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Ask HN: Best startup/tech movies?
- ch4ch4 11y agoGhostbusters. They identified a niche, bootstrapped their company, solved a real pain point for their customers, and spread through word of mouth from their satisfied customers to become the dominant player in their space.
- nextweek2 11y agoI'm not so sure: * They didn't invest in redundant systems * They had problems at scale * They had high running costs * They took health and safety risks with their employees
- wallflower 11y agoThis documentary captures the early dotcom era https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds
- anysz 11y agocringeley is the bomb
- pink_dinner 11y agoe-gold tiger nation is also a good one.
- rwjwjuwjudf 11y agoPirates of Silicon Valley, Sneakers, Primer, Ex Machina
- anysz 11y agoprimer is a masterpiece
- jaguar86 11y agoThe social network?
- nextweek2 11y agoMiddle men: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1251757/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1251757/ The bell idea was great.
- Raed667 11y agoSilicon Valley[0] is quite funny if you get the culture references. And sometimes it is also quite spot-on in its critique. [0]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2575988/?ref_=nv_sr_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2575988/?ref_=nv_sr_1
- DanSmooth 11y agoThere is also the TV-series "Halt and Catch Fire". Slightly related movie suggestions, based on their interruptive theme: "Field of Dreams", "Moneyball", "The Wolfs of Wall Street"
- hanniabu 11y agoThe Social Network, Middle Men, Silicon Valley(series), Halt and Catch Fire(series), Blow(non-traditional), First 20 Million Is Always the Hardest, How To Make It In America(series), Startup.com, Pirates of Silicon Valley
- wj 11y agoThere was also the series Betas on Amazon Prime. Pretty similar to Silicon Valley imho.