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Must-See Movies for Entrepreneurs

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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/

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Rocky?

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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

Rounders.

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

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.

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

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

Does anybody remember that documentary about suck.com?

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