Ask HN: Can someone please recommend interesting startup/tech documentaries?

34 pointshassaanm14y ago24 comments

Can someone please recommend interesting startup/tech documentaries? Thanks!

24 comments

http://www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com/

it's a documentary about josh harris- mostly his startups after jupiter. pseudo.com, and a bunch of people living underground.

the beginning covers a bit of the early nyc scene in general as well. pretty cool movie if you take it for what it's worth. jason calacanis and fred wilson both make appearances.

hassaanmOP14y ago

This is a good one. I've seen it before; very entertaining.

jaydz14y ago

Code Rush is a doc filmed about 11 years ago. It followed the engineers of the Netscape browser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u404SLJj7ig

pstack14y ago

I was an engineer at Netscape through the period this documentary covers and it's one of my favorite (though bittersweet) documentaries. I wasn't involved in the development side, so my involvement with most of those featured was quite limited, but . . . what a great piece. I'd also couple it with (what I'm sure has been mentioned elsewhere, but I've not read that far, yet) Revolution OS ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaC8Pq9-V0 ).

corysama14y ago

If I wanted someone outside of the industry to understand what it's like to ship a big project with a hard deadline, I'd refer them to that video.

mrphoebs14y ago

This is what got me hooked on to startups when I was a kid.

ISeemToBeAVerb14y ago

If you haven't seen Startup dot com (the movie, not website), that's a good place to start.

blackboxxx14y ago

Seconded. One of my all-time favorite documentaries.

hassaanmOP14y ago

For what it's worth, I'll mention this.

I've seen a few episodes of Startup Junkies (http://www.hulu.com/start-up-junkies). It's not the greatest but fairly entertaining.

Also, Indie Game: The Movie seems pretty interesting. I'm not sure when it'll be out though. http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/

subpixel14y ago

Triumph of the Nerds is interesting, though your significant other is not likely to think so (unless they're a hacker as well)

http://bit.ly/mmVlhF

athst14y ago

Triumph of the Nerds is amazing. Some of Steve Jobs' best quotes come from there. It's interesting to see in historical context as well - Microsoft was still on top, and Apple was going through hard times.

Contractor6914y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup.com

Chronicles the build up and ultimate failure of govworks.com in 2000-2001

threepointone14y ago

Not a documentary, but http://folklore.org is an incredible resource of true stories in Apple when they were starting out.

Also not a documentary (and exaggerated in parts), but I've always had a soft spot for Pirates of Silicon Valley. It's a good watch.

mynameishere14y ago

This has been criticized as inaccurate but it's the #2 best made-for-tv movie (after "the day after")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xflXMZL2stU

thornkin14y ago

Pirates of Silicon Valley is a great movie. Noah Wyle makes a great Steve Jobs.

hassaanmOP14y ago

Yeah, I saw this a couple of years ago. Pretty decent.

stevenj14y ago

Haven't seen it yet, but I've heard good things about Something Ventured:

http://somethingventuredthemovie.com/

covercash14y ago

This looks like it's going to be a good one: http://thestartupkids.com/

hassaanmOP14y ago

I'm waiting for this one. Looks interesting!

staunch14y ago

E-Dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262021/

nvictor14y ago

I heard Joel's movie was interesting...

hassaanmOP14y ago

What is the movie that you're referring to?

smtf14y ago

Available on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NRL7YsXjSg

thornkin14y ago

Project Aardvark: http://www.projectaardvark.com/

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catshirt14y ago

http://www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com/

it's a documentary about josh harris- mostly his startups after jupiter. pseudo.com, and a bunch of people living underground.

the beginning covers a bit of the early nyc scene in general as well. pretty cool movie if you take it for what it's worth. jason calacanis and fred wilson both make appearances.

hassaanmOP14y ago

This is a good one. I've seen it before; very entertaining.

jaydz14y ago

Code Rush is a doc filmed about 11 years ago. It followed the engineers of the Netscape browser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u404SLJj7ig

pstack14y ago

corysama14y ago

If I wanted someone outside of the industry to understand what it's like to ship a big project with a hard deadline, I'd refer them to that video.

mrphoebs14y ago

This is what got me hooked on to startups when I was a kid.

ISeemToBeAVerb14y ago

If you haven't seen Startup dot com (the movie, not website), that's a good place to start.

blackboxxx14y ago

Seconded. One of my all-time favorite documentaries.

hassaanmOP14y ago

For what it's worth, I'll mention this.

I've seen a few episodes of Startup Junkies (http://www.hulu.com/start-up-junkies). It's not the greatest but fairly entertaining.

Also, Indie Game: The Movie seems pretty interesting. I'm not sure when it'll be out though. http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/

subpixel14y ago

Triumph of the Nerds is interesting, though your significant other is not likely to think so (unless they're a hacker as well)

http://bit.ly/mmVlhF

athst14y ago

Contractor6914y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup.com

Chronicles the build up and ultimate failure of govworks.com in 2000-2001

threepointone14y ago

Not a documentary, but http://folklore.org is an incredible resource of true stories in Apple when they were starting out.

Also not a documentary (and exaggerated in parts), but I've always had a soft spot for Pirates of Silicon Valley. It's a good watch.

mynameishere14y ago

This has been criticized as inaccurate but it's the #2 best made-for-tv movie (after "the day after")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xflXMZL2stU

thornkin14y ago

Pirates of Silicon Valley is a great movie. Noah Wyle makes a great Steve Jobs.

hassaanmOP14y ago

Yeah, I saw this a couple of years ago. Pretty decent.

stevenj14y ago

Haven't seen it yet, but I've heard good things about Something Ventured:

http://somethingventuredthemovie.com/

covercash14y ago

This looks like it's going to be a good one: http://thestartupkids.com/

hassaanmOP14y ago

I'm waiting for this one. Looks interesting!

staunch14y ago

E-Dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262021/

nvictor14y ago

I heard Joel's movie was interesting...

hassaanmOP14y ago

What is the movie that you're referring to?

smtf14y ago

Available on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NRL7YsXjSg

thornkin14y ago

Project Aardvark: http://www.projectaardvark.com/

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