Product: Startup.Com (2001)
Rating: 5.0
Oh, the irony...
As a refugee of the Silicon Alley dot-bust, I was interested seeing the experience from the point of view of the entrepreneur. It was incredible to see the levels of arrogance and ignorance that propelled this venture.Although I know that the directors were interested in the human side of the story, I wish they had delved a little more into the technical discussions. It would have lent the whole operation the appearance of competence, if indeed there was any, because there didn't seem to be much. Taking your whole company up to camp for a corny teambuilding weekend can't make up for a lack of technical knowledge. Why didn't they realize their product didn't work until a $2 million testing session revealed it? Was anyone at the top keeping an eye on product development?Also, I counted exactly one instance where Kaleil mentioned how they were going to make a profit, but he didn't seem to have any problem burning through millions of dollars. I have to admit it was delicious watching the film knowing that the company fell apart in the end.