PickVidsBest Tech pioneers & interviews Videos
The 369 Tech pioneers & interviews videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 0 introductory, 91 intermediate, 272 for a general viewer, and 6 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an interview. What they share is that the guest explains a past choice instead of reciting a glossary. Channels you will keep seeing include Lex Fridman, Computer History Museum, PowerfulJRE.
Jim Goetz and Jan Koum at Startup School SV 2014
A Startup School SV 2014 conversation between Sequoia's Jim Goetz and WhatsApp founder Jan Koum.
Elon Musk almost crying
A two-minute clip of Elon Musk becoming emotional in an interview, reportedly about harsh criticism of SpaceX from astronauts.
Safari: iPhone Development Platform
A short PCWorld news clip from WWDC 2007 in which Steve Jobs announces Safari as the development platform for iPhone apps.
Alan Kay on Dijkstra
A short clip of Alan Kay commenting on Edsger Dijkstra in a humorous, pointed way.
Elon Musk on the Early Days of Tesla: Interview Part 1
A long interview with Elon Musk at Gigafactory Texas on Tesla's early days, covering why electric vehicles, who founded Tesla, founder departures, Roadster engineering and early funding.
Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #252
Lex Fridman's long conversation with Elon Musk covering SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot and self-driving, robotics and AI.
Bill Burr destroyed Steve Jobs
A short stand-up bit from Bill Burr at Night of Too Many Stars 2012, mocking Steve Jobs and the reverence surrounding him.
Bill Gates demonstrates Visual Basic (1991)
A short clip of Bill Gates demonstrating Visual Basic in 1991, showing drag-and-drop building of a Windows GUI.
John Backus: Function Level Programming and the FL Language 1987
A 1987 talk in which John Backus, creator of Fortran, presents function-level programming and the FL language, a successor to his FP work.
Steve Jobs early TV appearance.mov
A short clip of a young Steve Jobs preparing for an early TV appearance, amazed to see himself on a nearby monitor.
"Focusing is about saying no" - Steve Jobs (WWDC'97)
A three-minute clip of Steve Jobs at WWDC 1997 explaining that focus means saying no to many good ideas.
Richard Feynman playing bongos
A one-minute clip of Richard Feynman playing bongos with his best friend.
The Talk Show: Remote From WWDC 2020
John Gruber interviews Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak after WWDC 2020 about the Mac transition to Apple silicon, macOS Big Sur and iOS 14.
Linus Torvalds - Nvidia F_ck You!
A two-minute clip of Linus Torvalds at an Aalto University talk telling Nvidia "F_ck you" over its poor Linux support.
Steve Jobs on Privacy (2010)
A one-minute clip of Steve Jobs in 2010 saying companies should ask users before tracking them, and that people's personal data is like their diary.
Steve Jobs - NeXT marketing strategy video 1991
An internal 1991 NeXT video in which Steve Jobs explains the company's product and marketing strategy.
Steve Jobs Talks About Microsoft
A short compilation of Steve Jobs giving his opinions on Microsoft, including calling it opportunistic and lacking taste.
Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367
Lex Fridman's long interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the future of AI.
Talking Tech with Elon Musk!
Marques Brownlee interviews Elon Musk about Tesla, the Model 3, the Roadster and the future of tech.
Sam Altman & OpenAI | 2023 Hawking Fellow | Cambridge Union
Sam Altman accepts the 2023 Hawking Fellowship at the Cambridge Union and speaks about OpenAI, AGI and AI safety, recorded November 1, 2023.
Apple’s Software Chief Explains ‘Misunderstood’ iPhone Child-Protection Features (Exclusive) | WSJ
A WSJ interview in which Apple's Craig Federighi explains Apple's CSAM scanning and child-safety features, including neural hashes and safety vouchers, and defends them against backlash.
Steve Jobs : Great idea doesn't always translates into great product
A six-minute excerpt from Steve Jobs' 1995 Lost Interview on why a great idea does not automatically become a great product.
Visiting SpaceX & Meeting Elon Musk [Munro Clip]
A clip of Sandy Munro, a veteran automotive engineer, describing his visit to a SpaceX Starship design review and meeting Elon Musk.
Elon Musk and Y Combinator President on Thinking for the Future - FULL CONVERSATION
A Vanity Fair Summit conversation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin.