# Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as the best Steve Jobs interview, with insight that still applies today and is worth rewatching for inspiration.

## Why people recommend it

- Insightful Jobs commentary, still relevant today (3 comments): "Listening to Steve talk about the benefits of object oriented programming is something else" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955355)) "I also watch the lost Steve Jobs documentary every few years for inspiration" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49951045)) "the interview is surprisingly still applicable in many areas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48005301))
- Praised as the best Jobs interview (2 comments): "His “Lost Interview” with Steve is incredible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49950729)) "the best Steve Jobs interview" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167644))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [You Can See Everything](https://hackerapproved.com/p/you-can-see-everything.md): 39 recommend
- [The Thinking Game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinking-game-documentary.md): 15 recommend
- [HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hypernormalisation.md): 14 recommend
- [It's Quieter in the Twilight](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-s-quieter-in-the-twilight.md): 12 recommend
- [BBS: The Documentary](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bbs-the-documentary.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview", https://hackerapproved.com/p/steve-jobs-the-lost-interview/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).