A selection of audio and video interviews where tech founders tell the origin stories of their companies.
Note: These interviews are mainly focused on the founder story and the company origin story, not on founder advice.
- Airbnb
- Joe Gebbia on How I Built This
Audio42:24
- Joe Gebbia on How I Built This
- Amazon
- Jeff Bezos on Success! How I Did It
Audio49:41
- Jeff Bezos on Success! How I Did It
- AOL
- Steve Case on How I Built This
Audio34:21
- Steve Case on How I Built This
- Apple
- Steve Wozniak on NPR: Talk of the Nation
Audio29:55
- Steve Wozniak on NPR: Talk of the Nation
- Atari
- Nolan Bushnell on How I Built This
Audio50:56 - Nolan Bushnell on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Nolan Bushnell on How I Built This
- Basecamp
- Jason Fried on Chicago Founders’ Stories
Video1:37:35
- Jason Fried on Chicago Founders’ Stories
- Blinkist
- Holger Seim on Slush's Founder Story
Video12:16
- Holger Seim on Slush's Founder Story
- Box
- Aaron Levie on Success! How I Did It
Audio22:20
- Aaron Levie on Success! How I Did It
- Bumble
- Whitney Wolfe on How I Built This
Audio42:56
- Whitney Wolfe on How I Built This
- BuzzFeed
- Jonah Peretti on How I Built This
Audio49:33 - Jonah Peretti on Success! How I Did It
Audio40:05
- Jonah Peretti on How I Built This
- CD Baby
- Derek Sivers on Business of Software 2010
Audio35:22
- Derek Sivers on Business of Software 2010
- Cisco Systems
- Sandy Lerner on How I Built This
Audio1:01:58
- Sandy Lerner on How I Built This
- Compaq
- Rod Canion on How I Built This
Audio40:17
- Rod Canion on How I Built This
- Craigslist
- Craig Newmark on Success! How I Did It
Audio7:57(Starts on 18:40)
- Craig Newmark on Success! How I Did It
- Dell Computers
- Michael Dell on How I Built This
Audio50:31
- Michael Dell on How I Built This
- DoubleClick
- Kevin Ryan on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Kevin Ryan on From Scratch
- Dropbox
- Drew Houston on From Scratch
Audio32:00 - Drew Houston on Success! How I Did It
Audio25:44
- Drew Houston on From Scratch
- Duolingo
- Luis von Ahn on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Luis von Ahn on From Scratch
- Flickr
- Stewart Butterfield on How I Built This
Audio1:04:44
- Stewart Butterfield on How I Built This
- Funding Circle
- Samir Desai on Slush's Founder Story
Video18:07
- Samir Desai on Slush's Founder Story
- Geek Squad
- Robert Stephens on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Robert Stephens on From Scratch
- Group Nine
- Ben Lerer on Success! How I Did It
Audio30:21
- Ben Lerer on Success! How I Did It
- Grubhub
- Infosys
- Nandan Nilekani on From Scratch
Audio13:20
- Nandan Nilekani on From Scratch
- Instacart
- Apoorva Mehta on How I Built This
Audio40:33
- Apoorva Mehta on How I Built This
- Instagram
- Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger on How I Built This
Audio33:32 - Mike Krieger on From Scratch
Audio31:01
- Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger on How I Built This
- Kickstarter
- Perry Chen on How I Built This
Audio43:03
- Perry Chen on How I Built This
- LinkedIn
- Reid Hoffman on How I Built This
Audio43:11 - Reid Hoffman on Success! How I Did It
Audio26:44
- Reid Hoffman on How I Built This
- Lyft
- John Zimmer on How I Built This
Audio41:00 - John Zimmer on Success! How I Did It
Audio27:49
- John Zimmer on How I Built This
- Mapbox
- Eric Gundersen on Slush's Founder Story
Video18:06
- Eric Gundersen on Slush's Founder Story
- MySpace
- Tom Anderson Interviewed by Tai Lopez
Video1:26:23
- Tom Anderson Interviewed by Tai Lopez
- OnePlus
- Carl Pei on Slush's Founder Story
Video18:01
- Carl Pei on Slush's Founder Story
- Pandora
- Tim Westergren on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Tim Westergren on From Scratch
- PayPal
- Max Levchin on Success! How I Did It
Audio30:03
- Max Levchin on Success! How I Did It
- ReCAPTCHA
- Luis von Ahn on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Luis von Ahn on From Scratch
- Robinhood
- Vlad Tenev on Success! How I Did It
Audio22:41
- Vlad Tenev on Success! How I Did It
- Slack
- Cal Henderson on Slush's Founder Story
Video17:30 - Stewart Butterfield on How I Built This
Audio1:04:44
- Cal Henderson on Slush's Founder Story
- Squarespace
- Anthony Casalena on How I Built This
Audio55:17
- Anthony Casalena on How I Built This
- Stripe
- Patrick and John Collison on How I Built This
Audio43:14 - Patrick Collison on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Patrick and John Collison on How I Built This
- TaskRabbit
- Leah Busque on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Leah Busque on From Scratch
- Thoughtbot
- Thrillist
- Ben Lerer on Success! How I Did It
Audio30:21
- Ben Lerer on Success! How I Did It
- Tinder
- Sean Rad on Success! How I Did It
Audio34:55
- Sean Rad on Success! How I Did It
- Trello
- Michael Pryor on Slush's Founder Story
Video20:54
- Michael Pryor on Slush's Founder Story
- TripAdvisor
- Stephen Kaufer on TechCrunch's Founder Stories
Video11:42
- Stephen Kaufer on TechCrunch's Founder Stories
- Tumblr
- David Karp on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- David Karp on From Scratch
- WeWork
- Miguel McKelvey on How I Built This
Audio48:10
- Miguel McKelvey on How I Built This
- WhatsApp
- Jan Koum on Startup Grind
Video39:05
- Jan Koum on Startup Grind
- Wikipedia
- Jimmy Wales on How I Built This
Audio43:48
- Jimmy Wales on How I Built This
- Wipro
- Azim Premji on From Scratch
Audio32:00
- Azim Premji on From Scratch
- Zappos
- Tony Hsieh on How I Built This
Audio30:03
- Tony Hsieh on How I Built This
- Zynga
- Mark Pincus on Slush's Founder Story
Video23:46
- Mark Pincus on Slush's Founder Story