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Startup.com

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Startup.com (2001)
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Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com.Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com.Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com.

  • Directors
    • Chris Hegedus
    • Jehane Noujaim
  • Stars
    • Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
    • Tom Herman
    • Kenneth Austin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Chris Hegedus
      • Jehane Noujaim
    • Stars
      • Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
      • Tom Herman
      • Kenneth Austin
    • 67User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations

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    With millions of dollars at stake, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman wrestles with the growing pains of a new business and friendship in the fickle Internet community in STARTUP.COM
    CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman speaks on CNN about his new company and its $50 million worth in STARTUP.COM
    Tom Herman struggles with a conflict that could endanger the company, his job and his lifelong friendship with partner Kaleil Isaza Tuzman in STARTUP.COM
    Kaleil Isaza Tuzman prepares his team for the inevitable hardships they will face as they enter a highly competitive market in STARTUP.COM
    Partners Tom Herman and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, receive a $17 million offer from a venture capital firm that they must sign that day, without leaving the office and without their lawyer in STARTUP.COM.
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    Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
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    Kenneth Austin
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    Tricia Burke
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    Roy Burston
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    David Camp
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    Dora Glottman
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    Julian Herbstein
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    Christina Ortez
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    Jonathan Agus
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    Chieh Cheung
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    Sean Coar
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    Ambika Conroy
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    Patrick Cromer
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    Jerry Greenberg
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    Richard Herman
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    Susan Herman
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    Tia Herman
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    • Directors
      • Chris Hegedus
      • Jehane Noujaim
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    • Trivia
      Jehane Noujaim, the videographer and producer, began the project when she was the roommate of the documentary's principal character, Kaleil Tuzman. She was previously a producer at MTV.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Shrek/Calle 54/The Man Who Cried/Moulin Rouge!/Startup.com (2001)
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      Written by Nicolas Godin, Jean-Benoît Dunckel, David Whitaker

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    7/10
    On the whole, a solid, respectable fairly fulfilling though uninsightful piece of journalism.
    Actually, to correct the plot outline above this movie does NOT "trace the birth and success...of new media company govWorks.com." Rather, it douments the rise and fall of a company whose fortunes seem to accurately reflect the demise of 1000s of similar dotcom start-ups. I saw the video on tape and not in a theater and thought the lack of art and panache in the news-like cinema verite photography was disappointing, but the story does deliver. The relationship between the protagonists--then antagonists--who founded and ran govWorks.com makes for compelling viewing and substantial response even weeks after the story-telling. The docu relies on the screen-filling charisma and intelligence of Kaleil Tuzman, CEO of the start-up company guarantees to drive the narrative. His former roommate Jehane Noujaim produced, directed and shot the feature doc with veteran Chris Hegedus, but it would not have been possible w/out Noujaim's access to the primary subject, Tuzman.

    Interestingly, feature stories and reviews in the NY media describe Tuzmnan as both Hindu and as a "Latino Jew." It's exactly the type of detail missing in a doc that does not rely on narration to fill in the blanks.

    On the whole, a solid, respectable fairly fulfilling though uninsightful piece of journalism.
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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Spain)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Стартап.ком
    • Filming locations
      • Silicon Valley, California, USA(business meeting)
    • Production companies
      • Noujaim Films
      • Pennebaker Hegedus Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,283,356
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,118
      • May 13, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,830,008
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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