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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. 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 ↗
  3. TVF Pitchers

    TV Series · 2015 · India

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

    TV Series · 2023 · India

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

    TV Series · 2019-2021 · India

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

    Reality · 2021 · India

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

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Dhruv Dattani Jaymin Bhavsar Anoushka Joshi Hirva Bhatt
    4 founders recommend
  8. Rocket Boys

    TV Series · 2022 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary Dhruv Dattani Kunjan Atara Rahul Sharma
    4 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  9. Suits

    TV Series · 2011-2019 · USA

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

    Miniseries · 2022 · Sweden

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

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat
    2 founders recommend
  12. Aspirants

    TV Series · 2021 · India

    Rahul Sharma Dhruv Dattani
    2 founders recommend
  13. Cubicles

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara
    2 founders recommend
  14. Made in Heaven

    TV Series · 2019 · India

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

    TV Series · 2015-2019 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar
    2 founders recommend
  16. Upload

    TV Series · 2020 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Hirva Bhatt
    2 founders recommend
  17. WeCrashed

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary Anoushka Joshi
    2 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  18. Billions

    TV Series · 2016-2023 · USA

    Viraj Rajani
    1 founder recommends
  19. Black Mirror

    Anthology · 2011 · UK

    Dhruv Dattani
    1 founder recommends     Watch now ↗
  20. Bull

    TV Series · 2024 · India

    Dhruv Dattani
    1 founder recommends
  21. Industry

    TV Series · 2020 · UK and USA

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends
  22. Scam 2003: The Telgi Story

    TV Series · 2023 · India

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

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends     Watch now ↗
  24. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

    TV Series · 2022 · USA

    Rahul Sharma
    1 founder recommends
  25. The Dropout

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
    1 founder recommends
  26. Betas

    TV Series · 2013 · USA

  27. Better Call Saul

    TV Series · 2015-2022 · USA

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  28. Bombay Begums

    TV Series · 2021 · India

  29. Breaking Bad

    TV Series · 2008-2013 · USA

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  30. Call My Agent: Bollywood

    TV Series · 2021 · India

  31. City of Dreams

    TV Series · 2019 · India

  32. Devs

    Miniseries · 2020 · USA

  33. Empire

    TV Series · 2015-2020 · USA

  34. Entourage

    TV Series · 2004-2011 · USA

  35. GLOW

    TV Series · 2017-2019 · USA

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  36. Guilty Minds

    TV Series · 2022 · India

  37. Halt and Catch Fire

    TV Series · 2014-2017 · USA

  38. House of Lies

    TV Series · 2012-2016 · USA

  39. Hustle

    Web Series · 2019 · India

  40. Inventing Anna

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

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  41. Itaewon Class

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

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  42. Jubilee

    TV Series · 2023 · India

  43. Mad Men

    TV Series · 2007-2015 · USA

  44. Made for Love

    TV Series · 2021-2022 · USA

  45. Masaba Masaba

    TV Series · 2020-2022 · India

  46. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    TV Series · 2014 · South Korea

  47. Mythic Quest

    TV Series · 2020 · USA

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  48. Ozark

    TV Series · 2017-2022 · USA

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  49. Physical

    TV Series · 2021-2023 · USA

  50. Severance

    TV Series · 2022 · USA

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  51. StartUp

    TV Series · 2016-2018 · USA

  52. Succession

    TV Series · 2018-2023 · 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

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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, Silicon Valley, and TVF Pitchers. The watchlist spans series, films, and documentaries about building companies.

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The eChai founder watchlist is a curated, founder-recommended list of series, films, and documentaries about founders, fundraising, and scaling.

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