The Startup Kids

The Startup Kids is a documentary about young technology entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe.[1] The hour-long movie was created by two Icelandic women, Vala Halldorsdottir and Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, and released in 2012. It contains interviews with startup founders who relay stories about the founding of their respective companies and their lives as entrepreneurs. The film also features interviews of notable startup founders and investors from the US and Europe about the startup environment, including the venture capitalist Tim Draper and MG Siegler, tech blogger at Techcrunch.[2]

The Startup Kids
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVala Halldorsdottir, Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir
Starring
Release date
  • September 2, 2012 (2012-09-02)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23,000

Notable interviewees featured in the documentary include:[3]

Production & Funding

The two filmmakers cited that they were inspired to create the documentary following their own successes in business so that the film could provide motivation to up and coming startup founders.[4]

To finance its production, the filmmakers raised US$23,000 in 2011 on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, surpassing the established $7,000 fundraising goal.[5]

References
  1. "The Startup Kids (2007)". IMDB.
  2. "The Startup Kids Film Webpage".
  3. "The Interviewees". The Startup Kids. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. "Startup Kids Documentary Outlines Journey for Young Entrepreneurs". Small Business Trends.
  5. "The Startup Kids: a documentary about young web entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe". Kickstarter.


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