StrartUp.com

StartUp.com is documentary movie that tells the story of the founding of GovWorks.com, a startup company which connected its site users with government operations. Makers of the film followed the two founders, Tom and Kaleil from day one. This is classical story about conflict between personal and business relationships. The movie starts when Kaleil leaves his old job and becomes CEO of GovWorks.com, and ends more than a year after that. 
In short period of time 28-year-olds Kaleil Isaza Turzman were given $60 million and asked to turn it into something grand. VC gave those money for Isaza's belief that people need this service without a proof. Great picture of the dot.com bubble time. The size of company was growing from 8 employees at the beginning to 250 at the peek. The site GovWorks.com, which was up and running from May 1999 to December 2000, was intended to link people with government, ultimately making it easier to pay parking tickets and taxes and buy licenses.The company's business failings were flat revenues, and a sales cycle that was too long.

Congressman Adam Smith

The first time in my life I listen to a professional politician. The U.S. Congressman Adam Smith, who represents 9th district of Washington State, was the fifth guest in our class. His speech was about 20 minutes long.  I was trying to write some notes, but it was impossible for me to write and listen to at the same time. The Congressman covered so many topics in short period of time.
Adam Smith talked about instability in the modern life. He told us about his father's life who worked for one company entire life. One of the ways to improve the current situation is providing universal health care system. Adam Smith expressed his view about the competition between American Boeing and European Airbus for building Aerial Refueling Tanker for U.S. Air Force. The bottom line of his speech was the world has changed and we should compete with other countries in the new technological, political realities and on the market.