Startup Videos
The launch videos, explainers, founder stories, pitches, ads, and keynotes founders study before making their own. Browse by what a video is for, then narrow to your industry. Tap any video to play it right here.
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Bill Gates 2007 Harvard Commencement Address
The dropout returns: Gates on pointing technology and wealth at the world deepest inequities.
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Drew Houston 2013 MIT Commencement Address
The tennis ball, the circle, and the 30,000 days: Dropbox founder on obsession, the people around you, and time.
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Elon Musk 2012 Caltech Commencement Address
On working incredibly hard, reasoning from first principles, and taking big risks while you are young.
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Jeff Bezos 2010 Princeton Commencement Address
The gifts versus choices speech: cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice, and in the end you are your choices.
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Jensen Huang 2023 NTU Commencement Address
Run, do not walk. Huang on seizing the AI moment and choosing to be the hunter rather than the prey.
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Jensen Huang 2024 Caltech Commencement Address
On pain, resilience, and betting on yourself, from the CEO who turned NVIDIA into the engine of the AI era.
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Mark Zuckerberg 2017 Harvard Commencement Address
On building a world where every single person has a sense of purpose, from Facebook founder.
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N. R. Narayana Murthy Convocation Address, IISER Kolkata
Infosys founder on values, hard work, and building lasting institutions in India, to a hall of young scientists.
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Sheryl Sandberg 2016 UC Berkeley Commencement Address
Written weeks after her husband sudden death: resilience, gratitude, and finding meaning after loss.
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Tim Cook 2017 MIT Commencement Address
The fear should not be machines that think like people, but people who think like machines. Tim Cook on tech and humanity.
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Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Three stories, one arc: connect the dots, love and loss, then death, closing on Stay Hungry Stay Foolish.
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Questions, answered
What startup videos should founders watch?
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