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Ask HN: Movies every aspiring entrepreneur should watch?
What movies should every aspiring entrepreneur watch? List your picks and reasons why. Here's mine:
* The Player ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/ ) - Silicon Valley these days isn't much different than Hollywood. In Hollywood, writers pitch potential hit movies to producers. In Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs pitch potential hit websites and apps to VC's. When Paul Graham talks about "x meets y" ( http://www.paulgraham.com/investors.html ), this is the movie he's probably thinking about.
* Ed Wood ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/ ) - Ed Wood made bad movies. But God love him. He had a passion for making bad movies, had fun making them, and somehow managed to talk people into investing in those movies.
* The Hustler ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054997/ ) - "Fast Eddie" doesn't lose because of his lack of talent but rather his lack of character.
* Almost Famous ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/ ) - People that get ahead don't usually get there by clawing their way to the top. They get ahead by the assistance of people that helped them pretty much just because they felt like it.
- gettinstarted 16y agoGlengarry Glen Ross - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCcKIkMp8Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCcKIkMp8Y - What it takes to get the job done in sales.
- schraeds 16y agoThe Social Network, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Sneakers.
- sahillavingia 16y agoThe Man From Earth. WALL•E. Yes Man.
- mikecane 16y agoPatterns by Rod Serling: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterns_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterns_(film)
- michaeldhopkins 16y agoCitizen Kane City of God Jerry Maguire The Godfather Jurassic Park Requiem for a Dream Giant Midnight Cowboy It's a Wonderful Life et cetera
- keiferski 16y agoGattaca
- maze 16y agoThe pursuit of Happyness. - Based on a true story - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness How one man had nothing and today is a multi-millionire.
- roberte3 16y agoTucker the man and his dream.
- dstein 16y agoBrewster's Millions
- JoeCortopassi 16y agoWow, this went from inspiration for entrepenuers, to 'my favorite movies' list real fast...
- audyyy 16y agoPrimer
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- abbasmehdi 16y agoThere is a song "Shut up and drive". Thats all we have to do, just shut up and do it! :-)
- triviatise 16y agostartup.com The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet
- Mz 16y ago"Cool Runnings". Not about business, but based on a true story about the first Jamaican bobsled team. About pursuing your dreams against all odds, about "showing up" ("80% of success is showing up" -- Woody Allen), and about keeping your priorities straight. One of my favorite movies, for a great many reasons.
- pclark 16y ago* Boiler Room * Layer Cake (for the speech at the end amongst other things) * Wall Street * Glengarry Glen Ross