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Series and films founders recommend.

Series, films and documentaries about building companies, ranked by how many founders recommend them. Mark what you have watched, or open a title to read the takes.

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  1. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Utpal Vaishnav Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Jaydeep Ghevariya Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay Rahul Sharma
    10 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  2. 3 Idiots

    Film · 2009 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary Kumar Manish Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay
    9 founders recommend
  3. The Social Network

    Film · 2010 · USA

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Dr Amit Gupta Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Akshay Solanki
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    8 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  4. Guru

    Film · 2007 · India

    Viraj Rajani Kunal Chaudhari Rahul Sharma Jaymin Bhavsar Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay
    7 founders recommend
  5. Silicon Valley

    TV Series · 2014-2019 · USA

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Harsha Bhurani Jaymin Bhavsar Yash Shah Jaydeep Ghevariya Akshay Solanki
    7 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  6. Super 30

    Film · 2019 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay
    7 founders recommend
  7. Ford v Ferrari

    Film · 2019 · USA

    Amish Trivedi Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay Rahul Sharma
    6 founders recommend
  8. The Wolf of Wall Street

    Film · 2013 · USA

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Nilay Jobanputra Mahendra Vijay
    6 founders recommend
  9. TVF Pitchers

    TV Series · 2015 · India

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Kunal Chaudhari Dhruv Dattani Yash Shah Rahul Sharma
    6 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  10. Farzi

    TV Series · 2023 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat
    5 founders recommend
  11. Kota Factory

    TV Series · 2019-2021 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Rahul Sharma Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt
    5 founders recommend
  12. Shark Tank India

    Reality · 2021 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary Rahul Sharma Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Hirva Bhatt
    5 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  13. Swades

    Film · 2004 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Nilay Jobanputra
    5 founders recommend
  14. The Pursuit of Happyness

    Film · 2006 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Rahul Sharma Jaymin Bhavsar Nilay Jobanputra Mahendra Vijay
    5 founders recommend
  15. Mismatched

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Anoushka Joshi Hirva Bhatt
    4 founders recommend
  16. Padman

    Film · 2018 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay
    4 founders recommend
  17. Rocket Boys

    TV Series · 2022 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary Dhruv Dattani Kunjan Atara Rahul Sharma
    4 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  18. The Founder

    Film · 2016 · USA

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar
    4 founders recommend
  19. The Intern

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Utpal Vaishnav Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Hirva Bhatt
    4 founders recommend
  20. Band Baaja Baaraat

    Film · 2010 · India

    Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt Nilay Jobanputra
    3 founders recommend
  21. Suits

    TV Series · 2011-2019 · USA

    Utpal Vaishnav Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar
    3 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  22. The Playlist

    Miniseries · 2022 · Sweden

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
    3 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  23. Aarya

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat
    2 founders recommend
  24. Air

    Film · 2023 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
    2 founders recommend
  25. Aspirants

    TV Series · 2021 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani
    2 founders recommend
  26. Cubicles

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara
    2 founders recommend
  27. Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened

    Documentary · 2019 · USA

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary
    2 founders recommend
  28. Jobs

    Film · 2013 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
    2 founders recommend
  29. Made in Heaven

    TV Series · 2019 · India

    Anoushka Joshi Hirva Bhatt
    2 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  30. Mr. Robot

    TV Series · 2015-2019 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
    2 founders recommend
  31. Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year

    Film · 2009 · India

    Rahul Sharma Kunjan Atara
    2 founders recommend
  32. Soorarai Pottru

    Film · 2020 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary Mahendra Vijay
    2 founders recommend
  33. Sui Dhaaga

    Film · 2018 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Kunjan Atara
    2 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  34. Upload

    TV Series · 2020 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Hirva Bhatt
    2 founders recommend
  35. Wall Street

    Film · 1987 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Hirva Bhatt
    2 founders recommend
  36. WeCrashed

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Anoushka Joshi
    2 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  37. American Factory

    Documentary · 2019 · USA

    Viraj Rajani
    1 founder recommends
  38. Bazaar

    Film · 2018 · India

    Rahul Sharma
    1 founder recommends
  39. Billions

    TV Series · 2016-2023 · USA

    Viraj Rajani
    1 founder recommends
  40. Black Mirror

    Anthology · 2011 · UK

    Dhruv Dattani
    1 founder recommends     Watch now ↗
  41. BlackBerry

    Film · 2023 · Canada

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends
  42. Bull

    TV Series · 2024 · India

    Dhruv Dattani
    1 founder recommends
  43. Corporate

    Film · 2006 · India

    Hirva Bhatt
    1 founder recommends
  44. Industry

    TV Series · 2020 · UK and USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends
  45. Joy

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends
  46. Print the Legend

    Documentary · 2014 · USA

    Viraj Rajani
    1 founder recommends
  47. Scam 2003: The Telgi Story

    TV Series · 2023 · India

    Rahul Sharma
    1 founder recommends     Watch now ↗
  48. Start-Up

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends     Watch now ↗
  49. Steve Jobs

