Launch Videos

Endeavor Optical Network

Problem, then agitatefunding

More data was created in the last two years than in all of prior human history.

The spoken opening line (at most 25 words).

122k views

Fewer views than 72% of the library · #436 of 598

Runtime
1:18
Posted
Aug 4, 2026
Pace
104 wpm
Endeavor Optical Network on X

Today we're coming out of stealth with a $10.75M seed co-led by @generalcatalyst and…

1:18 · Aug 4, 2026

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Launch anatomy

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Launch anatomy for Endeavor Optical NetworkRuntime 1:18. First five seconds: Other spoken line. 0–5s hook · Other spoken line0:000:200:390:581:18
  • First five secondsOther spoken line

Not detected: company named, product named, demo starts, call to action

Narration pace

104 words a minute · conversational

Narration pace: 104 words per minute; library median 142.SparseConversationalBriskDenselibrary median 142

Launches at this pace have a median of 346k views (n=185). Pace covers the whole runtime, pauses included.

Show the data
PaceMedian viewsVideos (n)
Sparse (0–80)571,51184
Conversational (80–140)346,258185
Brisk (140–180)326,715215
Dense (180–+)670,38071

How it compares

  • 0.5× the median problem, then agitate launch (257k, n=177)
  • 0.3× the median funding launch (394k, n=94)
  • 0.3× the library median (407k, n=598)
Where this launch landsEach dot is one launch. The ringed dot is this one.
  1. All launchesn=598 · median 407k
  2. Problem, then agitaten=177 · median 257k
  3. fundingn=94 · median 394k

One launch Median This launchViews, log scale

Show the data
GroupVideosMedian25th pct75th pctMax
All launches598407,120103,0301,346,326138,357,050
Problem, then agitate177256,92360,264948,24644,763,150
funding94393,739148,4161,118,00414,373,501

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Hook style, category, “why it worked” and the takeaway are AI-assisted labels, not hand-reviewed. Beat timings miss some moments: “not detected” does not mean it never happened.

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Videos belong to the companies that posted them and play through X’s official embed, which loads only after you click. Hook labels and “why it worked” notes are AI-assisted analysis and can be wrong. Curated from public launch posts on X. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Corrections and removal