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.

  1. Founder Mode: Brian Chesky, Founder & CEO, Airbnb

    CEO explains designing 10-star experiences and expanding beyond vacation rentals

  2. Opendoor CEO: Building the Amazon for Homes

    New CEO vision for AI-first instant home buying and selling platform

  3. Robert Reffkin: The CEO Behind Compass Real Estate

    Real estate tech platform with AI and data to empower agents

  4. Katerra The Rise & Fall of Billion Dollar Construction

    Analysis of prefab construction startup rise and failure

  5. The Rise and Fall of Katerra | WeWork 2.0

    Documentary on 2 billion dollar prefab construction failure

  6. What ACTUALLY happened with WeWork? | WeWork

    Traces how Neumann's storytelling built a $47B valuation the S-1 numbers could not support, unpacking hype vs unit economics.

    Founder story by Slidebean (Company Forensics)
  7. Housing.com - Founder Story

    Rags to riches to rags controversial journey

  8. OYO - Founder Story

    Ritesh Agarwal built hotel chain at age 21

  9. Blitzscaling 18: Brian Chesky on Launching Airbnb and the Challenges of Scale | Airbnb

    Chesky on why the Samwer brothers cloning Airbnb forced them to go global in a year, and the art-school outsider path to founding.

    Founder story by Reid Hoffman / Greylock (Brian Chesky)

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