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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

    TV Series · 2020 · India

    Utpal Vaishnav Jatin Chaudhary Jaymin Bhavsar Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Jaydeep Ghevariya Hirva Bhatt Mittal Agravat Mahendra Vijay
    9 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. Farzi

    TV Series · 2023 · India

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

    TV Series · 2019-2021 · India

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

    Reality · 2021 · India

    Jatin Chaudhary Rahul Sharma Kunjan Atara Yash Shah Hirva Bhatt
    5 founders recommend     Watch now ↗
  6. TVF Pitchers

    TV Series · 2015 · India

    Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Kunal Chaudhari Dhruv Dattani Yash Shah
    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
    3 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. Start-Up

    TV Series · 2020 · South Korea

    Jaymin Bhavsar
    1 founder recommends     Watch now ↗
  23. The Dropout

    Miniseries · 2022 · USA

    Jatin Chaudhary
    1 founder recommends
  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 Farzi. The watchlist spans series, films, and documentaries about building companies.

What are the best startup TV shows and documentaries?

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

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