Startup.com (2001)
Overview
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 cash and for improving the site. Venture capital comes in by the millions. Kaleil is on C-SPAN, CNN, and magazine covers. Will the business or the friendship crash first?
What is Startup.com about?
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 cash and for improving the site. Venture capital comes in by the millions. Kaleil is on C-SPAN, CNN, and magazine covers. Will the business or the friendship crash first? Startup.com is a Documentary movie, released on 2001-01-21, runtime 107 minutes.
Is Startup.com worth watching?
TMDB users rate Startup.com 6.7 out of 10 from 39 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim
Cast
- Kaleil Isaza Tuzman as Self
- Tom Herman as Self
- Kenneth Austin as Self
- Tricia Burke as Self
- Roy Burston as Self
- David Camp as Self
- Dora Glottman as Self
- Julian Herbstein as Self
- Christina Ortez as Self
- Jonathan Agus as Self
- Chieh Cheung as Self
- Sean Coar as Self
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