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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How to Launch a Social App People Actually Use: Andrea's Secrets from BeReal
Founder shares how BeReal grew from zero to tens of millions through viral authenticity
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The Secret Marketing Strategy That Built a16z: From Zero to Legendary VC Firm | Andreessen Horowitz
How Margit Wennmachers weaponized transparency to make an unknown firm the most talked-about in VC.
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Netflix: The Rise and Fall? | Netflix
From mailing DVDs to streaming and its first subscriber loss, a look at how Hastings kept cannibalizing Netflix before rivals could.
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The Story of Spotify | Spotify
How Daniel Ek fought piracy by out-designing it and pried label licenses loose, turning a Swedish startup into music's default layer.
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Michael Seibel - How to Plan an MVP | Justin.tv / Twitch
Seibel uses Airbnb, Twitch and Stripe's embarrassing first versions to prove you should ship a lean MVP in weeks, not fall in love with it.
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The Nas Daily Story
Nuseir Yassin recaps quitting his Venmo job to make one 60 second video every single day for 1,000 days straight until it became a media company.
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Blitzscaling 12: Nirav Tolia on Growing Nextdoor and the Path to Monetization | Nextdoor
Tolia on building a real-name neighborhood network city by city and holding off monetization until the network was dense enough.
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The Single Biggest Reason Why Startups Succeed | Idealab
Idealab's founder ranks 200-plus startups and finds timing, not the idea, is the top predictor of success.
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How to Run a User Interview with Emmett Shear (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 16) | Twitch
The Twitch co-founder on extracting what data cannot show: ask about past behavior, not hypotheticals, to redefine your product.
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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?
Founders on the eChai network recommend videos across launches, explainers, founder stories, pitches, ads, and keynotes. The library ranks them by how many founders recommend each.
Where can I find great startup launch and explainer videos?
The eChai /videos library is a curated, founder-recommended shelf of the best startup videos, browseable by purpose, industry, and region.
