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Best Tech company stories & documentaries videos, as recommended on Hacker News

96 videos about tech company stories & documentaries that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2007 and 2026. Mostly documentary, talk, interview. Channels that come up most: Computer History Museum, Google TechTalks, JoshuaG, Louis Rossmann. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Micro Men - 720p (2009): HN recommends it often as an entertaining and authentic dramatization of Sinclair versus Acorn, the story from which ARM grew.

• documentaryMicro Men - 720p (2009)gimpymoo · 15 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• documentaryProject Code Rush - The Beginnings of Netscape / Mozilla DocumentaryThe Documentary Network · 13 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• talkEd Catmull, Pixar: Keep Your Crises SmallStanford Graduate School of Business · 9 HN recommenders · 2010–2017
• talkLISA11 - Fork Yeah! The Rise and Development of illumosUSENIX · 9 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
• lectureSecret History of Silicon ValleyComputer History Museum · 6 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• documentaryThe Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars HotelJenny Nicholson · 4 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkThe Secret History of Silicon ValleyGoogle TechTalks · 5 HN recommenders · 2008–2016
• documentaryNetscape Mozilla Documentary 1998 - 2000 ProJect Code Rush - creative common licenceznoopy2k · 5 HN recommenders · 2011–2013
• documentaryDisney's FastPass: A Complicated HistoryDefunctland · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• talkComplete Apple WWDC | Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions | 1997TheAppleFanBoy - Apple & Computer Archives · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• talkiPhone 1 - Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote in 2007 - Full Presentation, 80 minsProtectstar Inc. · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerFacebook FraudVeritasium · 7 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• talkSteve Jobs Insult ResponseMike Cane · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• lectureBuilding Software Systems At Google and Lessons LearnedStanford · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
• talkFailCon 2011 - Uber Case StudyBAMM.TV · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2017
• otherThink Different英倫米高 Michael in England · 3 HN recommenders · 2007–2012
• talkMacworld Boston 1997-The Microsoft DealJoshuaG · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• documentaryHalf-Life 2: 20th Anniversary DocumentaryValve · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• demoGoogle Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009Google · 4 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• talkAT&T Archives: Saul Bass Pitch Video for Bell System Logo RedesignAT&T Tech Channel · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• documentaryThe Company that Broke CanadaBobbyBroccoli · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• interviewWired Interviews Bill Gates 1996Kevin Kelly · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• commentaryApple's Independent Repair Program is a useless PR stunt.Louis Rossmann · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• talkGabe Newell: On Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions, and the Future of Corporationsblogphilofilms · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
• talkTesla Autonomy DayTesla · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryThe Story of TetrisGaming Historian · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• commentaryIntel - Anti-Competitive, Anti-Consumer, Anti-Technology.AdoredTV · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• documentaryWhat's It Really like Working at Valve?People Make Games · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• interview3dfx Oral History Panel with Ross Smith, Scott Sellers, Gary Tarolli, and Gordon CampbellComputer History Museum · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• interviewHow Toy Story 2 Almost Got Deleted: Stories From Pixar Animation: ENTV@HOLLYWOOD · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• demoThe new Windows TerminalWindows Developer · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• talkApple's World Wide Developers Conference 1997 with Steve Jobssuperapple4ever · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
• explainerThe real reason Boeing's new plane crashed twiceVox · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2019
• demoSteve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007John Schroter · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerThis Invention Made Disney MILLIONS, but Then They LOST It!Corridor Crew · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• demoMicrosoft "Courier" secret tabletNeowin · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2021
• otherEpic 2014jessanmur · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• documentaryRiot On Documentary (2002)Caroline bruins · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• documentaryGENERAL MAGIC - Official TrailerGeneral Magic and the Soul of Tech · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkSteve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)Jonathan · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
• talkVideo from Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos07272009july · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2018
• podcastKevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243Lex Fridman · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• documentaryGraphQL: The DocumentaryCultRepo · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• interviewBillion Dollar Bully: Yelp documentary producers Kaylie Milliken & Mellissa WoodLouis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
• documentaryThe Computer Chronicles - Hypercard (1987)The Computer Chronicles · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2025
