Startup.com (2001)

Directors:

Jehane Noujaim, Chris Hegedus

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Synopsis:

Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal governments. This documentary tracks the rise and fall of govWorks.com from May of 1999 to December of 2000, and the trials the business brings to the relationship of these best friends. Kaleil raises the money, Tom's the technical chief. A third partner wants a buy out; girlfriends come and go; Tom's daughter needs attention. And always the need for ...
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Startup.com (2001)

Netflix has been recommending me this for ages and I've no idea why. It wasn't engaging, the people weren't likable, and it all-around wasn't an enjoyable watching experience. It was somewhat interesting, subject-wise.
sabrina
May 2, 2012
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Startup.com (2001)

Ten years after the fact, this is kind of hilarious. Most of the movie consists of squabbling between the clueless CEO and his equally incompetent co-founder. It's an entertaining relic of a ridiculous time in history, but not a particularly well made film.
ross
January 26, 2012