Startup.com

Synopsis
As an ailing economy reduces high-flying Internet companies around the country to bankruptcy, acclaimed documentary team Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker and newcomer Jehane Noujaim take a behind-the-scenes look at the volatile start-up phenomenon, chronicling the turbulent development of govWorks.com, an award-winning Internet site that facilitates interaction between local government, citizens and businesses. Startup.com follows the trials of partners Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman, best friends since childhood, as they progress from being rookies with only a business plan to assuming the leadership of a nationally recognized Internet company struggling to survive an inhospitable economy.

With millions of dollars of venture capital at stake, Isaza Tuzman and Herman wrestle with the growing pains of a new business in the fickle Internet community, tackling technical difficulties, chartering the unpredictable venture capitalist waters, and out-smarting copy-cat competition. In the end, however, none of these challenges prepares Isaza Tuzman or Herman for their own conflict over the management of govWorks.com., a conflict that will not only endanger their company and their jobs, but will irrevocably alter their lifelong friendship.

Startup.com examines the current troubled state of the Internet revolution but is also an exploration of friendship and the conflict between personal and business relationships.

The DVD includes a theatrical trailer, production notes, biographies.
Language
English
Country
United States
Year of release
2002
Year of production
2001
Documentation
Related website at http://startupthefilm.com/
Subjects
Business studies
Keywords
business firms; electronic commerce; financial management; Internet

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£17.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
100 mins
Year
2002

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£14.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
100 mins
Year
2002

Distributor

Name

Artificial Eye Film Company

Email
info@artificial-eye.com
Web
http://www.artificial-eye.com External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7240 5353
Fax
020 7240 5242
Address
14 King Street
London
WC2E 8HR
Name

Moviemail

Web
https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
Phone
0844 848 2000
Address
Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK
Notes
As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
Name

Retail Operations (Attn. Mr R. Atkinson)

Phone
020 7514 6000
Address
65 Davies Street
London W1K 2DA

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