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quiet · 03-28-2003, 01:13 AM

anyone seen this documentary? i picked it up the other day.

nothing more entertaining than the quick rise and brutal crash of a fucked up internet company. might watch it tonight...

sextoyking · 03-28-2003, 01:16 AM

Quiet,

yep a good flick..

Voodoo · 03-28-2003, 01:17 AM

Good stuff.

ZoiNk · 03-28-2003, 01:18 AM

Considered watching it, but never actually got around to renting it.
ZoiNk

Shooter · 03-28-2003, 01:18 AM

I think so, was their site basically a place to pay your tickets online?

Oliver Klozov · 03-28-2003, 01:18 AM

Good movie

Very well done, makes you feel like you were right there all along.

I love the part with Bill Clinton

Jay_StandAhead · 03-28-2003, 01:18 AM

I own the DVD...

It's really good

sextoyking · 03-28-2003, 01:19 AM

Oliver,

Exactly my thoughts

ThunderBalls · 03-28-2003, 01:21 AM

Isaza Tuzman was good at raising cash but didnt know dick about running a company, should have been a used car salesman.

Makingcoin · 03-28-2003, 01:21 AM

Great movie.

eroswebmaster · 03-28-2003, 01:22 AM

Caught it for my first time ever about a month and a half ago.

It's funny how these guys come up with what is a good idea that may work sometime in the near future but not then...anyway...it's funny to watch them just hemorrage money going flat broke before they even go live.

I started in porn almost 2 years ago, went full time immediately...I've always made a profit...and was able to pay my bills...and I'm a fuckwit compared to some of the people they had working for them.

stocktrader23 · 03-28-2003, 01:24 AM

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Originally posted by eroswebmaster
Caught it for my first time ever about a month and a half ago.

It's funny how these guys come up with what is a good idea that may work sometime in the near future but not then...anyway...it's funny to watch them just hemorrage money going flat broke before they even go live.

I started in porn almost 2 years ago, went full time immediately...I've always made a profit...and was able to pay my bills...and I'm a fuckwit compared to some of the people they had working for them.

No way you made money in porn the whole time. Just ask GFY, they will tell you that it's truly impossible. Also you only have a chance with a paysite if you have 40k or so to invest off the bat.

quiet · 03-28-2003, 01:25 AM

glad i picked up the dvd.

like many of you, i started my business pre-bubble days... and watched the entire rise and fall of endless mainstream companies along the way. hehe.

eroswebmaster · 03-28-2003, 01:29 AM

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Originally posted by stocktrader23

No way you made money in porn the whole time. Just ask GFY, they will tell you that it's truly impossible. Also you only have a chance with a paysite if you have 40k or so to invest off the bat.

LOL I should rephrase that...I wont' say I made a profit from day 1, but let's just say I've been able to pay my bills since the first month I started in this biz and have a made a profit along the way...and I was doing stupid things right off the bat.

I went out and got a dedicated server and wasn't even using half the bw I could, I bought the best X3 Traffic Trader script for my tgp, and their basic tgp submission script...I made it real tough on myself and could have very well bitten off way more than I could chew...but I quickly rethought my position, changed a few things and I am here where I am now...not necessarily where I want to be but hopefully on my way.

MrPopup · 03-28-2003, 01:30 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
anyone seen this documentary? i picked it up the other day.

nothing more entertaining than the quick rise and brutal crash of a fucked up internet company. might watch it tonight...

something about destiny and this film.

rented it three times...havent watched it once.

eroswebmaster · 03-28-2003, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
glad i picked up the dvd.

like many of you, i started my business pre-bubble days... and watched the entire rise and fall of endless mainstream companies along the way. hehe.

Which some of those turned to porn...LOL

hybrid · 03-28-2003, 01:31 AM

24 hour party people.

Same concept, but revolved around the punk scene of early 80's, late 70's.

Mr Cheeks · 03-28-2003, 01:33 AM

dood, a funnier movie is Dot Comedy or the story of ZecTek Dot Com.
its actually somewhat of a parody to Start Up Dot Com. check it out: ZecTek.com

Kevlar · 03-28-2003, 02:07 AM

I've never heard of it, but it sounds interesting.

the real magoo · 03-28-2003, 02:23 AM

http://www.sneakykings.com/

rdunn404 · 03-28-2003, 02:45 AM

I've seen it on cable about 3 or 4 times. Great movie. Besides the fact that it chronicles the internet 'bubble burst', I really like the story of the longtime friends and how things change because of business. Kinda sad really.

Brown Bear · 03-28-2003, 02:53 AM

Damn I miss those days, I would watch CNBC all the time, so many new companies, instant millionaires every fuckin day. Huge venture capital deals all the time. IPOs goin off every day.

sniff, sniff....

RIP 1995-2000

Jer · 03-28-2003, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

like many of you, i started my business pre-bubble days... and watched the entire rise and fall of endless mainstream companies along the way. hehe.

It's funny how just some people could see that the bubble were coming.

