[url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/[/URL]
So I watched this last night and was quite disappointed. For those that haven't seen it, its about a few guys in their mid 20's that leave their slowlane jobs at goldman sachs to work full time on an internet company in 2001 during the time that all the other big players started coming up. Their product was a web site that allowed users to take care of local government services like paying parking tickets, applying for permits, etc...
The reason I was disappointed is because they were on the same roadmap as me (internet/apps/software) and the way the lifestyle and process was depicted really turned me off. The founders were very hard workers, but seemed to focus most of their efforts on dealing with investors, making sure they dressed professionally, and almost entirely avoided the product and its value all together. Not sure if this was due to their background, or the general focus of the film, but it certainly isn't what I envisioned when it comes to being the founder of a business like theirs. I also feel like the air was different back in those times, and now the industry has shifted towards a modern approach of having an internet startup (traditional corporate settings are now passé)
I guess I started this thread to discuss what others with similar backgrounds and views tend to think of this.
So I watched this last night and was quite disappointed. For those that haven't seen it, its about a few guys in their mid 20's that leave their slowlane jobs at goldman sachs to work full time on an internet company in 2001 during the time that all the other big players started coming up. Their product was a web site that allowed users to take care of local government services like paying parking tickets, applying for permits, etc...
The reason I was disappointed is because they were on the same roadmap as me (internet/apps/software) and the way the lifestyle and process was depicted really turned me off. The founders were very hard workers, but seemed to focus most of their efforts on dealing with investors, making sure they dressed professionally, and almost entirely avoided the product and its value all together. Not sure if this was due to their background, or the general focus of the film, but it certainly isn't what I envisioned when it comes to being the founder of a business like theirs. I also feel like the air was different back in those times, and now the industry has shifted towards a modern approach of having an internet startup (traditional corporate settings are now passé)
I guess I started this thread to discuss what others with similar backgrounds and views tend to think of this.
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