Startup.com

Chris Hegedus
2001-01-21


6.7
107 min

Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal governments. This documentary tracks the rise and fall of govWorks.com from May of 1999 to December of 2000, and the trials the business brings to the relationship of these best friends. Kaleil raises the money, Tom's the technical chief. A third partner wants a buy out; girlfriends come and go; Tom's daughter needs attention. And always the need for cash and for improving the site. Venture capital comes in by the millions. Kaleil is on C-SPAN, CNN, and magazine covers. Will the business or the friendship crash first?

Cast

Name Character Team
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman Self Unowned
Tom Herman Self Unowned
Kenneth Austin Self Unowned
Tricia Burke Self Unowned
Roy Burston Self Unowned
David Camp Self Unowned
Dora Glottman Self Unowned
Julian Herbstein Self Unowned
Christina Ortez Self Unowned
Jonathan Agus Self Unowned
Chieh Cheung Self Unowned
Sean Coar Self Unowned
Ambika Conroy Self Unowned
Patrick Cromer Self Unowned
Jerry Greenberg Self Unowned
Richard Herman Self Unowned
Susan Herman Self Unowned
Tia Herman Self Unowned
Bob Higgins Self Unowned
Maynard Jackson Self Unowned
Brian Locke Self Unowned
Bryan Mundy Self Unowned
Spyros Poulios Self Unowned
Marvin Pritchett Self Unowned
Robert Tisch Self Unowned
Ani Tuzman Self Unowned
Kristen Kimball Self Unowned