The Founder Watchlist

Series, films, and documentaries about building companies, ranked by how many founders recommend them. Mark what you've watched and add what you want to watch next right here, or open a title to read the takes.

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  1. The Social Network 8

    Film · 2010 · USA

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Dr Amit Gupta Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Akshay Solanki
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  2. 3 Idiots 7

    Film · 2009 · India

    Rahul Sharma Jatin Chaudhary Dhruv Dattani Kumar Manish Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt
  3. Guru 5

    Film · 2007 · India

    Viraj Rajani Rahul Sharma Kunal Chaudhari Jaymin Bhavsar Hirva Bhatt
  4. Super 30 5

    Film · 2019 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt
  5. Swades 5

    Film · 2004 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Nilay Jobanputra
  6. The Wolf of Wall Street 5

    Film · 2013 · USA

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Nilay Jobanputra
  7. The Founder 4

    Film · 2016 · USA

    Viraj Rajani Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Jatin Chaudhary
  8. The Intern 4

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Utpal Vaishnav Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Hirva Bhatt
  9. The Pursuit of Happyness 4

    Film · 2006 · USA

    Rahul Sharma Jaymin Bhavsar Jatin Chaudhary Nilay Jobanputra
  10. Band Baaja Baaraat 3

    Film · 2010 · India

    Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt Nilay Jobanputra
  11. Ford v Ferrari 3

    Film · 2019 · USA

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Amish Trivedi
  12. Air 2

    Film · 2023 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar Jatin Chaudhary
  13. Jobs 2

    Film · 2013 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar Jatin Chaudhary
  14. Padman 2

    Film · 2018 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani
  15. Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year 2

    Film · 2009 · India

    Rahul Sharma Kunjan Atara
  16. Sui Dhaaga 2

    Film · 2018 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Kunjan Atara
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  17. Wall Street 2

    Film · 1987 · USA

    Hirva Bhatt Jatin Chaudhary
  18. Bazaar 1

    Film · 2018 · India

    Rahul Sharma
  19. BlackBerry 1

    Film · 2023 · Canada

    Jaymin Bhavsar
  20. Corporate 1

    Film · 2006 · India

    Hirva Bhatt
  21. Joy 1

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
  22. Soorarai Pottru 1

    Film · 2020 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary
  23. Steve Jobs 1

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Harry Rajput
  24. Tetris 1

    Film · 2023 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
  25. The Big Bull 1

    Film · 2021 · India

    Dhruv Dattani
  26. The Big Short 1

    Film · 2015 · USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
  27. Dumb Money

    Film · 2023 · USA

  28. Flash of Genius

    Film · 2008 · USA

  29. Glengarry Glen Ross

    Film · 1992 · USA

  30. Margin Call

    Film · 2011 · USA

  31. Maska

    Film · 2020 · India

  32. Mitron

    Film · 2018 · India

  33. Moneyball

    Film · 2011 · USA

  34. Pelli Choopulu

    Film · 2016 · India

  35. Pirates of Silicon Valley

    TV Film · 1999 · USA

  36. The Current War

    Film · 2017 · USA

  37. Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Film · 1988 · USA

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What shows and films do founders recommend?

Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like The Social Network, 3 Idiots, and Guru. The watchlist spans series, films, and documentaries about building companies.

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