Main characters: Kenneth Austin, kaleil Isaza Tuzman, Tom Herman
Plot: it takes place in the New York City for most of the
time but it moves from one big city to another during the initial period, when they
were looking for investors.
Background: it is a documentary film that chronicles the
dot-com era. The movie revolves around the startup of govWorks in years
1999-2000, when internet bubble was busting.
Summary: it starts
with Tuzman leaving his job at Goldman Sachs and joining with Herman fulltime
to start a new business. Tuzman and
Herman dedicate all their time to the govWorks.com, on the other hand Kenneth
keeps his day job. In the beginning the
movie shows the struggle they go through, sleeping very little and going to
many potential investors. The young entrepreneurs go through a lot of emotional
labor trying to convince the investors to invest in their idea. First few investors
were their own families. They eventually find some investors and ride the
roller coaster ride. The company starts slowly with small group of people and
co-ceo as Harman and Tuzman. Eventually,
govWorks gets bigger and bigger, it reaches the TV, media, news and even to the
president. Austin sells his part to Tom
and Kaleil, once the company gets to a stable stage.
The movie goes through different aspects of Tuzman and Harman's
life. Dora, Tusman’s girlfriend appears multiple times in the movie. She gives
the movie the perspective from a partner of an entrepreneur’s point of view.
When the company becomes huge, they start to have issues in
the IT department. The IT department is mostly run by Harman, so he talks to
Tuzman. This conflict separates the two best friends that got this idea rolling
in the first place. After then breaking apart, the company slowly loses its momentum
and falls apart. In this movie you can see firsthand the highs and lows of an entrepreneur’s
life. It also clearly showcase’s the
personality, abilities, hard work, persistence that is required to be in this
field.
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