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Harry Rajput
    1 founder recommends
  50. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

    Documentary · 2015 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
    1 founder recommends
  51. Tetris

    Film · 2023 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends
  52. The Big Bull

    Film · 2021 · India

    Dhruv Dattani
    1 founder recommends
  53. The Big Short

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends
  54. The Dropout

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
    1 founder recommends
  55. The Men Who Built America

    Docudrama · 2012 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
    1 founder recommends
  56. Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Film · 1988 · USA

    Rahul Sharma
    1 founder recommends
  57. WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

    Documentary · 2021 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
    1 founder recommends
  58. Abstract: The Art of Design

    Docuseries · 2017-2019 · USA

  59. Bad Boy Billionaires: India

    Docuseries · 2020 · India

  60. Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

    Docuseries · 2022 · USA

  61. Becoming Warren Buffett

    Documentary · 2017 · USA

  62. Betas

    TV Series · 2013 · USA

  63. Better Call Saul

    TV Series · 2015-2022 · USA

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  64. Betting on Zero

    Documentary · 2016 · USA

  65. Bombay Begums

    TV Series · 2021 · India

  66. Breaking Bad

    TV Series · 2008-2013 · USA

    Watch now ↗
  67. Call My Agent: Bollywood

    TV Series · 2021 · India

  68. City of Dreams

    TV Series · 2019 · India

  69. Console Wars

    Documentary · 2020 · USA

  70. Devs

    Miniseries · 2020 · USA

  71. Dirty Money

    Docuseries · 2018 · USA

  72. Dumb Money

    Film · 2023 · USA

  73. Empire

    TV Series · 2015-2020 · USA

  74. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

    Documentary · 2005 · USA

  75. Entourage

    TV Series · 2004-2011 · USA

  76. Explained

    Docuseries · 2018 · USA

  77. Flash of Genius

    Film · 2008 · USA

  78. Fyre Fraud

    Documentary · 2019 · USA

  79. General Magic

    Documentary · 2018 · USA

  80. Generation Startup

    Documentary · 2016 · USA

  81. Glengarry Glen Ross

    Film · 1992 · USA

  82. GLOW

    TV Series · 2017-2019 · USA

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  83. Guilty Minds

    TV Series · 2022 · India

  84. Halt and Catch Fire

    TV Series · 2014-2017 · USA

  85. House of Lies

    TV Series · 2012-2016 · USA

  86. Hustle

    Web Series · 2019 · India

  87. Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates

    Docuseries · 2019 · USA

  88. Inventing Anna

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

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  89. Itaewon Class

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

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  90. Jubilee

    TV Series · 2023 · India

  91. LuLaRich

    Docuseries · 2021 · USA

  92. Mad Men

    TV Series · 2007-2015 · USA

  93. Made for Love

    TV Series · 2021-2022 · USA

  94. Margin Call

    Film · 2011 · USA

  95. Masaba Masaba

    TV Series · 2020-2022 · India

  96. Maska

    Film · 2020 · India

  97. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    TV Series · 2014 · South Korea

  98. Mitron

    Film · 2018 · India

  99. Moneyball

    Film · 2011 · USA

  100. Mythic Quest

    TV Series · 2020 · USA

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  101. Ozark

    TV Series · 2017-2022 · USA

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  102. Pelli Choopulu

    Film · 2016 · India

  103. Physical

    TV Series · 2021-2023 · USA

  104. Pirates of Silicon Valley

    TV Film · 1999 · USA

  105. Severance

    TV Series · 2022 · USA

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  106. Something Ventured

    Documentary · 2011 · USA

  107. StartUp

    TV Series · 2016-2018 · USA

  108. Succession

    TV Series · 2018-2023 · USA

  109. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

    TV Series · 2022 · USA

  110. The Bold Type

    TV Series · 2017-2021 · USA

  111. The Cars That Built America

    Docuseries · 2021 · USA

  112. The China Hustle

    Documentary · 2017 · USA

  113. The Current War

    Film · 2017 · USA

  114. The Food That Built America

    Docuseries · 2019 · USA

  115. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

    Documentary · 2019 · USA

  116. The Morning Show

    TV Series · 2019 · USA

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  117. The Newsroom

    TV Series · 2012-2014 · USA

  118. The Office

    TV Series · 2005-2013 · USA

  119. The Pixar Story

    Documentary · 2007 · USA

  120. The Romantics

    Docuseries · 2023 · India

  121. The Toys That Built America

    Docuseries · 2021 · USA

  122. The Wire

    TV Series · 2002-2008 · USA

  123. Valley of the Boom

    Docudrama · 2019 · USA

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What shows and films do founders recommend?

Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, 3 Idiots, and The Social Network. The watchlist spans series, films, and documentaries about building companies.

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