When I buy a DVD player I'll rent this DVD, heh.

sltr · 03-28-2003, 06:18 AM

that movie is funny as shit
reminds me of being in that crazy shit
i got in with collegeclub . com in 1998.
we burned thru 70 million in vc cash in ~6 months

and then it was over

inthestars · 03-28-2003, 06:43 AM

Were you with collegeclub.com in San Diego? What was the deal with that place? I remember they had a telemarketing room in house..

fnet · 03-28-2003, 07:41 AM

good film. wish they brought the vc guys into it more. they need some light shined on their bad selves.

hershie · 03-28-2003, 07:48 AM

I moved to Silicon Valley in 94 to start a dot.com (ISDN and Frame Relay provider) and was there just as Netscape was about to go public. When I moved up to Vancouver, I worked for a fledgling dot.com investment site that rode the wave and went public with no real solid business plan and ended up bringing in millions and opening up offices all over the place and hiring hundreds...only to see everything fall to pieces like the rest. It was a fun ride to be part of.

sltr · 03-28-2003, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by inthestars
Were you with collegeclub.com in San Diego? What was the deal with that place? I remember they had a telemarketing room in house..

yup, sure was.

which room are you referring to?
biz dev, or ad sales

hershie · 03-28-2003, 07:52 AM

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Originally posted by fnet
good film. wish they brought the vc guys into it more. they need some light shined on their bad selves.

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yeah those "Sand Hill Rd." guys like Kleiner Perkins et al. - boy did they pull a number on everyone. I read in Fortune recently that a few of the VC funds actually have had to disband and give back investors their money as they couldn't find suitable investments any longer in start-ups and they felt so guilty about pissing away all the rest of the money on vapor companies in previous years.

sltr · 03-28-2003, 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by hershie
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yeah those "Sand Hill Rd." guys like Kleiner Perkins et al. - boy did they pull a number on everyone. I read in Fortune recently that a few of the VC funds actually have had to disband and give back investors their money as they couldn't find suitable investments any longer in start-ups and they felt so guilty about pissing away all the rest of the money on vapor companies in previous years.

the big local vc gave back 800 million a few months ago.

hershie · 03-28-2003, 08:10 AM

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Originally posted by sltr

the big local vc gave back 800 million a few months ago.

yeah I'll bet there were loads of VC's sprouting up like weeds in Austin over the past decade looking to incubate the next lead balloon.

sltr · 03-28-2003, 08:14 AM

yup,
and they dried up like weeds too!

03-28-2003, 01:13 AM	#1
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	startup.com anyone seen this documentary? i picked it up the other day. nothing more entertaining than the quick rise and brutal crash of a fucked up internet company. might watch it tonight...

03-28-2003, 01:16 AM	#2
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03-28-2003, 01:18 AM	#4
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03-28-2003, 01:18 AM	#6
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03-28-2003, 01:19 AM	#8
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03-28-2003, 01:21 AM	#9
ThunderBalls So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mesosphere Posts: 2,926	Isaza Tuzman was good at raising cash but didnt know dick about running a company, should have been a used car salesman.

03-28-2003, 01:21 AM	#10
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03-28-2003, 01:22 AM	#11
eroswebmaster March 1st, 2003 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seat 4 @ Venetian Poker Room Posts: 20,295	Caught it for my first time ever about a month and a half ago. It's funny how these guys come up with what is a good idea that may work sometime in the near future but not then...anyway...it's funny to watch them just hemorrage money going flat broke before they even go live. I started in porn almost 2 years ago, went full time immediately...I've always made a profit...and was able to pay my bills...and I'm a fuckwit compared to some of the people they had working for them. __________________ For rent - ICQ 127-027-910 Click here for more details

03-28-2003, 01:25 AM	#13
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	glad i picked up the dvd. like many of you, i started my business pre-bubble days... and watched the entire rise and fall of endless mainstream companies along the way. hehe.

03-28-2003, 01:31 AM	#17
hybrid So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Backseat of a Ford Escort Hatchback Posts: 3,253	24 hour party people. Same concept, but revolved around the punk scene of early 80's, late 70's.

03-28-2003, 01:33 AM	#18
Mr Cheeks Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 901	dood, a funnier movie is Dot Comedy or the story of ZecTek Dot Com. its actually somewhat of a parody to Start Up Dot Com. check it out: ZecTek.com

03-28-2003, 02:07 AM	#19
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03-28-2003, 02:45 AM	#21
rdunn404 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 999	I've seen it on cable about 3 or 4 times. Great movie. Besides the fact that it chronicles the internet 'bubble burst', I really like the story of the longtime friends and how things change because of business. Kinda sad really.

03-28-2003, 02:53 AM	#22
Brown Bear Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,982	Damn I miss those days, I would watch CNBC all the time, so many new companies, instant millionaires every fuckin day. Huge venture capital deals all the time. IPOs goin off every day. sniff, sniff.... RIP 1995-2000 __________________ Surrender all your independent thinking and Click Here for re-programming.

03-28-2003, 06:18 AM	#24
sltr Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,191	that movie is funny as shit reminds me of being in that crazy shit i got in with collegeclub . com in 1998. we burned thru 70 million in vc cash in ~6 months and then it was over

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03-28-2003, 07:41 AM	#26
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03-28-2003, 07:48 AM	#27
hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	I moved to Silicon Valley in 94 to start a dot.com (ISDN and Frame Relay provider) and was there just as Netscape was about to go public. When I moved up to Vancouver, I worked for a fledgling dot.com investment site that rode the wave and went public with no real solid business plan and ended up bringing in millions and opening up offices all over the place and hiring hundreds...only to see everything fall to pieces like the rest. It was a fun ride to be part of.

03-28-2003, 08:14 AM	#32
sltr Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,191	yup, and they dried up like weeds too!