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Tech company stories & documentaries Videos Recommended on Hacker News (204)
Tech company stories & documentaries is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 204 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2007 and 2026 — 258 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Tech company histories: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Yelp, Valve, documentaries about companies, product launches, advertising history, corporate culture and scandals.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Micro Men - 720p (2009): “'Micro Men' is an excellent TV drama” — an HN commenter, 2019.
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2 mo on HNMicrosoft "Courier" secret tablet
Neowin
2 HN recommender · 2010–2021
2 mo on HNEpic 2014
jessanmur
2 HN recommender · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNRiot On Documentary (2002)
Caroline bruins
2 HN recommender · 2016–2022
2 mo on HNGENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer
General Magic and the Soul of Tech
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNSteve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)
Jonathan
2 HN recommender · 2013–2023
2 mo on HNVideo from Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos
07272009july
2 HN recommender · 2011–2018
2 mo on HNKevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243
Lex Fridman
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNGraphQL: The Documentary
CultRepo
2 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNBillion Dollar Bully: Yelp documentary producers Kaylie Milliken & Mellissa Wood
Louis Rossmann
2 HN recommender · 2018–2020
2 mo on HNThe Computer Chronicles - Hypercard (1987)
The Computer Chronicles
1 HN recommend · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNMacworld 1997: The return of Steve Jobs
JC
2 HN recommender · 2016–2026
2 mo on HNCHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)
Computer History Museum
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNGeneral Magic (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - History, Technology, Business
Gravitas Documentaries
3 HN recommender · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNWalt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed: Feb. 13, 1957)
fireurgunz
2 HN recommender · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNSeattle Conference on Scalability: YouTube Scalability
Google TechTalks
2 HN recommender · 2008–2013
2 mo on HNApple - iMac G4 "Lamp" ad (2002)
thecupertinoads
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNSpringboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)
The Verge
3 HN recommender · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNGOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future
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2 HN recommender · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNRockafire Explosion Documentary
Rye & Cole
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNDo you know this guy? | Internet Explorer
internetexplorer
3 HN recommender · 2012–2013
2 mo on HNJeff Bezos 1997 Interview
Chuck Severance
3 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNGabe Newell: Reflections of a Video Game Maker
The LBJ School
2 HN recommender · 2013–2017
2 mo on HNThe Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits
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2 HN recommender · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNFoundry 2022 Operating System Demo
Palantir
2 HN recommender · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNSteve Jobs on Microsoft
JoshuaG
2 HN recommender · 2009–2022
2 mo on HNCS50 Lecture by Mark Zuckerberg - 7 December 2005
CS50
2 HN recommender · 2016–2025
2 mo on HNMicro Men - 10th Anniversary - With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser
The Centre for Computing History
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNSteve Jobs rare footage conducting a presentation on 1980 (Insanely Great)
naji1234
1 HN recommend · 2012–2026
1 mo on HNThe Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh
macessentials
1 HN recommend · 2011–2021
1 mo on HNMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)
US Auto Industry
1 HN recommend · 2015–2019
1 mo on HNKubernetes: The Documentary [PART 1]
CultRepo
1 HN recommend · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNGCP NEXT 2016: Day 1 Keynote (Mar 23)
Google Cloud Tech
1 HN recommend · 2016–2019
1 mo on HNThe CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)
Technology Connections
1 HN recommend · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNsteve jobs on why xerox failed
Kumar Saurav
1 HN recommend · 2024–2024
1 mo on HNTengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo
Gaming Historian
1 HN recommend · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNApple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction
JoshuaG
1 HN recommend · 2010–2022