THE STARTUP KIDS

I ended up wondering if there were any good start up movies after going to the theatre to see "Steve Jobs". While I liked the movie as a whole what I felt was missing was the fact that it didn't have a lot of the start up zest that the I look for in these type of stories. The movie was more of an abstract interpretation of Steve Job's persona with 3 connected acts through various accounts. It didn't really seem like the Walter Isaacson book was that much of an influence given that Sony had purchased the rights within weeks after his death.

I ended up Googling some terms to find the best start up movies to watch. Some top 10 lists had documentaries as oppose to movies. I decided to order a few documentaries and watched a few. One that particularly resonated with me is a documentary called "The StartUp Kids". It covers the CEO's recollections of being in a start up and bootstrapping a company. It was great to see and one particular part was inspiring especially the Co-Founder of VIMEO Zach Klein. What I particularly liked about him was his thinking and passion for life. He worked hard and bootstrappped to build VIMEO. Shortly after he sold the company to IAC and instead of building another company in tech, he ended up building his own house in the forest where he looks so free and happy in a place without distractions. He goes to New York as he pleases and he gets invited to all the tech parties but at the end of the day he goes home to this wooden cabin he built himself. I just loved the passion he has for building. The other entrepreneurs were so inspiring and I could definitely relate. 4 of them today are doing very well today (Drew Houston of Dropbox / Jessican Mah of Indinero / Brian Wong of Kiip / and Alexander Jung of Soundcloud). You can also learn some interesting lessons on selling your company to failing from Leah Culver of Pownce and Ben Way of Rainmakers. Definitely enjoyed the documentary and recommend it to all entrepreneurs.

Check out the StartUp Kids trailer: