Must-See Movies for Entrepreneurs

http://blogs.hbr.org/tjan/2010/03/mustsee-movies-for-entrepreneu.html

by faramarz • 16 years ago

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Everest• 16 years ago

What about Glengarry Ross? "'Cause only one thing counts in this world: get them to sign on the line which is dotted."

That's really the only part of the movie worth watching to be honest. Save yourself 90 minutes and just watch that scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AXTx4PcKI

gojomo• 16 years ago

Great movie about a business subculture... but if your model relies on a bullpen of stressed-out, commissioned salespeople, it might better fit a large mature business, rather than a new venture.

hnhg• 16 years ago

A poor list. I would recommend 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' for anyone interested in a dramatisation of the intertwined histories of Apple and Microsoft (honestly, it's better than it sounds...): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168122/

xsmasher• 16 years ago

The documentaries "E-Dreams" and "Startup.com" are more relevant to HN: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262021/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/

olh• 16 years ago

Forget that list. New list:

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Bank Job, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Sneakers, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Into the Wild, In Bruges, Defiance, Blues Brothers 2000, American Gangster, Across the Universe, A Beautiful Mind.

bonsaitree3• 16 years ago

Oh, Sneakers. Sleeper-hold issues aside (Busfield was so miss-cast as a heavy) that is one amazing movie.

bonsaitree3• 16 years ago

Rounders.

protomyth2• 16 years ago

how about Objectified http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/ - just to get their heads around the importance of design.

huhtenberg2• 16 years ago

It's a really good documentary, and I understand what you are saying, but it is for people who already realize the importance of the design.

protomyth2• 16 years ago

These days, if you are a entrepreneur then you better come to realize the importance of design.

bonsaitree3• 16 years ago

Kind'of old, but Start-Up.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup.com does capture the hubris of dot-com era nicely. Also good lessons on founder friendships and how NOT to sign a term sheet.

waterlesscloud• 16 years ago

The scene with the term sheet was my favorite. So revealing.

huhtenberg2• 16 years ago

The smartest person was the co-founder who quit early on :)

zavulon• 16 years ago

I think a great movie for all entrepreneurs is "Pursuit of Happyness": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/

For those that didn't know, it's based on a true story of a homeless black man that became a millionaire entrepreneur: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_gardner

Tycho• 16 years ago

A recent BBC film/drama called Micro Men chronicled the rise of Sinclair and Acorn and their intense rivalry. They dramatized the recruitment, design, engineering, marketing and financial operations of the two companies. It was a superb production.

dnsworks• 16 years ago

Ugh. 20 years ago this same guy probably would have recommended Kids Incorporated.

Does anybody remember that documentary about suck.com?

isleyaardvark• 16 years ago

I've heard "Tucker: A Man and His Dream" with Jeff Bridges is good.

samd• 16 years ago

You don't need to see uplifting stories about people pursuing their dreams, you need to watch movies about kicking ass, like Gladiator or 300. Or maybe you need to watch uplifting stories about people pursuing their dream of kicking a lot of ass.

Psyonic2• 16 years ago

Rocky?

kp212• 16 years ago

Back when I was a young lad, I would pop in The Matrix DVD and pretend I was Neo coding away, lasted 3 years until Revolutions came out and killed that dream...

Psyonic2• 16 years ago

You must be mistaken. The Matrix didn't have any sequels.

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