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Summary: Dot Gone
Review: First off, this is a horrid "documentary". A little narration would have gone a LONG way.I gave it two stars because I thought it made a good dark comedy. These guys are living characatures. Let's be honest about this: $60M ... 18 months. That's $3.33M per MONTH. To go through that kind of money without producing anything of any value takes serious (bad) talent. The co-founder who bailed early was the only smart one in this travesty. The rest of it is just ego-stroking and "poor me" when things fall apart. Now they are saying that they don't receive any money from this movie. That they're using it as a promo piece for their new business. After seeing THIS ... what idiot would trust these two?
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Summary: I went to high school with this jerk
Review: Both Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and I took the same bus to Amherst Regional High School every day. He would always be mouthing off, pontificating about some garbage about culture or business. I remember one day he was going on about how the New England dialect of English was the closest to the true accent of the language. To whom he was talking I have no idea, no one could stand the guy and no one could listen to him beyond half-hearted attempts at humoring him. I think he may have been in the Future Business Leaders of America too, though I don't care enough to check the yearbook. So it's always satisfying to see someone make a widespread documentary about some loudmouth putz you went to high school with. But you needn't have gone to school to laugh at this clown's repugnant personality, it comes through fine in the film as one can tell from all the praise the movie has gotten from people who never even knew him.
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Summary: A not-so-good glimpse at failure
Review: This movie caused me to lose 2 hours of my life, and I want them back! After seeing this movie, it is obvious that the reason for govWorks.com's failure is not due to unfortunate stock market circumstances but because the owners just couldn't get along! From the start of the film, it is easy to see that the characters starting this company lack the discipline and true customer dedication to make this company a success. Throughout the movie, Mr. Kaleil tries to impress the viewers with his use of foul language, angry tones, and cell phones. These two obviously do not have a concrete business plan. As can be seen in the scenes negotiating with venture capital firms, Mr. Herman deviates from their original 'vision', spontaneously talking about giving people directions to government buildings. They apparently did not have any focus on why people would pay money for their service. Their lack of customer interaction sticks out like a sore thumb - nowhere in the development of govWorks.com do the founders actually perform any market research. They obtain large sums of venture capital, and celebrate without considering what they will use their funds for. They pile on the millions, but make no reference to their NEEDs in their cash flow statements (if they even had one). Overall the video is poorly directed - even for a documentary. There is no narration and the movie is acted out in a series of "scenes" taken by a home video. It is very much like "reality TV". All of the steps in building (and destroying) their company are implicit through dialog, rather than explained. If you like reality TV or just like watching 2 dimwits trying to start a company, then buy this. But if you are serious about seeing a motivational story or learning something about starting a company, don't waste your time on this movie. This movie was so bad I sent my DVD on a one-way trip through the microwave.
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