This article presents 10 standout documentaries that unravel the stories of tech giants—from garage beginnings to global empires—showing the challenges, strategies, and vision that made them and have made them immortal.

Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (2019)

A three-episode Netflix miniseries exploring the life of Bill Gates, the founding of Microsoft, his legal battles, and his philanthropic work. A human portrait of the man behind the software empire.

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)

Alex Gibney analyzes the cultural and business impact of the Apple founder, focusing on ambition, product aesthetics, and the moral prices he paid for innovation.

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (2020)

Frontline / PBS documents Jeff Bezos' journey from online books to global commerce dominance, with insights from journalists and former employees on his work practices and aggressive expansion.

The Facebook Dilemma (2018)

Frontline miniseries that reflects on the rise of Facebook, privacy issues, impacts on democracy and debates around regulation, through insider testimony and industry experts.

The Great Hack (2019)

A Netflix investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal, explaining how Facebook user data was used to influence political elections, showing the power and risk of digital platforms.

Something Ventured (2011)

Documentary that tells the early story of venture capital in Silicon Valley—from Intel to Apple, Genentech, Atari, and Cisco—through interviews with founders and investors who made revolutionary technologies possible.

Silicon Cowboys (2016)

The story of the founding of Compaq and the competition with IBM in the early 1980s. An example of how a small team can challenge a major corporation with innovation in personal computers.

Revolution OS (2001)

Like Linux, the Free Software Foundation and the open source movement challenged Microsoft and formed the foundations of the cloud ecosystems that today keep Google, Facebook and Amazon alive.

AlphaGo (2017)

Netflix documentary about the Google DeepMind team and the triumph of the AlphaGo program against the world champion of the game of Go. A showcase of Google's vision for artificial intelligence and the power of algorithms.

Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)

A look at the rebuilding of the auto industry with the launch of Tesla, Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i?MiEV. An inspiring story of the entrepreneurs who challenged the oil giants and changed the future of the automobile.

Each of these documentaries offers a unique perspective on how bold visions, grand challenges, and strategic decisions built some of the most powerful technological empires of the 21st century.

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