Startup.com Documentary Review

The documentary Startup.com was about the life and death of the start-up company GovWorks.com during the .com boom in the 90’s. GovWorks.com was supposed to connect people with local government through their site particularly with the ability to pay traffic tickets online. Kaleil Isaza Tuzman was a coCEO and he was a charismatic and confident leader. The other coCEO was his techy high school friend Tom Herman. Initially, I thought it was admirable how they kept pushing through, obtaining their goals and making connections despite the pressure and impossible odds against them. However, as the company grew, I did notice a lot of tension within the team, people with different directions in mind and different ideals as well as a lot of poor communication between the company members many who had very egotistical mindsets. There was also no work-life balance creating even more tension between employees. This all made for a tense and toxic work environment where everyone was on edge and it took extra time, effort and stress to deal with the issues that inevitably arose. Some other problems that faced the company were competition, a society that wasn’t ready for this new way to pay and a poor user-interface. In addition, the things the team had to learn the hard way were to get legal representation to make sure they were not getting taken advantage of when signing contracts, ensure security of important documents, try to communicate issues in a professional manner and value the important relationships in your life over work/the company.

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