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

ISeemToBeAVerb | karma 189 | avg karma 1.32 · 2011-06-30 03:54:55+00:00

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

blackboxxx | karma 242 | avg karma 2.49 · 2011-06-30 03:59:31+00:00

Seconded. One of my all-time favorite documentaries.

subpixel | karma 4656 | avg karma 2.88 · 2011-06-30 04:22:28+00:00

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

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athst | karma 340 | avg karma 2.17 · 2011-06-29 23:59:10

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.

covercash | karma 2222 | avg karma 4.57 · 2011-06-30 04:22:37+00:00

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

hassaanm | karma 88 | avg karma 3.83 · 2011-06-30 04:28:00+00:00

I'm waiting for this one. Looks interesting!

mynameishere | karma 6317 | avg karma 1.61 · 2011-06-30 04:26:18+00:00

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

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hassaanm | karma 88 | avg karma 3.83 · 2011-06-30 04:29:11+00:00

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

thornkin | karma 25 | avg karma 0.69 · 2011-06-30 00:28:26

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

nvictor | karma 149 | avg karma 0.96 · 2011-06-30 04:26:22+00:00

I heard Joel's movie was interesting...

hassaanm | karma 88 | avg karma 3.83 · 2011-06-30 04:30:04+00:00

What is the movie that you're referring to?

thornkin | karma 25 | avg karma 0.69 · 2011-06-30 00:29:14

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

smtf | karma 79 | avg karma 2.08 · 2011-06-30 06:50:47+00:00

Available on youtube:

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

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jaydz | karma 111 | avg karma 1.73 · 2011-06-30 04:34:17+00:00

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

corysama | karma 10761 | avg karma 4.62 · 2011-06-30 04:40:10+00:00

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.

mrphoebs | karma 724 | avg karma 4.99 · 2011-06-29 23:59:58

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

pstack | karma 1816 | avg karma 4.37 · 2011-06-30 05:04:37+00:00

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 ).

threepointone | karma 1190 | avg karma 4.96 · 2011-06-30 04:36:38+00:00

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.

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catshirt | karma 2358 | avg karma 2.07 · 2011-06-30 04:39:00+00:00

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.

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