"startup.com" fails

I recently watched a horribly disappointing documentary "startup.com". The subjects of this project are Harvard grads in their late twenties or early thirties who decide to quit their jobs and start an Internet company name " govWorks.com". The focus is excellent but the direction and scope of the film fall apart as the story moves focus from the formation of a company to the story of a relationship between two old pals. At its best this film documents life inside a typical venture capital startup and at its worst it fails to tell an almost Shakespearean tragedy wreaking of emotional irrelevance.

The most interesting footage from the film are the scenes in which complicated situations are alluded to and the strengths and weaknesses of the characters are contextually displayed. There are certain things which make this film interesting despite the best efforts of the director to create vapid and emotionally manipulative sudo-art:

- All the characters in this film are conflicted and through this conflict they express exactly who they are and what they think by their actions.
- The film provides a cursory introduction to a world that is rarely thought about or recognized for what it is; venture capitol hungry greed machines.

This film is worth while to watch in that it clearly illustrates the mistakes the characters make (if you know what to look for) but there's nothing of substance; no quality to take from the movie; no new ideas; nothing of real value.



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