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. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story 7

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Utpal Vaishnav Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Jaydeep Ghevariya Jatin Chaudhary Hirva Bhatt
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  2. Silicon Valley 7

    TV Series · 2014-2019 · USA

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar Harsha Bhurani Yash Shah Jaydeep Ghevariya Akshay Solanki
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  3. Kota Factory 5

    TV Series · 2019-2021 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Rahul Sharma Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt
  4. Shark Tank India 5

    Reality · 2021 · India

    Rahul Sharma Jatin Chaudhary Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Hirva Bhatt
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  5. TVF Pitchers 5

    TV Series · 2015 · India

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Kunal Chaudhari Dhruv Dattani Yash Shah
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  6. Farzi 4

    TV Series · 2023 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Hirva Bhatt
  7. Mismatched 4

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Anoushka Joshi Hirva Bhatt
  8. Rocket Boys 3

    TV Series · 2022 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jatin Chaudhary Kunjan Atara
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  9. Suits 3

    TV Series · 2011-2019 · USA

    Utpal Vaishnav Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar
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  10. The Playlist 3

    Miniseries · 2022 · Sweden

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
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  11. Aspirants 2

    TV Series · 2021 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani
  12. Cubicles 2

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara
  13. Made in Heaven 2

    TV Series · 2019 · India

    Anoushka Joshi Hirva Bhatt
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  14. Mr. Robot 2

    TV Series · 2015-2019 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
  15. Upload 2

    TV Series · 2020 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Hirva Bhatt
  16. WeCrashed 2

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Anoushka Joshi
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  17. Aarya 1

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Hirva Bhatt
  18. Billions 1

    TV Series · 2016-2023 · USA

    Viraj Rajani
  19. Black Mirror 1

    Anthology · 2011 · UK

    Dhruv Dattani
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  20. Bull 1

    TV Series · 2024 · India

    Dhruv Dattani
  21. Industry 1

    TV Series · 2020 · UK and USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
  22. Start-Up 1

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

    Jaymin Bhavsar
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  23. The Dropout 1

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
  24. Betas

    TV Series · 2013 · USA

  25. Better Call Saul

    TV Series · 2015-2022 · USA

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  26. Bombay Begums

    TV Series · 2021 · India

  27. Breaking Bad

    TV Series · 2008-2013 · USA

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  28. Call My Agent: Bollywood

    TV Series · 2021 · India

  29. City of Dreams

    TV Series · 2019 · India

  30. Devs

    Miniseries · 2020 · USA

  31. Empire

    TV Series · 2015-2020 · USA

  32. Entourage

    TV Series · 2004-2011 · USA

  33. GLOW

    TV Series · 2017-2019 · USA

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  34. Guilty Minds

    TV Series · 2022 · India

  35. Halt and Catch Fire

    TV Series · 2014-2017 · USA

  36. House of Lies

    TV Series · 2012-2016 · USA

  37. Hustle

    Web Series · 2019 · India

  38. Inventing Anna

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

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  39. Itaewon Class

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

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  40. Jubilee

    TV Series · 2023 · India

  41. Mad Men

    TV Series · 2007-2015 · USA

  42. Made for Love

    TV Series · 2021-2022 · USA

  43. Masaba Masaba

    TV Series · 2020-2022 · India

  44. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    TV Series · 2014 · South Korea

  45. Mythic Quest

    TV Series · 2020 · USA

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  46. Ozark

    TV Series · 2017-2022 · USA

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  47. Physical

    TV Series · 2021-2023 · USA

  48. Scam 2003: The Telgi Story

    TV Series · 2023 · India

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  49. Severance

    TV Series · 2022 · USA

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  50. StartUp

    TV Series · 2016-2018 · USA

  51. Succession

    TV Series · 2018-2023 · USA

  52. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

    TV Series · 2022 · USA

  53. The Bold Type

    TV Series · 2017-2021 · USA

  54. The Morning Show

    TV Series · 2019 · USA

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  55. The Newsroom

    TV Series · 2012-2014 · USA

  56. The Office

    TV Series · 2005-2013 · USA

  57. The Wire

    TV Series · 2002-2008 · USA

Questions, answered

What shows and films do founders recommend?

Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, Silicon Valley, and Kota Factory. The watchlist spans series, films, and documentaries about building companies.

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