While watching this film, I was in disbelief at how perfectly the filmmakers seemed to capture the most pivotal moments of the rise and fall of this startup company. At many points, it seemed so perfect that I suspected that this whole movie was scripted out. No, I don't really believe that's the case, but I say that as a compliment to the filmmakers' ability to be in the right place at the right time, and their editing work.
I think there seems to be some confusion as to the point and relevance of this film. If this film is simply a documentary, I agree that it doesn't do a very good job in that respect because it's neither factual or informative. However, I don't consider this film a documentary. This film feels like a typical feature film, except that it's REAL, which makes it so much more incredible and compelling. It's about people and relationships, not about websites or business plans. Watching the characters develop and seeing the relationships unravel is fascinating.
Sure, it may be hard to relate to the main characters, and you may not find a movie about people starting a business very interesting, but then why the heck would you watch a movie called Startup.com?
As someone who is interested in such matters and has even been part of a couple of other failed startups, I give this movie a 9/10.
I think there seems to be some confusion as to the point and relevance of this film. If this film is simply a documentary, I agree that it doesn't do a very good job in that respect because it's neither factual or informative. However, I don't consider this film a documentary. This film feels like a typical feature film, except that it's REAL, which makes it so much more incredible and compelling. It's about people and relationships, not about websites or business plans. Watching the characters develop and seeing the relationships unravel is fascinating.
Sure, it may be hard to relate to the main characters, and you may not find a movie about people starting a business very interesting, but then why the heck would you watch a movie called Startup.com?
As someone who is interested in such matters and has even been part of a couple of other failed startups, I give this movie a 9/10.