The
film “StartUp.com” is a documentary our class got to view a while back that
revolves around the start and failure of a media company called GovWorks.com. It
features two main characters Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman, who were
buddies since high school that shared a common dream to get rich by creating
their own dot com company. By May of 1999, they had an idea of GovWorks.com serving
as the online revenue collection interface to pay parking tickets and around
this time they had partnered up with Chieh Cheung. The film shows the progression
of the company and how the three were trying to obtain venture capital based on
this idea. Throughout the documentary, it let us see the struggles that the
founders faced that surround the business and the pressure of competitors they dealt
with at the time. Things began to spiral downward during the dot-com meltdown
that dried up the company’s funds along with how Chieh Cheung was not committed
to the team. Tuzman and Herman friendship went downhill as well. Near the last
scene, it shows the moment of tension when the two were arguing leading to
Kaleil to fire Tom, who then ended up leaving the company. This documentary focuses
on the relationship of the two partners and traces the birth of their company.
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