• talkMacworld 1997: The return of Steve JobsJC · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• interviewCHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)Computer History Museum · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• documentaryGeneral Magic (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - History, Technology, BusinessGravitas Documentaries · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• documentaryWalt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed: Feb. 13, 1957)fireurgunz · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkSeattle Conference on Scalability: YouTube ScalabilityGoogle TechTalks · 2 HN recommenders · 2008–2013
• otherApple - iMac G4 "Lamp" ad (2002)thecupertinoads · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• documentarySpringboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)The Verge · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• documentaryGOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future/noclip · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• documentaryRockafire Explosion DocumentaryRye & Cole · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• comedyDo you know this guy? | Internet Explorerinternetexplorer · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2013
• interviewJeff Bezos 1997 InterviewChuck Severance · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkGabe Newell: Reflections of a Video Game MakerThe LBJ School · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
• documentaryThe Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits/noclip · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• demoFoundry 2022 Operating System DemoPalantir · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• commentarySteve Jobs on MicrosoftJoshuaG · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2022
• lectureCS50 Lecture by Mark Zuckerberg - 7 December 2005CS50 · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• interviewMicro Men - 10th Anniversary - With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann HauserThe Centre for Computing History · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• talkSteve Jobs rare footage conducting a presentation on 1980 (Insanely Great)naji1234 · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2026
• demoThe Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintoshmacessentials · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2021
• documentaryMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)US Auto Industry · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• documentaryKubernetes: The Documentary [PART 1]CultRepo · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• documentaryThe CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)Technology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• commentarysteve jobs on why xerox failedKumar Saurav · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2024
• documentaryTengen: Atari Games vs. NintendoGaming Historian · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• talkApple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod IntroductionJoshuaG · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2022
• documentaryAmiga Story | Nostalgia NerdNostalgia Nerd · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• talkSteve Jobs Introduces the MacintoshComputer History Museum · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• commentarySteve Jobs Microsoft has no tasteНиколай Товеровский · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• newsTesla Crash Lab | Data-Driven SafetyTesla · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• demoApple's Future Computer: The Knowledge NavigatorBlake Patterson · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2024
• documentaryMacintosh FactoryMacGeneration · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2025
• documentaryHow Boeing Lost Its WayBloomberg Originals · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021
• talkSteve Jobs President & CEO, NeXT Computer Corp and Apple. MIT Sloan Distinguished Speaker SeriesMIT Video Productions · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• comedySteve Ballmer Going Crazy on StageBestTechChannel · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• talkFounders@Google Presents: The Cultural Anthropology of Stack ExchangeGoogle TechTalks · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2026
• interviewChamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO Social Capital, on Money as an Instrument of ChangeStanford Graduate School of Business · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2019
• documentaryThe Death of Europe's Last Electronics GiantTechAltar · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• talkA History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• talkAWS re:Invent 2020: Working backwards: Amazon’s approach to innovationAWS Events · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• demoLonghorn conceptArkmage2 · 1 HN recommender · 2009–2019
• interviewBill Atkinson: HypercardTWiT Tech Podcast Network · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• commentaryDEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 (1080p)Common Sense Skeptic · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• talkVelocity 2011: Jon Jenkins, "Velocity Culture"O'Reilly · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2018
• otherBill Gates - Microsoft Antitrust Deposition - HighlightsJoe John · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• interviewBlitzscaling 08: Eric Schmidt on Structuring Teams and Scaling GoogleGreylock · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• commentaryGenius Bar caught ripping customer off ON CAMERA by CBC NewsLouis Rossmann · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2023
• documentaryThe Dial Comes To TownPVid88 · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• documentaryWalt Disney's E.P.C.O.T film (1966)The Original EPCOT · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2019
• talkSteve Jobs Introducing The iPhone At MacWorld 2007superapple4ever · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• commentarySacrifices to the Church of NintendoEmpLemon · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• documentaryThe Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid EmpireColdFusion · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021