In class, we watched a documentary about a company from it's startup to it's inevitable downfall. The company was called Govworks.com and was the very first website where you could pay your parking tickets online! Heck, I just did this the other day (not on govworks) It's founders consisted of three members who had known each other since high school. They were Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, Tom Herman and Chieh Cheung. Kaleil was the CEO and the other two were "Co-Ceos". Eventually Chieh Cheung got out before the company grew too big leaving with a profit. Later Kaleil and Tom had a dispute over how the company should be run which led to the eventual termination of Tom at Govworks. Because of the Dot com dot bomb in 2000 the company downsized and the two friends Kaleil and Tom went on to start a new startup.
This documentary was actually really fun for me to watch. I wasn't expecting something so dramatic and personal to be so entertaining like a movie and the fact that this is the real depiction of an event that actually happened was very cool to see. I was thoroughly invested in the documentary the whole time. Not only did I want to know about the status of the company and how everything would turn out financially, it was also just very interesting to see the personal aspect of everything. From Kaleil and his neglectful attitude towards his girlfriend(s) to him and Tom's relationship throughout the maturing of the characters as well as the company. This documentary really opened my eyes into seeing how a company can be run and how many hardships can lay awaiting for those who wish to start their own. But it also showed me the resilience and mistakes that were made so I can say that I learned a fair share through the documentary and am glad that I watched it.
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