If you've ever been in business for yourself or
thought about giving it a go ... here's a documentary
you can appreciate. Heading up a dotcom myself, I
certainly sympathize with Tom and Kaleil.
Two best buds conceive, develop and inevitably
sink with their govWORKS.com project. A close in
camera crew brings the drama, excitement, tension and
bitter emotions of this friendship/business
partnership to the screen.
Punctuated with two or three musical reprieves,
the documentary is edited with hidden crew ... only
the subjects do the talking and appear on camera.
Though the viewer is required to fill in a few
transitions, details and implications ... the result
is a much more personal compelling portrayal. It's
easily fodder for a fictionally scripted piece; this
doc captures its subjects in the heat of struggle
both personally and professionally.
Passionate, emotional, educational and best of all
- real, "Startup.com" gives the viewer a ride on the
slippery slopes of the tech stock market. Ride
shotgun with one dotcom through a thrillingly
volatile time in a capitalistic economy.
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