerThe Problem With Facebook2veritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2018
commentaryThis Video Is Sponsored By ███ VPNTom Scott · 9 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
commentaryContrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen TwinsFolding Ideas · 10 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
commentaryVidMe or Why Platforms Aren't Your FriendsFolding Ideas · 8 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
demoJoe Ades , Greatest Salesman in New York City History !!! #KONYH !!KING OF NEW YORK HACKS · 6 HN recommenders · 2009–2014
talkMillennials Don't Exist! Adam Conover at Deep ShiftAdam Conover · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
talkStart with why -- how great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek | TEDxPugetSoundTEDx Talks · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
talkHow Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TEDTED · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
commentaryClickbait is Unreasonably EffectiveVeritasium · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
explainerFacebook FraudVeritasium · 7 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
demoDropBox Demotheragax · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
explainerHow Harley-Davidson Killed ItselfFortNine · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
otherThink Different英倫米高 Michael in England · 3 HN recommenders · 2007–2012
explainerYouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?Tom Scott · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
lectureHow to Find Product Market Fit - Stanford CS183F: Startup SchoolStanford Online · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
comedyDon't Say VelcroVELCRO® Brand · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
otherMad Men - The Carousel (Higher Quality)TomR35 · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2022
comedyUsing Social Media To Cover For Lack Of Original Thought - Onion Talks - Ep. 6The Onion · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
talkPaul Buchheit at Startup School 08startupschool · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2015
lectureUnderstanding the JobEdward Capaldi · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
otherAlec Baldwin - Best performanceDavid Lukas · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2012
talkGary Vaynerchuk Keynote at RailsConf 2010O'Reilly · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2011
commentaryWOKE BRANDShbomberguy · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
lectureMichael Seibel - Building ProductY Combinator · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
talkMike Arrington at Startup School 08startupschool · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2020
comedyThank You For Your Feedback - Don't Say VelcroVELCRO® Brand · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
comedyDollarShaveClub.com - Our Blades Are F***ing GreatDollar Shave Club · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2016
lectureEnterprise Sales | Startup SchoolY Combinator · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
commentaryNative Advertising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
talkGary Vaynerchuk: Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape - Web 2.0 Expo NYO'Reilly · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2016
interviewDesigner's Digest - Steve Jobs on the role of product and marketing people.Designer's Digest · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
talkHow to Get Your First Customers | Startup SchoolY Combinator · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
commentaryExposing the Honey Influencer ScamMegaLag · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
talkVideo from Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos07272009july · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2018
commentaryGame Theory: How PewDiePie Conquered YouTubeThe Game Theorists · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
documentaryHow to Become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake RestaurantVICE · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
commentaryMy Video Went Viral. Here's WhyVeritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
commentarySo...TikTok SucksHank Green · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
talkWhere Does Growth Come From? | Clayton Christensen | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
commentarySponsored Content: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
comedyBill Hicks on MarketingTyrell Edwards · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
lectureHow to Sell by Tyler BosmenyY Combinator · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
lectureGrowing Reddit - Web DevelopmentUdacity · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
commentaryDefamation of character and extortion; Yelp salesperson has friends leave bad reviews!Louis Rossmann · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2020
commentaryMarketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2017
commentaryHow does Linus make money? - 2020 UpdateLinus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2025
comedyBill Hicks on "Marketing" (Explicit Language)Matt Phillips Education · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
comedyGeorge Carlin - advertising and bull shitkilltheweak · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2025
commentary$h!tty Thumbnails on Linus Tech Tips - Honest Answers Ep. 5Linus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
interviewThe Real Product Market Fit by Michael SeibelY Combinator · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
interviewSteve Jobs: Sale/Marketing People vs. Product PeopleThink Multiply · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
lecturePricing Design Work & Creativity (The Guide)The Futur · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2022
talkThe Four Horsemen: Amazon/Apple/Facebook & Google - Who Wins/Loses (Scott Galloway, L2 Inc.) | DLD15DLD Conference · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2020
talkAWS re:Invent 2020: Working backwards: Amazon’s approach to innovationAWS Events · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
otherParisian LoveGoogle · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2025
comedyOld Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell LikeOld Spice · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2025